How I spent Black Friday

As per usual, the cats & I spent Black Friday putting up the Yule tree and decorating the house. Naturally, they all had to immediately begin playing underneath it before I was able to finish placing the ornaments on ...

 "Hmm, it doesn't smell real..."

"Putting up the Yule tree is such hard work..."

After spending much needed playtime having fun playing together while mom attempted to finish up decorating the tree, the cats helped adorn the rest of the house ...

 Lloyd's of London's "Merry Christmas Mice" with cat

Christmas Cats

 Christmas Mermaids hung in our bathroom

Lloyd's of London's "The Night Before Christmas" tea light holder

Lloyd's of London's "Not a Creature was Stirring" cat & mouse

Gingerbread Cats in sleigh

And two brand new additions this year, two lovely Jim Shore pieces ...

And on that note, here's wishing everyone a very Blessed and "fun-filled" weekend!!!

Have a very Blessed Thanksgiving!!

Precious Memories

 "Until one has loved an animal, a part of their soul remains unawakened..."

After the devastating loss of our most recent feline family member Mr. Earl Gray, I decided to put together a couple of family photo albums of ALL of our precious and beloved kitty cats we have had the blessing to have shared our lives with throughout these many years, both past and present. So, after finding so many great pics that I had forgotten I had in the attic, I ran right out to the local CVS store up the street and went straight to work  ...

It did my heart so very good to find them after all this time and know that I could pull these albums out of the living room closet and enjoy them over and over again whenever I wished as they will now be forever preserved. And, surprisingly, this time-consuming project has actually helped heal my soul a bit since we lost our beloved Mr. Gray. He LOVED his picture taken and was the absolute best model kitty that I think I have ever seen in my life. With these pics, he has given me such a wonderful keepsake to remember him by and I am forever grateful for having the chance to share a piece of my heart with him.

Mr. Earl Gray, "A Touch of Grace" indeed ...

And so, from the cats and myself, here's wishing you ALL a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving holiday!!!

Busy, busy, busy ...

Hey everyone, it's Midnight. Just thought I would grab my mommy's computer for a quick post. She has been so very busy the past couple of weeks cleaning up the "really messy attic," she says, that she hardly even has time to fuss over me (*sigh*) lately.

Oh well, I know that she loves and adores me and that I am her "Little Prince Charming." After all, I am such a loyal little kitty that I am always there to greet her at the door when she comes home from work every night and I like to follow her around the house because I am so worried that she will leave me. 

Anyway, I also wanted to wish everyone a Happy Halloween and a Blessed Samhain from me and my siblings ~ Haley, Kiki, and Tabitha!

My brother, the cat whisperer ...

My one and only sibling, Kerry, just loves to come visit our fur babies at least once a week.  He, like me, was raised to have the utmost respect for all animals and our whole entire family have always been aminal lovers. Our dad, for example, was raised around all sorts of critters growing up as a kid. Our nana used to take in every single solitary stray you could possibly imagine. I remember as a child so years ago, walking into the vets office with she and her sick blue and white colored parakeet, Peppy, in toe. 

Me with my nana Cora and one of her minature poodles, Suzie, when I was three years old.

My brother Kerry posing for pics with our calico cat, Haley

When we had to have our beloved Maggie put down at the age of 14, it was my brother who spent the entire day with me (as my hubby and I were separated at the time) until it was time to go to the vets later on that evening, and, it was also Kerry who stood in the middle of the vets office while we held each other crying. And, for that, I am eternally grateful ...

 Kerry playing UNO with Maggie, who appears to be helping him cheat!

 Me 'n' my bro!

As with so many other families, we have definately had our share of ups and downs through the years, but I love him dearly and wouldn't trade him for the whole world! One of the most proudest parts of it all for me is the fact that he absolutely adores our cats ... and they him.

Stray Cat ~ by Franic Witham

 

Oh, what unhappy twist of fate
Has brought you, homeless to my gate?
The gate where once another stood
To beg for shelter, warmth and food.
For from that day I ceased to be
The master of my destiny.
While he, with purr and velvet paw
Became within my house, The Law.
He scratched the furniture and shed
And claimed the middle of my bed.
He ruled in arrogance and pride
And broke the heart the day he died.
So if you really think, oh cat,
I'd willingly relive all that
Because you come, forlorn and thin
Well...don't just stand there...come on in!

Something new for Samhain this year!

Greetings all! Those of you who have been following my blogs for some time now, know that every year I add a new decoration or two for the holiday/sabbat season. This year, I found three new Heartwood Creek Jim Shore cat figurines ~ two for Samhain/Halloween and one for all year round ...

 

The angel holding the cat really resonated with me and I just could not resist buying it! And, along with these new items, I also decided to decorate the cat's room as well with a cool lighted black cat pumpkin which I had picked up last year at the Hay Creek Festival ...

Here's wishing everyone a great week!!