Thankful Thursday

Pop and Marg walking back from the barn

 A few weeks ago Mom and Pop went to visit our buddy Marg (from Marg's Animals) and got to meet Dee (from TK and Pip) too  The saw the donkeys, kitties and Ande and then all the peeps went to a long lunch nearby.  It was a fun day and we enjoyed meeting Dee.  Here are some pics of Marg's animals.  Can you tell us who is who in the pics?

Ande keeps her eyes shut in hte bright sun!

Do you know who this is?

How about this cute kitty?

Guess this lovely cat's name.

Who is this cute donkey?

We are so very thankful for the friendship of our blog buddies like Marg and Dee.  We all share our love of animals and blogging about them.  Life is so much more interesting with all of you in it!  Have a great day!

Mahoney was very curious about Mom's fancy camera!

The answers  - Missy is the tortie, Maggie is the tabby and the darker donkey with the white nose is Joe with the other being Smoke

Happy Veterans Day!

We want to thank all the vets out there who serve and have served our country.  Our Pop served in the Navy fresh out of high school.  This is the only pic Mom could find.  He looks so young, doesn't he? His father, our Grandpop also served in the military too.

We have some news.  After a week of being offline we are finally back on but still have no land line phone!  Very frustrating.  But that is not the big news....A week ago Mom was coming out of work at night and a tiny cat was out in the parking lot running up to everyone.  Most people just ignored her but Mom talked to the kitty and she came right over and let Mom pick her up.  She was a tiny girl calico with white feet and chest and huge white whiskers.

Mom put her in the car and texted Pop to get the cat carrier ready when she got home. She was worried the kitty would try to escape but there was no problem.  Pop put the carrier in the back seat while Mom held the cat.  She went right into the carrier without a fuss.

She is living with us right now.  The local no-kill shelter is very full but they did scan her and the kitty has a microchip with the number of another local no-kill rescue.  They gave Mom the name and number of the person who adopted the kitty.

Turns out she was born in 2006, making her an older cat.  Her name then was Priscilla and she was adopted in 2007 to an older woman in Asheville, NC.  Mom called both phone numbers on the adoption sheet but one was no longer in service and the other was a cell number that may not be the same person after six yeas.  Anyway no one called back and the area code was Alaska so that won't help much!

She is very sweet, easy to be around and likes to be petted.  We think someone may have dumped her in the area of the hotel since all the houses nearby are large expensive homes. The local address for her 2007 adopter is quite far from the hotel and this kitty is not used to being outdoors.  The hotel does have a resident feral cat group living in the area so maybe someone thought Priscilla will be able to fend for herself.

Mom renamed her Callie Calico and if we don't find her human, we may keep her unless someone out there wants this beauty.  We have lots of kitties to care for and she might like to be with a smaller group to get more attention.  Anyone???

Happy Veterans Day to all our vets.  Thank you for coming to Snowball's Gotcha Day party.  We all had a great time! We will be catching up on visits after a week away!

Nov 2 - Happy 7th Gotcha Day Snowball!

We have a big problem - our Internet is down along with our land line so Mom had to post this early from work but she is off the next three days. This is par for the course for me - Mom usually forgets and does it at the last minute or not at all.  But I do know how much she loves me so I let it pass.

Since Nov 2 is the Day of the Dead, we thought this will be our theme this year.  We will have lots of authentic Mexican finger foods and tasty sugar skulls for dessert!

I have lost lots of weight (not too much tho) since my emergency vet visit earlier this year for a UTI and blockage.  Now I am so slim and trim, Mom can't tell me from the other white cats. All she did was stop feeding me dry foods and just give me canned. I did not like this one bit but now I am able to get around so much better and my hips do not hurt me anymore like they did.

I won't bore you with the story of how I can to be with Mom and Pop and the other cats but if you don't know and want to read about it just click here.  

Just relax and help yourself to the food, music, and enjoy the festivities!  Thanks for stopping by!  Oh and don't forget what this day is for - take a moment to remember, light a candle or visit a grave to honor a two or four-legged being who has come before and crossed over to the other side.  We have lost so many this year.

If anyone needs to reach Mom - please use her cell phone as she has no Internet access (no smartphone) and no landline!  We will let y'all know when we are back in business again!

Happy Halloween!

Doggone escaped felon Two Spot

Drum roll please.......debuting for the first time...our 2013 Halloween costumes!

Rootin' Tootin' Cowgirl Ivy

Scurvy Pirate Georgie

Mom will add her pic later when she is dressed in costume - come on back for that!  Now for some fun photos of  a house Mom passes by on her way to work.  They decorate with lights from Halloween thru St Pat's with colors and lights for each holiday!

Have a fun, spooky, scary Halloween!  Hope you get lots of treats. Y'all come back for Snowball's Gotcha Day on Nov. 2 - we will have  Day of the Dead theme party. Boo from all of us!

Her is Mom as Batgirl!

All Hallow's Eve's Eve

Vampire Cat Tabitha

Another blast from our Halloween past!  Some years Mom would use online programs to do our Halloween costumes rather than try to fight with us to get and keep costumes on!.  As you can see, these are way scarier than us wearing something silly like a witch hat!

Mamacita locked inside the crystal ball!

Al made to look like a ghost!

P.S. If you guessed that Woody was a "quarterback" you were right.  Get it - a quarter on his back!  Come back on Thurs for the big Halloween post with this years real costumes!  And some local  spooky decorations too. Even Mom is dressing up - her pic will be posted later when she gets ready for work!