Happy Birthday Marg!

Callie, Lily, Ivy and all the rest of us Cats of Wildcat Woods (and Mom Cheri) would like to wish our friend Marg a very Happy Birthday! As you can see Callie has her party hat on....

Lily has the noise maker out...

and Ivy has the confetti ready!  Hope you are having as much fun at your house as we are here celebrating your special day!  Wishing you a wonderful day Marg, and a year of all good things!

 

Thanks to Ann of Zoolatry for making this super graphic to honor you.  If you want to join in and wish Marg a Happy Birthday go visit her blog Marg's Animals. and leave a message for her!

Thankful Thursday

Tabitha and Woody

Us cats would like to thank everyone for commenting on the previous post about Mom's co-worker losing her cat Mako.  Mako's Mom wrote "The blog post that you did in his memory really touched me and I really appreciate it."

Alasandra from Fenris and gang made lovely graphic for Mako - Mako's Mom said  "...please tell your blogger friend thank you so much for the sweet image of Mako."

I don't know if you realize this but you pet bloggers are such a supportive caring network of pet lovers and always rise to the occasion whenever anyone has suffered a loss or has a pet crisis to deal with.  So many pet people do not have friends who can sympathize with them and offer comfort in tough times.  It was wonderful to allow Mako's Mom to be apart of this amazing group in her time of loss.

Norm and Snowball

Now for an update on us - Pop will be dealing with a very very serious health issue in the coming weeks, with lots of doctor appointments scheduled.  Mom will try to post once a week but if you don't hear from us, that is what is going on.  Keep Pop in your thoughts and prayers for a good outcome.  We will keep you posted.

We will leave you with a fun song from The Golden Girls TV show...

Thank You For Being A Friend 
Thank you for being a friend
Traveled down the road and back again
your heart is true you're a pal and a confidant

I'm not ashamed to say
I hope it always will stay this way
My hat is off, won't you stand up and take a bow

And if you threw a party
Invited everyone you knew
You would see, the biggest gift would be from me
and the card attached would say,
Thank you for being a friend

Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend

If it's a car you lack
I'd surely buy you a cadillac
Whatever you need, anytime of the day or night

I'm not ashamed to say
I hope it always will stay this way
My hat is off, won't you stand up and take a bow

And when we both get older
With walking canes and hair of gray
Have no fear, even though it's hard to hear
I will stand real close and say,
Thank you for being a friend

(I want to thank you)
Thank you for being a friend

And when we die and float away
Into the night, the Milky Way
You'll hear me call, as we ascend
I'll see you there, then once again
Thank you for being a friend

Thank you for being a friend
(I want to thank you)
(Thank you right now, for being a friend)
Thank you for being a friend
(I wanna tell you right now, and tell you again)

Lyrics by Andrew Gold

Farewell to a Friend

A co-worker of Mom's lost her beloved cat, Mako today from a chronic lung disease.  He was a handsome cat with beautiful blue grey coloring.  Mako was very special to his Mom and was beloved by her whole family. 

Please join us in offering words of comfort and sympathy to Mako's Mom  and those who loved him.

…Grieve not,

   nor speak of me with tears,

but laugh and talk of me

   as if I were beside you…

I loved you so –

   ‘twas Heaven here with you.

                                         ~Isla Paschal Richardson

Happy Gotcha Day Darby!

Me, Darby Queen of St Pat's Day!

Welcome to my 14th Gotcha Day.  I will be 15 years old this year since I was most likely born in November of the previous year.  My how time flies! "St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time -- a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic" says Adrienne Cook. . I am really happy I got gotted on St. Pat's.  Make lots of wishes today  - cuz you never know ...they could come true!   This year we will show some of us wearing the green  along with me, the Gotcha Day Girl Darby!

Ivy looks so dapper with her hat and garland of shamrocks!

Georgie wonders why she has a funny green hat on her head!  hehehe

Only submitted to Mom putting the beer mug chain around his neck.  Without our Chica, Yoko and Joey, Mom does not have anyone who will calmly let her dress them up.  She has to trick them or get them before they even know what is going on.

So cats, put your green on, hold up your nip milk shakes and let us toast today - "May the dreams you hold dearest, be those which come true. The kindness you spread, keep returning to you."  Thank you for being the dear friends that you are.  Kick back and help yourself to nip cookies, Lucky Charm nibbles (who remembers those?) and nip flavored cupcakes!  

Sláinte

Blog Break

Al is in need of a fur trim!

Nothing is wrong - everyone is fine but we are taking a bit of a blog break. We will however post for Darby's Gotcha Day on March 17. Hope everyone is fine - get out an enjoy this fine spring weather if you have it like we do! See y'all in a bit.