VOTING IS OPEN - Your VOTE is NEEDED

Amy's Army Signature Quilt

Designed by Wanda Krause for @BoSoxAmy Family

with contributions by #AmysArmy on Twitter

Hi Pals,

Do you remember awhile ago when I talked about so many twitter pals coming together to help @MaggieTkat and @ParkerTKat's mom put together a signature Quilt for the family of @SeabassCat (who has since crossed OTRB)? That family lost all their belongings in a fire about 4 months ago in Kansas.

Wanda (Maggie and Parker's human mom) finished the top of the quilt and it is now being quilted and put together by a very good quilting friend of hers.  It should be ready to be shipped out to Seabass Cat's mom and dad very soon.

Wanda entered that quilt in a quilt show that one of our Twitter friends told her about.   If she should win a prize, she plans to give that prize to the woman that is machine quilting this for her since she isn't charging for her service.

Now we need YOUR help.  Could you take a few minutes out of your busy day and go over to the website, which is a quilt shop, listed beloiw and leave a comment to cast your vote.

Quoted from Wanda:

"OK folks. We have a whole weekend to vote for Amy's quilt! Here are the rules: http://lilypadquilting.

So, all you need to do is leave a comment at the above blog that says:

Cat on quilt or cat themed quilt: # 99
EQ pet theme quilt: #99
If a prize is won, it goes to our machine quilter since she's quilting for free. Us Twitter folks just want the bragging rights! I have read each entry, and our story is unique. Comments on my blog are incredible, most comment on the story and the obvioius love we have.

If you could help spread the word, it would be greatly appreciated. Also, the winning certificate will be a great addition to the quilt appraisal!"

Wanda

If you would like to leave a personal note for Wanda, you can do so on their blog; http://krusekats.blogspot.com/ This quilt is a real work of love and means even more now since @SeabassCat has passed on.

Thanks pals.

Repeat Performance - Awards

The Very Inspiring Blogger Award

Received From 

http://Www.brandoandbogart.blogspot.com

Hi Pals, 

Two more awards came my way again.   The Very Inspiring Blogger Award was presented to me on July 12, 2012 by Brandon and Bogart at http://Www.brandoandbogart.blogspot.com -two of the cutest little woofies you've ever seen.   I think they are King Charles Cavaliers, but I'm not 100% sure of that.   I tried to find some information on that in their bloggy tonight, but was not successful.   You need to go over and say hello tho and see for yourself.   Even if you are not a woofie person, you'll fall in love with these two guys!   

There are two requirements to this award:  ! have to link back to the presenter, which I have done; and I have to present it to 15 other bloggers.   Well, I'm going to break a couple of rules as this award has been around the circuit several times.  So if you have not been given this award yet and would like it, please feel free to take it.   It is an honor to receive it, but after an award has been around the circuit so many times, one can spend hours trying to find someone who has not had it yet.  M said her back won't hold up that long. he he   Plus there are so many many worthy blogs out there.  In fact, every  blog I visit is very worthy of any award.

I'm also supposed to tell you 7 things about myself.  Well, there again, most of you that know me pretty well already know most of this stuff.   So forgive me if I repeat some things.

1.   I'm toothless and have been for 2 years now due to Stomatitis.  My entire toothie story is written up and located in one of the tabs at the top of this page.

2.   I picked out my new family myself at the shelter when they came looking for another kitty to love.  I just wrapped myself around Dad's feet and made sure I left my scent all over his pant legs.  I knew they were the ones for me.

3.   I was in the shelter for 2 months before getting adopted.  Probably because I'm black and white and no one wants a black kitty.  It's a shame M says because I'm the most lovable kitty they have ever had, and their other kitties were lovable also.   

4.   I'm an indoor kitty, but am allowed to go out with my humans wearing a harness and on a leash.  D walks me around the back yard and then puts me in a KritterKondo for as long as I want to stay there.  They make sure someone is out there with me tho while I'm in the KritterKondo.

5.   I am an only kitty - there are no other kitties or woofies living here.  But my humans have had a total of 3 other kitties and a woofie over the years.

6.   My favorite toy is the Neko Flies currently.   I change my mind about once a year.  It used to be balls, then catnip toys, now the Neko Fly.   I don't know how to play by myself  - I only play when my human plays with me.

7.   I has been on Twitter for 3 years now and had my own bloggie for 2 1/2 years.   

If you are interested in the very inspiring award, please take it and enjoy it.,  

You are all worthy of it as each blog I read inspires me in some manner.

Now on to the next one:

Thinking Of You Award
(Designed by Nerissa at
 http://nerissa-the-cats-life.blogspot.com/ 

The Thinking Of You Award is new.   Nerissa over at  http://nerissa-the-cats-life.blogspot.com/ actually designed this and awarded it to me on 7/30/12 and  to a few other people.   Thank you so much Nerissa.  It's a very lovely award.   Who doesn't love pansies with their sweet little faces.   I'm honored that I was selected to be among the first to see this beautiful award.   Nerissa writes a great blog, so please go over and take a look at it.

Now I'm supposed to link back to Nerissa, which I just did, then tell you 7 things that I love and think about daily.   

1.   I love my peeps - they are the very best.

2.   I love to go outside, even if I have to wear the harness and leash.   

3.   I love to play with M, especially with the Neko Fly, and we have to do it every night before bed and sometimes in the morning too.,

4.    I love my drinkwell fountain that was a gift from a special friend.

5.    I love all my Twitter pals and blogging pals.

6.    I love my Proplan kibble and Fancy Feast wet food.  

7,.   I love to snuggle in bed with my humans.

Last, but not least, we'd like to pass this "Thinking of You Award" on to the following friends:

1.   Bugsy and Knuckles at  http://www.maxthequiltcat.com/  

2.   Cathy Keisha at http://www.stunningkeisha.com/

3.\    Glogirly at http://www.glogirly.com/

4.      Isabella at http://beadedtail.blogspot.com/

5.      Qui Qui at http://twinkletoetails.blogspot.com

6.       The gang at http://marksmews.blogspot.com/

7.       Tabitha and Woody over at http://wildcatwoodscats.blogspot.com/

Enjoy your awards pals.   

Until next time,

Mario

Senile Saturday

Hi Pals,

My good friend @CathyKeisha asked me if I'd like to join her Senile Saturday Blog Hop once a month, so  I figured my oomans do plenty of stupid things, so why not join!  M does have her own bloggy, but I told her that for this first time she could use my bloggy.  sigh!  I guess I can be nice cuz she keeps me in kibble and plays with me.   Here's the story as she told it to me.  It happened about 18 years ago - long before my time and long before she should have been senile!


One Friday M had told D that she was going to Appleton to pick daughter up at the mall.  It seems daughter had gotten a ride home from college for the weekend and her ride would drop her off at the mall in Appleton, but M had to fetch her from there.   Then the two of them would go to our downtown mall quickly to pick up a baby gift for a shower someone was having that weekend.  Now why didn't M and daughter just go into the Mall in Appleton and shop there?  That would be too easy and then she would not have done the stupid thing she did.


M drove to Appleton, parked her car, and walked over by the big doors at the front of the mall.   She waited for awhile, when pretty soon a car drove up and dropped off daughter.   M and daughter proceeded to get into our car and drove back to Green Bay, stopping first at our local mall.  They rode the escalators up to second floor and went to the baby department.   M then told daughter she had to go to the bathroom quick, and daughter should keep looking in the infant size for a cute outfit.  

After some time had passed, daughter looked up to see this crazy lady (her own mother) laughing her fool head off as she walked back into the store from the bathroom area. The crazy then proceed to tell daughter that she had walked into the bathroom, proceeded to do her thing in one of the stalls, walked back out to the sink to wash her hands and happened to look in the mirror. Looking back at her in the mirror was a M.A.N. Yes, you read it right - man as in the opposite sex. Their eyes locked in the mirror!

M said "Whoops! - am I in the wrong bathroom!"  The man replied "Yes, and you even lived to tell about it."  he he - she said she quickly finished washing and drying her hands and made fast tracks out of there laughing her head off as she met daughter in the store.  She said she was so embarrassed.  Then she whispered to daughter as she looked around the store "Let's get out of here quick."   They were still laughing when they got home and told D and their other kitty what happened.   Daughter will not let her forget it either, and keeps bringing it up at the most embarrassing times.

M hasn't gotten any better either! I can tell you that from firsthand experience. But at least she has stopped going into Men's bathrooms. See what I have to put up with!



Until next time,Mario

Wordy Wednesday

Hi Pals,


I love my window perches that D made.  I has two of them.  


 A gentle belly rub please!

D should have made this just a tad wider tho,.  he he Parts of me hang over!  Sometimes M opens the window for me, but not enough.  She says it's too HOT!.   I just know the warm sun feels good on my furs.


M has a bloggy too - it's about her and D's Parkinson's Disease.  You might find it interesting.,   http://shufflingalongwithpd.blogspot.com/


Now excuse me because I'm really exhausted and must take a nap.


Mario

I Love Company!

Hi Pals,


This was the best time ever - the visit of @MaggieTKat and @ParkerTKat's oomans -  Wanda and Ken.   They are such nice, fun people, and I just loved them.  When Ken sat down shortly after arriving, I immediately jumped up on his lap.  Well, would't you?   I knew they were anipal people and most anipal people are special and good oomans.  I didn't even put the bitey on Wanda whenever she picked me up (like I sometimes doe with M).  I just melted in her arms and enjoyed every minute of it.

We wished their visit could have been longer because they are so much fun to be with - and they really liked spoiling me.  he he - I hope they will come back again.

M didn't want her picture posted, but I told her it was only fair if she was posting our friends picture.   Oh, sorry the photos are a tiny bit blurry - he he - that's cuz my peeps get a little shaky now and then - actually a lot of the time.  M said maybe they should get something called a tripod again.  (whatever that is).


Until next time pals,


Mario

Exciting News and This N' That

Cartoon of me made by my good friend Qui Qui at:
http://twinkletoetails.blogspot.com/2012/06/tabby-tuesday.html

Cartoon of me made by my good friend Wendy over at
http://wendyslolspot.blogspot.com/

Hi Pals,

Aren't those two cartoons of me just the greatest?   I just love both of them, and it was so nice of Qui Qui and Wendy to volunteer to make them for me.  You know M is totally enept at doing stuff like that, although she did at least try.  

1.  Now on to some more exciting news.   We're getting ready for company, and i  can't wait.   My good Twitter friend MaggieTKat's mom and dad are going to be visiting us Saturday and Sunday for a bit. They will be in WI, traveling back from the Twin Cities and are driving way across the state just to see us.   We're so excited.   M has been busy cleaning, planning menus, and all that crazy ooman stuff.  I'm getting ready by taking stock of all my toys hoping one of them will play with me now and then or love me up.  That means two more laps to sit on!  he he  I wish Parker and Maggie could come with them, but I know they don't like to travel any more than I like it.  We are just thrilled that their oomans are coming.  Next week I'll tell you all about their visit and post some pictures.  


2.  More Exciting News - @JessieJaney has moved her blog over to Word Press. Her new link is: http://jessiejaney.wordpress.com Her mom wrote an article on M. S. in my bloggy a few months ago. She has now moved that information over to Jessie's bloggy and will have her own page over there at:
http://jessiejaney.wordpress.com/ms/. We are so happy for her and are really hoping she will use that area to update her health status now and then too. M.S. is a very serious disease and she needs the support of all of us, so please go visit her over there and follow the blog.


3.   On a sad note, our good friends @BabyPatches & mama are having a tough time with the store - NipandBones. Sales have been down after the big push in March. Once again they hate to ask for help, but they have to or lose the store and maybe their home.  There is a chip in running in their bloggy at: http://blog.nipandbones.com/ If you can help with either a purchase or two at the store, or a donation in the chipin, they will greatly appreciate it. 


4. Lastly, but not least, we want to keep all our pals in Florida and Colorado who are experiencing flooding (Florida) and wild fires (Colorado) in our thoughts and prayers. Mother Nature is being very unkind to humanity this year. Stay safe friends.  We do worry about each of you.


5.  Sadly, M said we can't visit any blogs now until Monday cuz she wants to enjoy every minute of the company and because she moves so slow it takes her forever to get anything done.   Maybe she think's she a turtle or something.



That's it until next time pals,

Mario

Happy Blogosphere Anniversary - Zoolatry

Happy 5th Anniversary to
http://zoolatry.blogspot.com/
(badge created by Ann Adamus at Zoolatry)

Hi Pals,

We'd like to wish our friends, Maggie and Zoey over at http://zoolatry.blogspot.com/ a very happy 5th Blogosphere Anniversary.  That is wonderful.   Ann is always making nice badges or other art work for so many of us.   She is a truly a very creative artist and we're so thankful for the many things she has designed for us.   Because of her, we have many special badges (in fact probably most of them in my side bar are her creations) and she also designed the header at the top of my blog.  Designing Blogs is her job, her only source of  income, so if you are interested and need her services, go over and see her at http://zoolatry.blogspot.com/.

Ann, we so very thankful you are our friend.   We appreciate everything you do for us and the entire Blogosphere.   Happy Anniversary. 


Mario