tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post6769300934628518630..comments2024-03-26T05:13:54.157-04:00Comments on Cat and DOG Chat With Caren: Thankful Thursday: The Blogger Recognition AwardCat and DOG Chat With Carenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666719374831725417noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-8307501563932505282017-09-02T16:56:59.525-04:002017-09-02T16:56:59.525-04:00Congratulations on your well deserved award! I enj...Congratulations on your well deserved award! I enjoyed rereading the story of how you started blogging. <br />The advice you gave is good too. I was lucky when I started. I was persuaded by Fat Eric's mum and she introduced me when I did eventually take the plunge over 11 years ago. That meant that I got a good amount of comments right from the beginning which gave me the confidence to keep going.<br />Now that I only post about once a week and mostly only comment on those days, I am amazed that I still have followers.It makes me happy that people still care about my boys and come to see them on the blog.Memories of Eric and Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895995542393169845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-60146375364458665472017-09-02T15:20:05.893-04:002017-09-02T15:20:05.893-04:00Muah!!!! WE LOVE YOU TO PIECES!!!!!!! And...you ar...Muah!!!! WE LOVE YOU TO PIECES!!!!!!! And...you are right, I am not a fan of doing these, when I read your post I loved it so much I knew I wanted to share parts of it!! You can ALWAYS be YOU and "racy" with me (us) and you know that!! Love you too!!!!!!! xoxoCat and DOG Chat With Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666719374831725417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-15153993480190768722017-09-02T15:06:57.090-04:002017-09-02T15:06:57.090-04:00You know, Cody, I had clicked on this blog to read...You know, Cody, I had clicked on this blog to read it and then Pop came home and TW had to start dinner. We completely forgot to come back. I know we both don't like doing these "chain" awards but I'm glad you did. I didn't know about Glenn Gilbert but thank him so much. We love both of you and, yes, Caren and TW are very much alike. Prolly the only other blogger we feel comfortable getting a bit "racy" with. Love ya!Cathy Keishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237575721246947408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-90897631395089738152017-09-02T14:14:16.327-04:002017-09-02T14:14:16.327-04:00THANK YOU!!! We love YOU and are beyond grateful f...THANK YOU!!! We love YOU and are beyond grateful for your friendship! I don't know about us being an inspiration, but we just keep on keepin' on......(for now) lol xoxoxoCat and DOG Chat With Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666719374831725417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-89915380354318210502017-09-02T11:48:59.232-04:002017-09-02T11:48:59.232-04:00We love you, dear friends, and really enjoyed read...We love you, dear friends, and really enjoyed reading this post, since it was all about you! You are an inspiration to so many, and we are truly grateful for you. :)meowmeowmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12513539249219283256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-8385352583725243192017-09-02T00:59:54.981-04:002017-09-02T00:59:54.981-04:00When I was first married and unemployed I made cra...When I was first married and unemployed I made crafts that I sold at a consignment store, which gave me a teeny bit of $$ until they shut down their store. Shucks. Then I did some garage sales...those paid for new things for our sons...then I was asked to work in doctor's office...then I started working at my current job. But its only three evenings a week. Phew, Full time would kill me:)<br /><br />I sure hope you do not stop blogging, I would really miss your postings.<br />I see lots of 'seniors' working in fast food places, or craft stores, they need to get $$ to pay for the health insurance I guess.<br />I would love to work at Hobby Lobby:)<br />Meezer's Mews & Terrieristical Woofshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474970770415529999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-11533902335675575942017-09-01T23:21:43.166-04:002017-09-01T23:21:43.166-04:00I love you too and I THANK YOU!! YOU deserve them ...I love you too and I THANK YOU!! YOU deserve them AND a million bucks too! Are you kidding? You visit me enough that I know you are still reading! I don't comment on each and every one of your posts either! We don't have the time and I "get" that! Yes you can ALWAYS count on my friendship and I know I can count on YOURS too! xoxoCat and DOG Chat With Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666719374831725417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-45597618070330837932017-09-01T22:59:09.804-04:002017-09-01T22:59:09.804-04:00I would love to meet one day as well! Actually, wh...I would love to meet one day as well! Actually, when I started it WAS simply for the "fun of it." Due to life changes I had no choice but to try and monetize it. I wouldn't call it "trying to make an influence in the blogging world" at all....I don't care about that. At one time I might have but definitely not any longer. It is all subjective. I have cut down how much I blog (BIG TIME).......and frankly don't envision myself blogging that much longer (unless it is a completely different format/niche, which is something I do think about). When my husband was one of thousands of teachers forced to retire from DPS, (and I had lost my job and being over 50 I couldn't find a THING, and because of my chronic kidney situation I am limited, and because the bottom had fallen out of the economy), I had no choice but to try and monetize it. Once again, when I started it was simply for fun and nothing more. Trust me, if I was working full time as you are, monetizing would NEVER have happened........sometimes you have to be creative in finding ways to survive and pay bills.Cat and DOG Chat With Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666719374831725417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-35348901232634258402017-09-01T22:46:41.800-04:002017-09-01T22:46:41.800-04:00Hi Elise! Thanks so much!! lmao about Martha Stew...Hi Elise! Thanks so much!! lmao about Martha Stewart.....yep!! It's true!Cat and DOG Chat With Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666719374831725417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-12857397283347990902017-09-01T21:18:11.929-04:002017-09-01T21:18:11.929-04:00Thank you Barbie!!!! Yep we HAVE been visiting eac...Thank you Barbie!!!! Yep we HAVE been visiting each other forever and YOU are the one who deserves kudos, not me! YOU keep things "fresh, informative and exciting"..........I have been in a rut.........trying to make it to 10 years blogging (only will be entering year 8 at the end of October), seriously not sure if I will be able to (or WANT to) keep doing it that long. Only time will tell!!!! Kudos right back at you!! Love you forever!!!! xoxoxoCat and DOG Chat With Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666719374831725417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-67898277026021808612017-09-01T21:10:37.872-04:002017-09-01T21:10:37.872-04:00Awww THANK YOU!!!! We love BOTH OF YOU to pieces!!...Awww THANK YOU!!!! We love BOTH OF YOU to pieces!! Always have, always will! xoxoCat and DOG Chat With Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666719374831725417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-8287098728614598602017-09-01T15:19:29.645-04:002017-09-01T15:19:29.645-04:00We enjoyed to re-read your story and the story of ...We enjoyed to re-read your story and the story of the blog. Great advice for new bloggers ! PurrsThe Swiss Catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13252977204473056970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-75270503340100300572017-09-01T11:55:08.801-04:002017-09-01T11:55:08.801-04:00Great post!
We love you Caren & Cody :)
Purr...Great post!<br /><br />We love you Caren & Cody :)<br /><br />Purrs xx<br />Athena and MarieAthena Cat Goddess Wise Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14764306198075182590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-81716576884585718642017-09-01T10:58:34.463-04:002017-09-01T10:58:34.463-04:00Fabulous post Caren! You and I have been visiting ...Fabulous post Caren! You and I have been visiting each others blogs since...well forever...<br />I am constantly amazed at how you keep things so fresh, informative and exciting. I have to agree with the points about blogging that you and TW have emphasized. <br />Many Kudos to you darling!<br />Barbie (Marv's Mom)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-22791711476563859622017-09-01T04:57:46.207-04:002017-09-01T04:57:46.207-04:00Absolutely love those photographs of you and Cody ...Absolutely love those photographs of you and Cody at the end :). Boy does that cat look happy to be with you :).<br /><br />The story of how your blog came to be - wow! Think that's probably the most unique way I've ever heard a blog came about. And so glad you ended up choosing Cat Chat instead of one of the other ideas ;).<br /><br />So weird how Martha Stewart snagged Cat Chat just before you did! What an incredibly interesting coincidence :)Elisehttps://kittyclysm.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-26306007440077101812017-09-01T04:00:35.660-04:002017-09-01T04:00:35.660-04:00Wow, Caren! I kind of knew some of those details, ...Wow, Caren! I kind of knew some of those details, but now I really do.<br />Congrats on your award and honor...and thanks for sharing and baring yourself or at least your feelings:)<br /><br />I think sometime we really need to arrange a meeting, how cool would that be!?!<br />I, a blogger for the fun of it and to just document the daily doings here, and you trying to reach out and make influence in the blogging world. Yup, you have you know:)<br /><br />I spend a ton of time trying to comment in blogs, but of course then I neglect my own...sigh...I have never even given a thought to trying to gather any profit from doing this, I didn't even know you could, though I did find that out eventually.<br /><br />I always enjoy your posts and though I may arrive late, I love to read them and find out what is going on in your corner of Michigan!<br /><br />Here is a a funny: I told hubby to expect a box of kitty cosmetic items...and he asked if Pipo needed mascara or the like, MOL, MOL!!!<br /><br />Meezer's Mews & Terrieristical Woofshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474970770415529999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-18733373697592322732017-09-01T01:43:21.047-04:002017-09-01T01:43:21.047-04:00Caren, another reason I love you! You deserve all ...Caren, another reason I love you! You deserve all the awards and a million bucks. I confess to not commenting as often or blogging about awards but know I can always count on your friendship xoxoLayla Morgan Wilde ( Cat Wisdom 101)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09061858109074143909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-5951053270046676782017-08-31T20:08:08.118-04:002017-08-31T20:08:08.118-04:00Thank you sooo much! I am glad we met in person to...Thank you sooo much! I am glad we met in person too and yep we WILL meet again before too long. Maybe we can go to the cider mill in the Fall!!! Cat and DOG Chat With Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666719374831725417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-70622320086098675882017-08-31T19:35:20.563-04:002017-08-31T19:35:20.563-04:00And YOU and your baby (and of course Admiral) were...And YOU and your baby (and of course Admiral) were and ARE favorites of OURS! Thank you, that means A LOT!!! xoxoCat and DOG Chat With Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666719374831725417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-53052200375368821712017-08-31T19:24:58.038-04:002017-08-31T19:24:58.038-04:00Ellen that was so sweet of you! I deeply appreciat...Ellen that was so sweet of you! I deeply appreciate that! Thank you and we love following you! xoxoCat and DOG Chat With Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666719374831725417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-39583287314173547022017-08-31T19:05:57.006-04:002017-08-31T19:05:57.006-04:00I love those tips, and totally agree with them! Ti...I love those tips, and totally agree with them! Time can be such a constraint..but many other bloggers have become my friends, and have supported me so much, that I could not even imagine not reciprocating and visiting their blogs as well. Commenting on other blogs is just part of my routine, and even if I get behind on it sometimes, it will always be part of my life as a blogger. Jan Khttp://www.wagnwoofpets.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-27791351328029468732017-08-31T18:40:26.025-04:002017-08-31T18:40:26.025-04:00Congratulations on your well deserved award! I am ...Congratulations on your well deserved award! I am glad you started blogging, I wish I had known about cat blogs back then so I could have followed you all along.XOpilch92https://www.blogger.com/profile/12263559408792146826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-7124287050803269662017-08-31T18:22:44.839-04:002017-08-31T18:22:44.839-04:00I love the story of how this blog got started! Tha...I love the story of how this blog got started! Thank you Glenn, for getting the ball rolling!Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-44091508716040306462017-08-31T16:55:32.131-04:002017-08-31T16:55:32.131-04:00You and your kids are favorites of ours. We like ...You and your kids are favorites of ours. We like honesty. XXX CK and TW, love those two truly. Katie Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298277081648176277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182681216854437149.post-89899407090604752902017-08-31T16:37:50.848-04:002017-08-31T16:37:50.848-04:00Congratulations on another award. I'm not surp...Congratulations on another award. I'm not surprised that you didn't know what you were doing when you started. We all have to get our feet wet at first. I'm still learning.Chuck Husshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06542420977264043374noreply@blogger.com