Come Fly With Me To My House Sammy!!!

Hi my furiends, it's Cody! There is a special event going on tomorrow, (hosted by Madi and Easy),  in honor of our dear friend Sammy from One Spoiled Cat.  (This post was written before we heard the shocking news yesterday of Easy going to the bridge. We are devastated, simply devastated. For those of you who follow Dakota, we posted there). Sammy posted today that Easy would have wanted the event to go on as scheduled, so here is the special event that Madi and Easy created. The event is called:

Here is what everyone is supposed to do:

"WE ARE ASKING EVERYBUDDY TO FIND A PLACE IN THEIR CITY, STATE, COUNTRY OR HOME THAT YOU THINK SAMMY WOULD LOVE TO VISIT. 
IT DOES NOT MATTER WHERE SAMMY LOVES TO TRAVEL.
PREPARE A SHORT POST TELLING SAMMY ALL ABOUT THE LOCATION.
THEN LICKETY SPLIT YOU ARE READY AND YOU HAVE A POST READY FOR
FRIDAY DECEMBER 2."

Because we have a sponsored obligation for tomorrow, we are doing our post a day early because we love Sammy and his Mom so much and we do NOT want to miss out!

We have no place exciting to share,  just our backyard, because sometimes "all you are looking for is right in your own back yard!!"

In our case, we think Sammy would enjoy seeing these silly geese that came by the other day! You know what Mom calls them? "BILL COLLECTORS!!" MOL MOL! Because geese have "bills!!" Get it??? MOL!! 

I think Sammy would enjoy sitting in my cat tree with me watching these guys out the window.

So what do you think Sammy? I sure wish you could come over and join me!!! Love you pal, always will, Mom does too and we love your sweet Mom as well!!

Thanks to Dory for posting the linky early so we could participate early!!

 

Oh What a Tease!!! (A few words on Wednesday)

Ok, I feel super bad that it totally slipped my mind that today is Blog The Change, a day, (and suffice it to say that Cody is BEYOND upset with me!),  that we have participated in numerous times. I totally dropped the ball on this one and completely forgot. (Cody forgot to remind me!!)  Be sure to read the blog posts of those who DID remember!!!

But, Cody and I DID have a nice surprise yesterday from our friends Sammy and Pam over at their blog:

ONE SPOILED CAT

 The week before last Cody and I were the first correct guessers of their famous Tuesday Teaser:

Click here to see what the answer was!!

Then, this week Sammy posted THIS hilarious photo and asked us to tell him WHERE the photo was taken.

Photo Courtesy of One Spoiled Cat

Well, guess who answered CORRECTLY and was the FIRST to do so????????????????? Yeah Baby!!!!!! It was none other than Cody and I!!!! (Click here to see our guess in the comments area),   now because we were the FIRST CORRECT GUESSERS (take THAT Easy!! lol!!), We are the FIRST recipients  of Sammy's brand spankin' new Teaser Badge!!!

Now, you must understand that we think in the zillion years we have been guessing, we might have been right maybe one other time, if that? Now, we are on a ROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cody and I were so happy when we received this email from Pam and Sammy Tuesday morning:

"Good Morning Cody and Miss Caren!   GUESS WHAT..............you are the first winners of the newly designed FIRST RIGHT GUESSER badge!!!     My Mom's crazy niece Barbara was at Dead Horse Point State Park in Moab, Utah for this insane photograph."



Thanks Pam and Sammy for all of the FUN that you bring to us!!! Cody and I LOVE being  "TEASES!!!" WE LOVE YOU and we LOVE that crazy photo!!!!!

DOUBLE Winners of the Book: Double Trouble A-Z: The Adventures of Bugsy And Knuckles By Lou Belcher

Hi and Happy Caturday All!!

Thanks to all who entered our give-away for:

It is now time to announce our

"DOUBLE"

WINNERS!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

You can visit Pam and Sammy over at their blog:

"ONE SPOILED CAT"

and you can visit Claire at her blog:

"THE SWISS CATS "

HUGE CONCATULATIONS TO BOTH!

A few words on Wednesday!

YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE!!!

#Catification Winners!!

Thanks to all who entered our give-away for a copy of:

THE INCREDIBLY LUCKY

WINNERS ARE:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

HUGE
 CONCATULATIONS!
They both have blogs too!
Pamela's is:

ONE SPOILED CAT
STARRING SAMMY!!

And George C. is 
none other than:

CLOONEY'S NUM-NUM FUND
STARRING GEORGE CLOONEY
AND NEYTIRI!

So happy you won!
Mom will
be in touch soon!!!

Love, Cody

A Most SPECIAL Birthday!!!

Today our buddy Sammy turned FOURTEEN!!!!

If you don't know Sammy,

(and I DON'T know how you COULDN'T!)

He and his Mom write the adorable blog

ONE SPOILED CAT

Stop on by and wish him a most

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Some LONG OVERDUE THANK YOUS!!

Today's post is LONG overdue and I am beyond embarrassed! This past summer I was the INCREDIBLY LUCKY recipient of a number of items that I am going to FINALLY showcase in this blog post!

The first item, is this adorable purse that was made by Sammy's Aunt! (if you have been living under a rock and don't know Sammy, he is the adorable ginger kitty of the famous blog, One Spoiled Cat and you really need to go and visit him!) I was the highest bidder for this item in the auction that was held by Dachsies with Moxie!  How adorable is this purse?

It is the purrfect size for a casual outing

 or trip to the store! I love it!

Then, I entered a super cool contest that Christine Michaels had going on on her blog Riverfront Cats.  (Christine is one of the sweetest and most genuine people that I have had the pleasure of meeting. She devotes her life to "rescuing stray cats, protecting community cats and embracing black cats", and if you haven't visited her blog, please do!!)  The contest I had entered was the  "Rags to Riches" contest and you will never believe what I won!! LOOK!!!

How incredibly ADORABLE IS THIS? It is SUPER FUNCTIONAL TOO! It's HUGE! I loved it so much, and it was the PURRFECT size to take when I went to BarkWorld this past August. That was the purse that I used and I adore it!

Also on Christine's blog I won a LUGGAGE WEIGHER (which I haven't used yet, but I will)

And....the GRAND DADDY OF HER GIVE-AWAY....a $100 VOUCHER FOR DELTA AIRLINES!! WOOOO HOOO!!!  I am hoping to use that for a trip that I have to take this November. THANK YOU SOOO MUCH CHRISTINE!

But wait! There's MORE!

One of our favorite blogging cats, Cathy Keisha, aka "Stunning Keisha" and as we know and LOVE her, "CK", had an INCREDIBLE GIVEAWAY  for EZ Sunday. The prize was a $15 gift card for my choice of jewelry from CrystalsandJewelry.com which is made by Robyn Harton.

Oh my cat!! WAIT until you see what I got!  Robyn makes the most beautiful pieces and I couldn't make up my mind. I had emailed her telling her I didn't quite know what to do, and she was a complete and total doll!!! I told her my favorite color is GREEN and that my birthstone is an opal, and I asked if she could think of anything, and she MADE ME a custom necklace!!! LOOK AT HOW GORGEOUS THIS IS!!

It arrived beautifully packaged!

 I have to show you more photos

 so you can appreciate just how gorgeous her work is!

It is so feminine and beautiful! Here is yet another photo!

See how she combined the green stones with opalescent stones? It is simply STUNNING! (Just like CK!). That was the necklace I brought with me to BarkWorld and I wore it every day. I just ADORE IT!

Robyn is a true professional and super easy to work with. I couldn't have designed a better piece myself. She TRULY understood EXACTLY what it was that I was looking for!

If you haven't visited Robyn's sites, I STRONGLY encourage you to do so, her work is amazing! Here are all the ways that you can visit her!

Handmade Jewelry with Spirit & Crystals

> http://store.crystalsandjewelry.com plus

> Crystal Meanings http://meanings.crystalsandjewelry.com

> Click these to connect on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/CrystalsAndJewelry>

>  Twitter <https://twitter.com/robynharton>

> Pinterest<http://pinterest.com/robynaharton/>

>  Google+ <http://gplus.to/robynharton> for quotes, updates, crystal

> meanings and more.

A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERY ONE  and I am sooo sorry it took me so long to finally blog about all of these wonderful items!!

LOVE TO YOU ALL!

Oh Soooo WORDLESS Wednesday!

Hey Gang! It's Sammy of One Spoiled Cat,  Mom's birthday!  head on over to wish her a HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! WE LOVE YOU PAM! Cody and Caren

Caturday Cinema! Furry Friends Video! By Cat Forsley

HAPPY CATURDAY ALL!

A little while ago I was having a chat with my furiend Sammy from the delightful blog, One Spoiled Cat, and he told me about a lovely woman who makes wonderful music videos! Her name is Cat Forsley and she is super talented!

Well Sammy told me she was making a video of blogging buddies and he told me to send my photo in right away and see if I could be included. Guess what? I was!!! This video is too cool! Check it out because there are many other blogging buddies in it too!

Thanks Sammy for sniffing out this one!!

Oh and be sure to follow Cat Forsley's blog for MORE music videos and of course, visit my bacon-eating-buddy Sammy who is one of the kindest and most FUN cats in the Blog-o-sphere!

Love, Cody

Happy 2nd Blogoversary Sammy & Pam! Also: The Mystery Of David's Bridge by Pamela June Kimmell

OH MY CAT today is a special day! Today is the SECOND blog-oversary of my buddy Sammy's blog:  One Spoiled Cat!

Sammy's blog banner was used
WITHOUT PURRMISSION
FROM SAMMY'S MOM PAM!!
Isn't he just too adorable?
TO VISIT SAMMY
AND WISH HIM A HAPPY BLOG-O-VERSARY
CLICK HERE!

Many of you who read my blog are familiar with Sammy and his Mom (Pam)! You know that on Tuesdays,  Sammy has a fun feature called Tuesday Teaser.  This is where Sammy posts pictures from various vacations that his Mom and  Dad have taken, and he  has his readers guess where they think the photos were taken. Mom and I NEVER guess correctly, but it is so much fun to see  try to cheat, when we see everyone else's answers!

Right now Sammy is having a Jammie contest, in honor of his PJ pawty which is on his blog today!

Sammy and his Mom are incredibly caring, thoughtful and fun, and my Mom and I consider them to be two of  our dearest and incredibly special furiends!

I have featured Sammy's talented Mom, (Pam) on Cat Chat before, because she happens to be a talented artist and author!!

I am happy to tell all of you mystery lovers out there that Pam's book: The Mystery of David's Bridge is now available on KINDLE!!!

Did you know that Pam
PAINTED this beautiful cover?
YEP she DID!!

Here is a description of Pam's book, as seen pilfered from Amazon.com:

Bailey Ferrol is a young private investigator in a very small Virginia town where most people think a P.I. just might be rather bored and starved for some intrigue. David's Bridge isn't your typical small town though. The large estates surrounded by iron gates can't hold the secrets kept within. Bailey's job to do background investigations for an open position on one of the large horse estates turns into something decidedly sinister. It also puts a touch of romance into her life in an unexpected way. Small towns sometimes have big secrets to hide and Bailey finds that out and more in this entertaining mystery read.

We are hoping that Sammy's Mom sells A LOT of books, so go on over and check it out. While you're at it, don't forget to wish Sammy and Pam the HAPPIEST of Blog-o-versaries!!

We Love You Pam & Sam!!!
Cody & Caren

Winners of the Creme de la Cat Holiday Give-Away!

Happy Wednesday all!

 What a FUN day today is!!

 I am sooo happy to announce the winners of the:

Creme de la Cat and

Photo courtesy of Creme de la Cat
click here to visit
Creme de la Cat

Thanks to all who entered!

and a HUGE

THANK YOU

to Creme de la Cat

for such a pawsome give-away!!

The winner of the

GRAND PRIZE

SAMMY!!!

of the  BLOG:

 One Spoiled Cat

you can read the original post here

 to see what Sammy has won!

CONCATULATIONS SAMMY!!!

The Winner of 

PRIZE PACKAGE NUMBER TWO:

ERNIE!!!

of the BLOG:

The Island Cats

read the original post here

to read about Ernie's prizes!!

CONCATULATIONS ERNIE!!!

Last but not least

The Winner Of

PRIZE PACKAGE NUMBER 3

of the BLOG

of the same name

click HERE to visit her blog!

read the original post here

to read about CK's prizes!!

CONCATULATIONS CK!!!

(Sammy and CK I have your addresses)

Ernie, I need you to email YOUR

complete mailing address to:

cgittleman at mi dot rr dot com

CONCATULATIONS TO ALL!!!!

This and That Tuesday

Have YOU entered to win this

Kitty'scape tower?

Read about it here

Photo courtesy of  http://www.margsanimals.com/blogs/index.php/margspets/

Our dear friend Marg, over at Marg's Pets needs our help. As many of you know, Marg takes in and cares for MANY animals. Cats, dogs, donkeys etc. She also helps many of our furiends in the blog-o-sphere.

Now Marg needs OUR help. Her doggy, Jasmine is quite ill and Marg is having a hard time with the vet bills. It would be great if we all could help her out. Even if it is $1, every little bit helps, it all adds up and makes a difference! If you would like to help please visit Marg's blog right here, she has a Chip In on the right side bar. Thanks!

"Sammy" photo courtesy of  http://onespoiledcat.wordpress.com/

Today is Sammy from One Spoiled Cat

Mom's birthday!

Pussy foot on over and wish her a GREAT ONE!!!

"Kozmo" courtesy of  http://catfromhell.wordpress.com


Today is also
Kozmo
from Cat From Hell's  Birthday!!
Click here to wish him a happy day too!!

On to our "stuff"

Mom

and I are  trying to visit everyone,

 but we are super busy

 and will be for the next week or so!

Tonight begins the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur and we are busy getting ready for that, because we will be having company introoders in our home.

 Thursday evening Mom has been invited to attend an exclusive media only,  sneak preview of the new Tim Burton/Disney movie,  FRANKENWEENIE, (it will be in  theaters on OCTOBER 5TH). It  will be reviewed on  Dakota's blog on October 8th.

 Next week Mom will be in St.Louis for a couple of days attending the Passionate Pet Lovers:Purina Pet Food Summit (Mom is one of the bloggers on the Purina Cat Blog Panel and Purina is paying for their bloggers to attend), so she is pretty darned busy with all of the above and MANY other things!

Mom and I just wanted to let you know that if we aren't able to visit every one as often as usual in the coming week, we are sorry! We will do our best to visit as many of you as possible!

Have a great day!

Love, Cody and Mom

CAT VIDEO CONTEST! Friskies Presents The MAJOR Award for Best New Internet Cat Videos of 2012!! And the WINNERS of the PURINA® BE HAPPY™ T-Shirt Contest!!

Contest Overview

The call for entries is open now through October 12 at www.TheFriskies.com. Up to Twelve finalists will be chosen for the judging and public voting phase in October, and winners will be announced in November. Each finalist will receive a one-year supply of Friskies cat food, and an original Friskies cat statue, the “Cat-uette.” The grand prize winner receives $15,000 and the honor of “Best Video,” and four category prize winners receive $2,500. The Cat-egories include:

Catness: The essence of cat behavior – moments of pure cat awesomeness

Catcom: Your cat in a humorous situation

Catventure: An indoor cat adventure

Catch All: For entries that don’t fit into one of the other categories

Entries must be original videos no longer than three minutes. Videos will be judged on originality, overall artistic impression, cinematography, technical production, audience appeal and entertainment quality, cat playfulness or quirks, sense of a story being told, and portraying cat’s perspective. 

Contest Judges

For a contest of this magnitude, Friskies recruited a highly-qualified panel to judge the finalists’ videos. The judges hail from acclaimed professional backgrounds in art design, various aspects of the film industry, and cat lifestyle media:

Wayne White: Iconic folk artist, original set designer for Pee Wee’s Playhouse and star of this fall’s acclaimed documentary Beauty is Embarrassing.

Michael Showalter: Actor, comedian, cat humorist, and professor at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts known for co-writing the cult hit Wet Hot American Summer and as a member of the sketch comedy trio Stella.

Tim League: Film industry trendsetter known for founding Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, Rolling Roadshow and Fantastic Fest, the largest genre film festival in the nation. 

Karen Nichols: Managing editor of award-winning online cat lifestyle magazine Mousebreath, and Internet cat video creator and aficionado.

Cat Shelters Nationwide To Benefit

The best Internet cat video stars and their directors aren’t the only winners of “The Friskies.” The contest is possible in part because many rescue cats have found happy homes…with owners who love sharing videos of their cats’ awesomeness on the Internet.

Based on numbers of entries, views and votes, Friskies will donate up to 250,000 cans of cat food to shelters and rescue organizations across the country. Twenty-five cat charity organizations each may receive 10,000 cans of Friskies cat food by the end of this year. Visit www.TheFriskies.com for more information about the charities, and the many ways to become part of “The Friskies.”

Contest Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 years of age or older at the time of entry (19 years of age or older if a resident of AL or NE.) Entry period ends at 12:00:01 p.m. ET on 10/12/12. See Official Rules at www.TheFriskies.com. Sponsored by Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, Checkerboard Square, St. Louis, MO.

About Friskies

The Friskies® brand offers a complete line of great-tasting cat foods, including more than 60 wet, dry and treat varieties. Friskies is manufactured by Nestlé Purina PetCare, a global leader in the pet care industry. Nestlé Purina PetCare promotes responsible pet care, humane education, community involvement and the positive bond between people and their pets. The North American 

NOW....we present the WINNERS of our 

PURINA® BE HAPPY™ 

PURINA BE HAPPY T-SHIRT CODE CONTEST!

LAYLA  click on her name to visit her blog!

SAMMY click on his name to visit his blog!

MARG click on her name to visit her blog!

TEXAS click on the name to visit their blog!

CSTIRONKAT has no blog! lol



CONCATULATIONS! We realize there were too many "hoops" to jump through for this contest, so we picked winners using www.random.org from all eligible comments! I will be contacting you with your T-shirt codes! Have a great day!


We received no compensation for this post. We are members of the Purina Cat Blogger Panel and were given this information to share with our readers! Good luck to all who enter!

Thankful Thursday- Thinking Of You Award

Hi everyone! It's Cody and I am sooo touched! Back in July I was visiting my favorite blogs and I was honored and surprised to read that my buddy:

 Sammy from

One Spoiled Cat had given me

this super cool award:

It is always special to be thought of, and even more special to be thought of by a kitty that I hold in such high esteem.

Sammy is one of the kindest kitties that I have ever met. He is a Senior Kitty and I always learn so much from him. I have learned that crinkly paper can be fun, I have learned how to make cozy tents, I learned that cats and froggies can be friends, and countless other wonderful things! If you visit Sammy you will see what I mean!

All awards come with requirements that you must fulfill in order to accept it and this award is no different. The requirements are:

1) Link back to the sender. DONE!

2) Tell 7 things that I love and think about daily:

Mom

Dad

Dakota

Sleeping

Eating

Sleeping

Eating

Now...I am supposed to pass this award on to SEVEN other blogs. Being ever the diplomatic kitty, I have chosen to pass this award on to the  cat-i-dates of the :

Read about the contest HERE!

I am sharing this award with Zee Zoey and the cat-i-dates!

Be sure to cast your vote on September 11

I am thinking of ALL of them! Click on their names to visit their blogs!

1) Zee & Zoey

2) Brian

3) Katie

4) Sparkle

5) Odin

6) Cheysuli

7) Austin

Who am I voting for? I'll NEVER tell!!! I'm just wishing them ALL GOOD LUCK!!!

Rabbit-flavored, staying-out-of-the-political muck kisses,

Cody

Silly Saturday, Sammy "Stuff" or in the case of one toy "Stuffing-less"

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend!

Cody here and I  have some things to show you that are going to make you smile!

As many of you know, my dear buddy Sammy, over at the adorable blog,  One Spoiled Cat had a catabulous photo contest!

Mom entered this photo in the My Favorite Toy category

and thanks to the votes of SO MANY OF YOU, I WON!!! Thank you to ALL who voted for me!

Well, Sammy's Mom is certainly on the ball, unlike my lazy, slacker of a Mom who STILL has assorted prizes from Dakota's blog that haven't made it to their rightful owners, but I digress. Not only is she on the ball, she is BEYOND generous!! Let me show you my prizes!

Look at all of this fantastic stuff!!!

That squirrel was my Mom's favorite toy of the bunch sick woman!
But...her most favorite thing in the  world was the most SPECIAL and THOUGHTFUL prize of all!!

Sammy's Mom had taken my winning photo and made it into NOTE CARDS just for Mom!!! Mom was  over come with happiness when she saw these! She says they are too special and pretty to use. Sammy's Mom is the sweetest  woman EVER!

Not only is she incredibly kind and thoughtful, but she is pretty darned talented as well. Sammy's Mom has her own website that showcases her writing, art and photography. To visit it, click here

  Thank you Sammy and your Mom for these incredibly generous and most special toys! I will cherish them furever!! Thank you for making Mom's face light up with those wonderful cards!

Thank you again my furiends for voting for me! I couldn't have won all of these fun things if it hadn't been for all of YOU! You are the best!!

Rabbit-flavored kisses,
Cody