I'm really a mess, aren't I? I had intended to post all of the lovely holiday E-cards that we received during the week of Christmas, but that never happened! So...I am posting them today on "Thankful Thursday" because I am extremely thankful for ALL OF YOU who sent E-cards as well as snail mail cards! I loved each and every one of them!! THANK YOU!!
Angel Binky
AND LAST BUT
DEFINITELY NOT LEAST
LEVI!!!!
CANINE COLLEGE
TOOK THIS PHOTO
AND I LOVE IT!!!!
Aren't these great for Thankful Thursday or what?
Once again THANK YOU ALL for thinking of me and the boys! It really made our holiday extra special!!!! We love you all!!
Be sure to pop over to Brian's blog to see all of the other Thankful Thursday posts!!
Hi my furiends!! It's Cody pawing out the blog today! Well the long wait is OVER!!!! Today is the day that I am going to reveal the most pawesome gifts that I received from the incredibly STUNNING (and brilliant and kind), Cathy Keisha and TW (who we call "Mom").
Mom, Dakota and I opened our gifts on Christmas (oh yes we did!) because I thought it was appropriate to blog about it on Thursday, which happens to be Boxing Day and National Thank You Note Day! (Technically a hand-written note should be written, but we think a blog post is equally as good in this case!) It's the purrfect day to express our immense gratitude!
Ok my furiends, sit back and relax while I show you all of the goodies!
As you know, when the box arrived we all were so excited!
CK and TW had some lovely cards that I was excited to read:
But I just couldn't control my excitement and I wanted to see what was in that box!
When I peeked inside I found a beautiful kitty bag
Inside that adorable bag were wonderfully wrapped presents!!
Ok so I opened a few before Mom took the photo! Give me a break, I was excited!
CK has known me for my entire ten years of blogging, (she has been blogging ten years too and if you aren't familiar with her blog it is named after HER! It is Stunning Keisha and you MUST visit!) CK is a kitty with a lot of street smarts and general life smarts. She is insightful and she writes quite well. Her intelligence just shines through her blog posts and she would never admit it, but she is also a sensitive kitty. Caring too. I knew since CK has known me so long, she would pick out gifts that would make me purr! She most definitely made me purr!
There were some little toys that I could swat around, a few of them were from the fabulous Catlady Box, and one of them had "World's Cutest Kitty" printed on it. Yep, that would be ME!!!
There was also a cool Tipsy Nip Pickle (I had one many years ago but could no longer find it, so I was thrilled to get another one!) but I think my FAVORITE gift of all came from Meowijuana!!! It was their Catnip Spliff with catnip and valerian root and I went NUTS when Mom let me open it!!! You can see in the short video below:
When it comes to Meowijuana I don't mess around, that's for sure!!! Mom said she was so happy because I don't play as much as I used to, and when she opened that toy I played like a kitten! In fact, all of that playing gave me the munchies. Thankfully CK had me covered!!! She had gotten me Party Mix too! (That CK thought of EVERYTHING!! But then again, that's how she rolls!!)
I had so many fun toys and I am so grateful!!
After all of that playing and eating it dawned on me that I hadn't opened EVERYTHING yet! I went back to scope out the box
Sure enough, I had missed two presents! There was one for Mom and one for Dakota too! Wait til you see what Mom got! OMC!!
That is NOT a rug but it is quite large! You know what that is? It's a GORGEOUS scarf from Cat Lady Box!!!! Mom nearly died! She LOVES IT!! The photos don't do it justice, it's even prettier in pawson!
The colors are just beautiful, it is like artwork on a scarf!!!! Mom is just so excited and practically cried when she opened it. Mom thought it was sooo thoughtful of CK and TW to give her such a beautiful scarf. She is crazy about it!
Speaking of thoughtful, there was even an adorably wrapped present for Dakota!!!
Dakota kept staring at it because he couldn't believe that he was lucky enough to receive a gift!! Many of you know Dakota is getting up there (Mom says "God-willing he will be 13 on February 28th, I will be 13 April 1st, but for kitties it's not usually as bad as it can be for a 13 year old woofie), and he is having some issues. He doesn't hear as well as he used to, he doesn't play like he used to and doesn't even smile as much as he used to. He is still having some blood pressure issues but Mom is convinced (because they fluctuate so much), that it is white coat syndrome, (we truly think so!). Anyway, things have been tense with his issues, and everyone has been worried, so we are so grateful and happy that CK and TW thought of Dakota too. Boy oh boy, CK and TW said they had never bought a dog a gift before, but wow did they ever pick a good one!
It's the cutest stuffed Beaver from a place we never knew existed. It is from AKC Select (we know AKC obviously, but we never knew there was a line of toys! Leave it to a smart kitty like CK to figure that one out!) It is so cute and it squeaks!
It is just the cutest!!! Mom tried to get some good pictures but Dakota has a tendency of taking off the second he senses Mom wants to take photos of him. A super cool thing that happened was a few hours after Mom took photos, Dakota went over to the beaver on his own and started running around the room with it. That made Mom and Dad soooo happy! CK and TW Dakota LOVES IT! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
So there you go my furiends! Mom, Dakota and I cannot thank CK and TW enough for their incredibly thoughtful and generous gifts!!! They are just the best! Taking part in Secret Paws is ALWAYS fun, but it is extra fun when your Secret Paws is a kitty and human that you have been furiends with for 10 years and have admired just as long. CK is one of my first blogging furiends and it just made this extra, extra special. They touched my furry heart and Mom is just over the moon! Dakota too!
Love you CK and TW!!!!!!!! Thanks for making us so happy!!!
For quite some time I have been following the blog of a woman that is special in so many ways. The woman I am speaking about is named Phoebe Chi and her blog is:
"Phoebe Chi, MD, MPHis an internal medicine and public health physician and author whose humanitarian efforts have spanned from the regions of Central America to that of sub-Saharan Africa. She attended college at the University of Texas and subsequently received her medical training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and her public health and global health degrees from the University of North Texas Health Science Center.
With a focus on health promotion and disease prevention and management, Dr. Chi has developed comprehensive chronic disease management programs aimed at improving the quality of life and well-being of those living with heart and related chronic conditions. She is the author of Being Empowered for a Healthy Heart: A personal guide to taking control of your health while living with chronic conditions—a poetry-infused health guide that has been dubbed the “Chicken Soup for the Body and Soul.”
Phoebe's blog is a complete delight. She posts lovely artwork, poems she has written, she has "blogger meetups" on her blog (where we all go to share links), and her beautiful spirit shines though everything she does. She is one of the most genuine, kind, loving and giving people I have had the pleasure to know. She is a "GEM"!!
Phoebe's latest venture is Pendants for a Cause (the information below is from Phoebe's blog):
"A Physician, a Burden...an Idea"
Pendants for a Cause started in September 2019 from nothing
more than a small piece of sea glass and a hope to help another. When news had
hit of the devastating impact of Hurricane Dorian on the communities in the
Bahamas–of the lack of healthcare facilities and the need for resources and
medical aid–my first thought was not to create necklaces. But despite my formal
training as a physician, I felt that there was little that I could do to help
all those I wanted to help.
So what else did I have that could possibly make a
difference?
floofy Samantha
Well. I had sea glass, pliers, and an assortment of wires.
And a floofy cat.
Samantha the ever helpful assistant
And from there...Pendants for a Cause was born.
THE MISSION IS:
To raise awareness and support for important causes.
All proceeds from Pendants For
A Cause will be going to support those with urgent medical needs via two trusted organizations.
They will be to help:
1) Hurricane Dorian victims in the Bahamas via Samaritan’s Purse International
Crisis Response, and
2) Children in need of heart surgeries via the Children's Heart Project.
(there will be other causes added as needed)
I had wanted to help the victims of Hurricane Dorian and hadn't done so yet...until...I read Phoebe's
blog post. I was so moved by her mission that I KNEW I had to purchase a necklace.
The photo above is of the Large Green Sea Glass Pendant Necklace/Silver Swirl Wire Wrapped,
that I purchased.
The necklace arrived in the box that is on the right (an extra touch so befitting of Phoebe)
which made it a complete delight to open!
When I opened the box I gasped. The necklace was much larger than I had expected.
It was a nice sturdy weight and is simply GORGEOUS. Just gorgeous!
The craftsmanship is marvelous. The stone is BEAUTIFUL. I could NOT be happier!
I wish my photos did the necklace justice but they do not. It is simply exquisite!
Here is a photo of Samantha wearing a necklace that is similar to mine:
All of Phoebe's necklaces/earrings are affordably priced and who could pass on purchasing an item
that will benefit so many? Samantha is letting everyone know about this important cause
and is hoping you will purchase an item or two (or three) for yourselves!! Phoebe has generously given a COUPON CODE FOR ALL OF YOU ! Use the code "PENDANTS20" for 20% off !!
Samantha wants you to buy some jewelry!
(all photos of Samantha were provided by Phoebe)
