Sunday, November 11, 2018
Veterans Day (The REAL One)
I am not a fan of holidays being moved to a Monday to recognize them...the REAL Veterans Day is TODAY....not tomorrow (even though it is being observed November 12th. The holiday is REALLY November 11th)
If Only Humans Had Nine Lives
I was in shock when I read on Facebook Friday night that one of our sweetest blogging friends left us much, much too soon. Known to the cat blogging world as "Roby Sweet" or "old SoLT", as SHE liked to call herself which stood for "She
of Little Talent", which couldn't be FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. SHE WAS BEYOND TALENTED! She was the author of
Miss C's cozy mysteries and wrote her blog, The CuddlywumpsChronicles. When I saw that Sarah Andrews had passed, at first I had no idea who that was. I only knew her as "Roby Sweet". "Sweet" is purrfect to describe her, to Cody and I and to the entire cat blogging community, she was sweet, funny, kind, oh so intelligent, thoughtful.....and so much more.
I am just heartbroken. I barely have the words to convey how sad this is.
Last year, after having taken a year or so break from participating in Secret Paws, Cody and I had missed participating so much that we decided to return. Ironically, our Secret Paws was Roby and her kitties. I remember being totally over-the-moon with her generosity to Cody as well as her thoughtfulness, (we are Jewish and Roby made sure to include Chanukah wishes in our card, which was so thoughtful.) I think what I would like to do, and please indulge me, is copy/paste some excerpts from that blog post because her gifts were so carefully and thoughtfully selected for Cody, that we will never forget it. I am just posting certain excerpts from it. Please enjoy.
Everything was so nicely wrapped! I didn't know what to go to first but Mom said it was impawtant to read my card first. She said that is the polite thing to do, that one should ALWAYS read the card first. Mom said how in the world would I know who everything was from if I didn't read the card first? (Mom is actually not that bright cause I could have opened everything and THEN read the card, I still would have known who sent everything...but I digress).
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Mom got all teary-eyed because the card I received was personal and they also included Chanukah on the card which Mom thought was extremely thoughtful.
If you look closely you can see who my presents were from, can you see? Wait! I will make sure that you can see!!!
Now you can see it for sure!!!! It was from Real Cats Paisley & Webster from The Cuddlywumps Cat Chronicles!!! I was sooo excited and so happy! I love Paisley & Webster !!
See the red blanket that everything is on? That is a really cozy blanket/mat with a pouch to put catnip in! Mom immediately put it on the armrest of the couch where I like to sit when I watch TV with Mom (UPDATE NOVEMBER 10TH 2018: Cody uses that red mat EVERY SINGLE DAY. It is either on the arm rest or on another chair that he loves)
I want to give a HUGE thank you to Real Cats Paisley and Webster and to their Mom for helping them select these most pawesome prezzies!! Mom and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts!! You made us both so happy! We love you and we hope the prezzies you get from your Secret Paws are as pawtastic as the ones you got me!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Love, Cody
Roby, (Sarah), we will miss you.........thank you for the many, many kind comments you left on our blog and for your friendship, kindess and the many, many laughs you brought to us. It seems so unfair that you were taken so young. I guess Heaven needed a new Angel..........we sure hope you can see us from Heaven.
If only humans had nine lives........
with much love today and always,
and with broken hearts,
but with hearts that are grateful to have known you,
Caren and Cody
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| To read Sarah's Obituary and sign her guestbook CLICK HERE |
I am just heartbroken. I barely have the words to convey how sad this is.
Last year, after having taken a year or so break from participating in Secret Paws, Cody and I had missed participating so much that we decided to return. Ironically, our Secret Paws was Roby and her kitties. I remember being totally over-the-moon with her generosity to Cody as well as her thoughtfulness, (we are Jewish and Roby made sure to include Chanukah wishes in our card, which was so thoughtful.) I think what I would like to do, and please indulge me, is copy/paste some excerpts from that blog post because her gifts were so carefully and thoughtfully selected for Cody, that we will never forget it. I am just posting certain excerpts from it. Please enjoy.
Everything was so nicely wrapped! I didn't know what to go to first but Mom said it was impawtant to read my card first. She said that is the polite thing to do, that one should ALWAYS read the card first. Mom said how in the world would I know who everything was from if I didn't read the card first? (Mom is actually not that bright cause I could have opened everything and THEN read the card, I still would have known who sent everything...but I digress).
Mom got all teary-eyed because the card I received was personal and they also included Chanukah on the card which Mom thought was extremely thoughtful.
I want to give a HUGE thank you to Real Cats Paisley and Webster and to their Mom for helping them select these most pawesome prezzies!! Mom and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts!! You made us both so happy! We love you and we hope the prezzies you get from your Secret Paws are as pawtastic as the ones you got me!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Love, Cody
Roby, (Sarah), we will miss you.........thank you for the many, many kind comments you left on our blog and for your friendship, kindess and the many, many laughs you brought to us. It seems so unfair that you were taken so young. I guess Heaven needed a new Angel..........we sure hope you can see us from Heaven.
If only humans had nine lives........
with much love today and always,
and with broken hearts,
but with hearts that are grateful to have known you,
Caren and Cody
Friday, November 9, 2018
Cat Chalk: An iOS App Photo Editing Tool that Creates Fun and Shareable Cat Photos While Raising Funds For Cats In Need!
Hi furiends!!! I am so excited to present a NEW APP that allows cat owners and enthusiasts a way to easily add specially designed artwork to cat photos and also gives the ability to share those photos directly to Instagram and Facebook (as well as email and text), directly from the app while raising funds for cats in need!!
WHAT MAKES CAT CHALK
DIFFERENT FROM OTHER ART APPS? - Cat Chalk artwork is made uniquely for cats (and their pawrents). Now there’s no need to re-purpose dog or baby artwork for cat photos!
The artwork is soooo cute and clever, there are stickers, sayings such as "Feline Friday", "Whisker Wednesday", "Tuna Tuesday" and more! There are graphics for birthdays, adoption days, all sorts of things, purrfect for YOUR changing moods and the changing moods of your kitty!!! You can find the purrfect artwork and sayings that suit YOUR kitty, and since there is the ability to create your own text, you can make your own!!! There are so many things that you can do! Check out the screenshot I took below that gives you a teeny-tiny idea of all of the cute artwork you can find there!
HOW WILL CAT CHALK RAISE FUNDS FOR CATS? For the first 30 days, (the app kicked off November 8, 2018), 100% of all app purchase price will be donated every time the app is downloaded with the goal of raising $10,000 during launch month. Cat Chalk will continue to raise funds for cats looking for forever homes by donating 50% of all app purchase and in-app revenue to rescues across the United States and Canada.
Check out these darling creations
that the Cat Chalk App team made!!
Furiends you MUST get your paws on this app!! You will have so much fun creating and sharing your photos with your fans and furiends while helping to raise funds for kitties in need!!!
WHO WILL RECEIVE THE FUNDS? The money will go to a range of rescue groups, shelters and organizations focused on helping and finding homes for felines. Each social media post will have a unique link allowing proceeds to be donated to the rescue of choice. Full reporting will be provided on a weekly basis.
GET STARTED TODAY!!!
YOU CAN FIND THE CAT CHALK APP HERE:
Apple App Store - Available 8th November 2018
***There is an issue with the kick off of the app, until that is resolved you can email Danielle at this email catchalkapp at mail dot com and get the free version for now!!!
Will update when the app is working!!!
FTC DISCLOSURE:I received no financial compensation for this post. I was able to test the app and in exchange Cat Chalk will donate 100% of app purchase price ($2.99 USD) to my favorite cat charity or rescue with a goal of reaching a total of $10,000 in funds at launch.
MEET
CAT CHALK!!
DIFFERENT FROM OTHER ART APPS? - Cat Chalk artwork is made uniquely for cats (and their pawrents). Now there’s no need to re-purpose dog or baby artwork for cat photos!
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| How cute is this??? I not only posted it on Instagram, I was able to email a copy to myself directly through the Cat Chalk app!! |
The app is amazingly easy to use (even for ME, the most "non-techie" PURRSON in the world!!!) The artwork is always changing too which makes it so much fun!!! The video below will show you just how easy it is!!
I love that you can also change your filter within the app, you can email yourself a copy of your creation, you can also share directly to Instagram and Facebook. Here is a screenshot that I took when I created Cody's graphic that is at the top of this blog post.
The artwork is soooo cute and clever, there are stickers, sayings such as "Feline Friday", "Whisker Wednesday", "Tuna Tuesday" and more! There are graphics for birthdays, adoption days, all sorts of things, purrfect for YOUR changing moods and the changing moods of your kitty!!! You can find the purrfect artwork and sayings that suit YOUR kitty, and since there is the ability to create your own text, you can make your own!!! There are so many things that you can do! Check out the screenshot I took below that gives you a teeny-tiny idea of all of the cute artwork you can find there!
HOW WILL CAT CHALK RAISE FUNDS FOR CATS? For the first 30 days, (the app kicked off November 8, 2018), 100% of all app purchase price will be donated every time the app is downloaded with the goal of raising $10,000 during launch month. Cat Chalk will continue to raise funds for cats looking for forever homes by donating 50% of all app purchase and in-app revenue to rescues across the United States and Canada.
HOW MUCH IS THE APP TO PURCHASE? USD $2.99 (THAT'S LESS THAN THE AVERAGE BAG OF KITTY TREATS!!!)
Trust me my furiends, if I can do this ANYONE CAN!!! Here is the first post I did with the Cat Chalk App that I posted to Instagram
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| courtesy of Cat Chalk |
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| courtesy of Cat Chalk |
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| courtesy of Cat Chalk |
Furiends you MUST get your paws on this app!! You will have so much fun creating and sharing your photos with your fans and furiends while helping to raise funds for kitties in need!!!
WHO WILL RECEIVE THE FUNDS? The money will go to a range of rescue groups, shelters and organizations focused on helping and finding homes for felines. Each social media post will have a unique link allowing proceeds to be donated to the rescue of choice. Full reporting will be provided on a weekly basis.
GET STARTED TODAY!!!
YOU CAN FIND THE CAT CHALK APP HERE:
Apple App Store - Available 8th November 2018
***There is an issue with the kick off of the app, until that is resolved you can email Danielle at this email catchalkapp at mail dot com and get the free version for now!!!
Will update when the app is working!!!
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