Happy National Dog Day

Hope Everyone Has A Really Cool National Dog Day With Love From Bella! #nationaldogday #dogs #family ♥♥

Cats Cats Cats

Our Cats Have Trained Us Well!

My cats run the house. Really they are the bosses. They have us very well trained. We have learned to pet on demand, feed and give them plenty of water in the particular bowls that they love. We change their litter daily so as not to offend them.

They let us love them and nurture them. When they decide! They also let us hang out with them on the couch while we watch TV and most nights they will even share the blankets and pillows on our bed with us.

I'm really lucky because besides my own cats I get to share family love with my grandkitties too. Smokey, Rocky and Bruno (and Bella my grandpuppy!) are the most loving cats you could ever meet and all rescues meaning of course, they rescued us by finding us and adopting us. Not only are they so loving with all of the family, cuddle and playmates with my granddaughters but they are amazing and loving with each other as well. 

Come on in and meet my family cat crew. Introducing (from left to right) Mimi, Charli and Sammy. Our three babies.

Three cats. Twelve different personalities depending on the kitty and time of day! They definitely run the household and we are so lucky they all adopted us.

Meet The Crew

Sammy Boy

Sammy is our oldest cat. Our family has always had dogs and cats and just before Sammy came along unfortunately we had after 17 years of love just lost our dog Lucky who we loved so much and a year before our cat Cappy who was with us for almost 20 years. We weren't really planning on adding to our family but....

A friend of mine had a visiting cat who delivered a beautiful litter of kittens in his backyard. My daughter adopted a beautiful little gray and white kitten from the litter who's name is Smokey. What a sweetie. He had gotten all the kittens adopted except one. And kept calling me to let me know about the one little kitten who no one adopted..... Since all the other kittens were gray or tabby colored I jokingly said OK if it's a black and white kitten I will take him. Guess what, the next day Sammy was delivered to my doorstep.

He took one look at us and adopted us on the spot!

Mimi Cat

Sweet Mimi was only 8 weeks old when she adopted us. My youngest daughter and I just happened to stop into a PetSmart to get some cat toys for Sammy when they were hosting a rescue shelter for cats. Adorable sweet little kittens everywhere! Well of course we had to stop and look!

And there was Mimi. She looked into my eyes so little and so wise. Then I asked the nice Rescue lady the fateful question. You know the one. Can I hold her for just a minute? She almost leaped into my arms and cuddled against my neck and said, I'm telling you I heard her say, Hi Mommy I Love You. Then my daughter who by the way was in her 20's reverted into the adorable kitty loving child of her self and said, ooooh meee can I hold her too? Mimi happily went into my daughters arms, snuggled in, looked deep in her eyes then reached up and with her tiny little kitty paws and played with my daughters little hair curls.

It was love at first sight for all of us!! Hello Mimi, thank you for adopting us too!

Charli My Brave Little Kitty

Charli is our baby cat. She is so brave and so loving and rounds our family out just perfectly. Charli adopted us under the bravest of circumstances. Our town had been going through a heat wave. A terrible heat wave of over 100 degrees every day. No break night or day with temperatures still in the 90's at night. No rain. No cool winds. Harsh, rough heat.

My husband is the Fire Chief at our fire station and one of these terribly hot days he called me outside the firehouse and said come here, you have to see this. There under the loading dock of a local business next door to our fire house was a tiny, dirty little cat who would come out when she saw us and yell "MEOW!!". We went over there and she would shyly scoot just beyond our reach. We brought here some water and came back later on to give her some more. That night when she saw us she came out again and yelled "MEOW" in her tiny tiny little kitten voice. Again she scooted just beyond our reach when I went over. But I stayed and talked to her and watched her drink some water. Of course I thought about her all night.

The next day as soon as I got to the back of the fire house little Charli popped out and said "MEOW!" I thought to myself if she comes out again I really have to pick her up and rescue her poor little thing. Sure enough as soon as I went over and started talking to her she came out, wrapped herself up on my sneaker, looked up and said "MEOW!!" She let me pick her up. I called my oldest daughter and said come on down to the fire station, bring some kitty wash and a towel, it's cat adventure time! Of course the idea was to bring her to the Vet on Monday and then they could find a great home for her since I already had two cats. Yeah, right!

We brought the teeny tiny dirty filthy little kitten into the station and gave her a bath in the sink, oh so cute! She let us and seemed to love every minute of it. By the time we wrapped her up in the towel she wasn't saying MEOW anymore she was purring and cuddling and couldn't wait to come home to her new family. Thank you Charli for adopting us!!

Celebrate For Life

Family favorite celebration drinks ready for party time. No matter what you are drinking, drink responsibly and please - never drink and drive. Let the celebrations last a long, long lifetime.

Words Matter Let Some Go

Words Matter because words mean thoughts, words mean intentions, words mean a plan. Depending on who uses them, words can mean nothing.

How many times in life have we learned it's not necessarily whether you are right or wrong in your actions and what you say, but it's also important how you use the words and how you present yourself.

I believe strongly that it's OK for people to believe in things strongly. I also believe everyone has the right to defend themselves and their position on issues, etc.  No one else is living your life. But I also believe there has to be respect and civility. Sometimes they just won't listen. Some really might not care. Some are passionate in their position against yours. That doesn't give them the right to be nasty, name calling, rude, spread lies or gossip about you. That says more about them than about you. But it is so damn frustrating!

The same actions can make you look angry, aggressive and unreasonable but with the right expressions, the right explanations and how you present yourself those actions can be seen as heroic, thoughtful and caring.

Sometimes all the words in your head stand for all the millions of things you have to do. Work, family, bills, school, homes, did I mention bills! It can be overwhelming and some days it's better to let some of the words go, take a break. 

Put the words into another paragraph to work on later. Take some time and use words like love, fun, relax, hug and eventually of course that one big word will come back around... reality.

Sometimes it's easier to tackle reality after taking a break!

Fall Autumn Harvest Colors

Fall, autumn, harvest, pumpkins, beautiful leaves and trees.  A chill in the air.  Jeans and hoodies everyday. What could make this time of the year more beautiful?  Oh I know, Halloween and Thanksgiving.  Pumpkin picking and hayrides with the family.  Decorating silly pumpkin faces, sharing candy corn days before anyone says Trick or Treat.  All followed by Thanksgiving coming up in just a few weeks.  What more could you ask for - more time maybe.  A longer Fall season would be great.  Greetings to a great new season ahead.

Every Day Is Cat Day

Every day is Cat Day in my home. I know because my cats have proven this to me. You may think it's say Thursday morning, but no. It's time to feed the cats morning. Then it's time to pet one of the cats, don't worry, they will let you know which cat and when.

Perhaps you thought you would sit and read the newspaper? Not if there is a kitty who has decided it is the perfect place to take a nap. That's OK because well, she's so cute. Great time to go make the bed. Well not if there is a cat in it, either snoozing or ready to play lets attack the blanket, one of our very favorite games anyway!

I suppose I could try being the boss. It's up to me right, whether I want to work on the laptop, read a newspaper or feed the kitties later. Yeah, no.  

Cats are so amazingly smart. So independent. And yet so loving. One purr and I melt into mush because I love them so much. Because they are my family. 

The truth is, every day really is Cat Day in my home! 

Some of our favorite cat greetings personalized with love

Flowers That Make Us Smile

Sharing our love of flowers and things that make us smile just a little brighter.


Photos By Me and My Loved Ones Just Because It's Fun To Share.

Puppy Dog Love

Puppy dog love because pets are family too. We love our family dogs and cats and are so lucky because they have adopted us. Puppies and kittens fill our families every day with their own loyal, determined love and we are proud to share them with you too.

Meet Bella the long haired chihuahua I am proud to call my grandpuppy.  My daughter sent me a picture of Bella excitedly but safely waiting for her ride to Grammy's house the other day, don't worry she remembers to Buckle Up For Safety Too!

Bella doesn't really ride in the car seat, that's for my granddaughters, but she is rides safely too and loves her car rides.

Personalized Pillows and Home Decor Gifts

Personalized Pillows and Home Decor Gifts



Fluff up that pillow and get ready for some fun dream times with personalized pillows perfect for dens and living rooms, family room couches or even as throw pillows on your bed.

  

 

Some of our Popular Featured Pillows and Home Accents

Do More Of What You Love

Do more of what you love.  Every day.  Make some time for not just the priorities of your life like work, studying and family.  You do that every day.  Life is so personal, it's a gift.  Treat your self with a little bit of love for the present.  Do More Of What You Love.  Whether it is your hobby. Your sport.  Learning something new.  Going on a new adventure.  Painting or writing.  Remember to leave some time for what you love too.

Christmas Cuteness

Just When You think the holidays couldn't get any cuter with the whole world posting adorable photos, decorating their homes inside and out, wrapping up gifts and trimming the tree not to mention baking those wonderful Christmas cookies and sharing them in tins and bags and boxes galore.  Keep shopping. Keep reading the posts because everyone is finding something adorable to share.  It's hard to be grumpy about it, come on you know you like it too.

Today's cuteness is Penguin Christmas Holiday Spirit. Seriously so cute!  Click our penguin to browse all of his Christmas gifts, decorations and holiday greetings.

Merry Christmas Penguin Wishing You A Happy Holiday

Merry Christmas Wishes

Merry Christmas and may all your wishes come true.  May you share your Christmas with family and friends, people you love and smiles that shine as bright as your holiday lights.

Thanksgiving Wishes

Thanksgiving Wishes Of Joy, Love and Family From Our Family To Yours!

Decorating Your Home For Fall

Decorating your home for Fall just keeps getting better and better!  Not only are the colors gorgeous, the holiday themes are just so much fun.  Starting with Halloween pumpkins, candy corn, black cats and adorable ghosts all the way through Thanksgiving your home decor will make you smile every morning and greet you after a long day when you come home.

We decorate our house with pillows and candy bowls, pumpkins and Happy Thanksgiving turkeys on our placemats, napkins and our new favorite, the bathroom shower curtain.

Awesome Fall Pillows In Lots of Sizes and Shapes

  

Autumn Dining and Kitchen

Holiday Theme Candy Jars

So fun and easy to brighten your house with the cheery autumn holiday themes!