Furkids/Family Medical Updates & Timeline

If you read my post yesterday you will see that Paco is not doing well.  He was diagnosed with IMHA.  We are very worried.  He's currently at the vet hospital getting aggressive steroids and fluids.  I've been doing a lot of reading and research on the disease and it's NOT good.  Even if he pulls thru - it will be a long and tricky recovery.  It's so frustrating because other than the rash on his stomach he was NOT showing any other symptoms of the disease.  Perhaps that is a positive thing - meaning we caught it early - and he will do better than the majority of other cases I have been reading about.  Right now it's a waiting game and I almost can't handle that.

Last night I went thru the last 8 months in my head and put it all together...I can't believe (the following) all happened in the last 8 months with all 5 of our furkids...Suzie had two fatty tumors removed - her stitches popped and it set her back for a few weeks.  We lost our precious Gabby to Liver Cancer and that was totally unexpected.  Charlie had a wound that would not heal on his tail and he had to have his tail amputated.  Riley - just last week - had to have a large portion of skin removed from his neck and has a double ear infection that we are still treating.  6 days later - this has happened with Paco...I took him in for what I thought was a rash and it ended up being IMHA.  All this in 8 months.

In addition...my  husband has been having stomach issues for about a year and a half.  Yesterday (while everything was going on with Paco) he was out of town for more tests and procedures and it was confirmed a 2nd time - but by a specialist this time - that he does, in fact, have Crohn's Disease.

Yesterday completely sucked.  BUT...it's NOT a home without Fur-Kids.  And at least my husband now knows that it IS Crohn's Disease.  It's something he will have for the rest of his life but it's manageable.  Now if we can just get some more answers on what to do next for him.

Changed Cat Behavior

Since Gabby is no longer with us...Charlie is the sole cat in the Bliss Household.  When Dale and I first started dating we rescued him from extreme conditions and he's been with us ever since.  He's always been quite feral, tho.  When we adopted Gabby - he seemed to enjoy having her around.  They were polar opposites.  In the words of Paula Abdul "Opposites Attract".  In our house the cats followed suit as Dale and I are VERY different in MANY ways.  

I will say - Charlie has completely SURPRISED me in the last month.  He's been much more friendly, calmer, yet more active, social, and even sweet.  He's been greeting us when we go upstairs - which is where he pretty much 'lives'.  He has the run of the house - like the dogs - but the cats made their kingdom the 2nd floor long ago!  Our bathroom is on that floor as well as our Home Studio that Dale uses daily and my Craft Room.  He especially enjoys the Craft Room because of HIS Chair that's in there.

Earlier in his life I stopped giving him treats because he had "crystals" but it seems he's able to tolerate them YEARS after that battle...so...I started giving the cats treats again when we were trying to put weight on Gabby and have been giving him 1 a day since.  He LOVES them.  I think they make him feel 'special.'

I'm sad that he's the sole cat of the house.  But I'm happy that he seems to be coping ok.  I'm also happy that I am hearing more purring out of him lately.  He's become a bit more social and active - so that's good.  If he goes back to his feral-acting ways all I have to do is say "Treat" and he switches back to being sweet again!  I took this picture of him over the weekend.  He's looks so cute, doesn't he?

Foods, Fiats, & Furkids

Where to begin?  LOTS to blog about today!  Some recaps from the weekend as well as some other stuff!  I guess I will start with food!  Yesterday I had a light food day.  Not only because I was busy but because I wasn't overly hungry.  I had a Raw Day - which was nice!  But it was VERY simple.  I had a mini meal of Coconut Water and Aloe Chunks and a whole grapefruit.  Last night I had a MASSIVE Salad.  Lettuce(s), Tomatoes, Radishes, Cashews, Sprouts, etc.  I topped it with a salad dressing that I will post below about along with some Nutritional Yeast.  The sprouts I sprouted myself and blogged about that previously as well.  In addition - I added a few raw sprouted chickpeas that I also did myself - in my kitchen.  A few days ago I started sprouting some Radish Sprouts that aren't quite ready yet.  Speaking of Radishes, tho, I found some at the Erie Whole Foods Co-Op that were semi-local and gorgeous!  I could resist and HAD to pick them up for $1.99 per bunch.  They were HUGE and featured 4 different colors.  I used one of the Red ones in this salad.

This is a photo of the Homemade Raw Vegan Salad Dressing I made that you can also see on the salad in the photo above!  This was incredibly flavorful and SO EASY to make!  Here's what's in this Creamy Orange Dressing:
3 Mandarin Oranges
1 Avocado
1/4 C Lemon Juice
3 T Grapeseed Oil
1/4 C Water
2 T Basil

And speaking of EASY food and beverage prep...I discovered a neat way to make a glass of Lemonade!

8 to 10 ounces of water
1 T Lemon Juice
A few drops of NuNaturals Lemon Flavored Stevia

So easy and so tasty!

I've also been focusing on 'waste-not-want-not' type things in the house - especially in the kitchen!  After making the dressing above I saved the peels of the mandarins and put them in boiling water.  The aroma filled my kitchen and it was wonderful!  I also added a pinch of cinnamon.

I also made a few lunches a head of time last night.  This was one of them.  A simple Veggie and Rice Noodle Teriyaki Stir Fry.  I used frozen veggies - here - because there isn't much to choose from in the area of fresh right now.  I used Wildtree Teriyaki Sauce to taste.  I really like their sauce because it's not very salty at all - and - of course - it's vegan!

Multi-color peppers, peas, asparagus, corn, carrots, etc.  I even topped it with more sprouts!

Saturday - hubby and I took a drive in HIS new Fiat.  Yes...that's right...we now have TWO Fiat's!  They are even the same year but his didn't have a previous owner where as mine did.  His is a 'stick' where as mine is an 'automatic'.  We found out that his gets about 4 miles more HIGHWAY than mine does...which is kind of cool!  So...I average about 40 and he goes between 40 and 44 highway.  It was a fun drive!  We swung by the shop in Erie to have them check his breaks and it wasn't a big deal - they fixed a slight noise - and they chalked it up from it sitting on the lot previous to us buying it.  After that we were on a mission to find a good Indian Restaurant.  You see...my husband hasn't been a fan of Indian Foods and I am.  BUT...this place...he really liked so I was so happy!  We ended up in Niles, OH, and went to Bombay Curry & Grill.  Everyone was so nice and there were many vegetarian and vegan things to try!  We ended up both getting the buffet so he could try anything he wanted for a nice variety and I could see exactly what it was before eating it!  For the two of us - this bill was only $17.  AWESOME!

The 'furkids' have been doing well!  I woke up yesterday to this photo op!  Lately I have had to put this green blanket on top of my pillow and he will either sleep by my head or burrow underneath the blanket but on top of the pillow.  In this photo he wedged himself in between the pillow and the sofa arm rest and under the blanket!  So silly!

 And as I was getting ready for work the other day - the other two pups were 'cheek to cheek' and I don't mean the ones on their faces - in this photo - ready to lounge for the day while I went to work.

Charlie's doing real well!  It looks like the sore on his tail is getting better and he's been fairly nice.  As many of you may know - he's a pretty feral.  We are still missing Gabby and always will - but she's with Sammy now!  One day - we will be reunited!

RIP My Precious Gabby

I've been going over and over in my head how I was going to start this post...how I was going to write it.  Just like the decisions that were made...none of it is easy.  As some of you know I took Gabby into the vet yesterday and she didn't leave with us.  I had an overwhelming feeling that the news wasn't going to be good but I didn't think she wouldn't come home with us either, you know!?

She had been losing weight.  Not that she had weighed all that much to begin with.  I thought at her heaviest she weighed about 7 pounds but at her last visit (and it had been a while) she weighed 8 pounds.  We noticed we was losing weight so naturally I tried to give her anything she WOULD eat...TO eat.  We went with wet/canned food and she LOVED it.  Very soon her sunken flat tummy started 'feeling' more like a cat tummy that was satisfied and full.

Thru EVERYTHING Gabby didn't miss a beat.  She's always been the sweetest, happiest cat I've ever known.  Even at the vet's office she was purring and giving kisses to everyone.  Which made things even worse when it came to those choices.

The results of the X-Rays showed that her stomach was 3 times the size of a normal cats stomach but it was filled with liquid.  Long story short - after other tests and process of elimination - her vet said everything pointed to Liver Cancer.  We were crushed.  We are still crushed.

The vet said 'it' was inevitable.  Whether it was 1 day, a week, or a few.  Her little body was doing everything it could to 'get thru it' and 'fight'.  Because she was so small and lost so much muscle and because we had already been giving her wet/canned food there wasn't anything that could bring back the muscle she had lost.  When they weighed her yesterday she weighed 6 pounds.  I know for a fact she had gained weight in the past week because of the food and the uninterrupted meal time we were giving her.  We put Charlie in another room while she was eating so she could concentrate on the food.  I'm assuming that there was about 2 pounds of weight in her stomach but that is just my guess.  So I don't know if that means she weighed roughly 3 to 4 pounds when she did lose the weight initially.

The vet told us that she could 'turn' with a snap of a finger.  That she was 'walking on a cliff' and one step to the right or the left could cause additional issues.  We continued talking about everything and came to the realization with our house hold and family that she had several potential obstacles that could come into play including stairs she could fall down, another cat and 3 dogs that could play too rough with her not-knowing, as well as other issues.  DH and I both work during the day and would hate to have come home from work to find that she fell down the stairs or injured herself while we weren't there, you know!?

The vet told us that we were already doing what he would have suggested us to do.  She wouldn't get better - only worse.  Of course I was torn because she was our furkid but also because she was still purring to the very end.  It just didn't seem right.  I'm just not sure what else to say.  I cried for HOURS.  This morning I thought I was going to 'make it' until I heard the end of the song BABE by Styx and I completely broke.  The photo above is one of my faves of her - if not MY very favorite.  She's such a sweetheart.  We adopted her when she was roughly two in 2003.  We figure she was about 13 years old.  We will always remember her.

I set up Facebook Pages for each of our furkids.  This morning I changed hers to a Remembrance Page.  I would appreciate it if you would LIKE her on Facebook.  I know I try and keep this blog uplifting and positive but it's been an awful time in the Bliss House Hold.  I just really needed a place to write.  Write about her.  Write about everything.  Thanks for understanding and reading.  

I will say that we've received TONS of condolences via email, text, Facebook, Instagram, thru our co-workers, radio & VoiceOver Friends, and it's been amazing!  Thank you so much!  May our sweet, precious Gabby Rest In Peace.

Multi-Purpose Vegan Cheese Sauce, Raw Vegan Veggie Burgers, Trip to Labyrinth, and Gabby Update

Yes...I need to start doing a little catch up once again!  I was going to put this recipe on my blog last week but the week got away from me.  Sorry about that.  Last week I made this Vegan Mac & Cheese.  I used Orgran Vegetable Noodles but the real flavor was in the sauce.  Here's what I did for this sauce...

1 C Almond Milk
1 Yellow Onion
3/4 C Nutritional Yeast
1 Yellow (or Orange) Bell Pepper
3 T Cashews
1 T Tahini
1 tea Wildtree Garlic Galore
1/4 tea Turmeric

It was reminiscent of a "Sharper" type tasting cheese.

It made more than I was ready to use for the Mac & Cheese so I added about a teaspoon of Red Jalapeno Powder and used the rest as a Nacho Cheese Sauce for Tortillas.

I would make this again!  I think this is a good Multi-Purpose Vegan Cheese Base of sorts.

Last night I made Raw Vegan Burgers in my Excalibur.  For years I have had a hard time making veggie burgers at home because they have always fell apart.  These worked nicely in the Dehydrator!  I'm quite excited!  Here's what's in these...

1.5 C Almonds
1.5 C Pecans
3 Handfuls of Baby Carrots
1 Onion
1/4 C Parsley
1/4 C Lemon Juice
1 tea Curry Powder

I had a slew of Baby Carrots I NEEDED to use SOON and thought this might be a good way to try it.  Again...I think this is a neat base to play with and I would like to try them again with some spicy ingredients as well as maybe some corn and other veggies such as broccoli, peppers, maybe some beans or sprouts, even.

It was a weird weekend and I am sure I will share more of it as this week progresses.  One of the BAD things that happened is I whacked my 'pinky toe' on DH's Recliner and my foot is turning BLACK.  OMG...it hurts!  And with this ongoing COLD it sure isn't helping it!

On a GOOD side - I was able to visit The Labyrinth in Jamestown yesterday and ordered one of their Vin Diesel's for lunch/dinner.  It was great!  It's loaded with Grilled Chick Pea Salad, Avocado, Bell Peppers, Red Onions, Cranberries, Diced Tomatoes, Baby Spinach, Vinegar, Sunflower Seeds, Vegan Sour Cream, and Hot Sauce!  It was a 'Party In Your Mouth'. 

In addition to the wonderful wrap...I ordered one of their Soups of the Day which was their Vegan Lentil Chilli and I get for my lunch today!  While I was waiting I thought I would treat myself to one of their Espressos.  I don't do that often at all but I will tell you it would totally worth it!  They have their own Coconut Cream that they do as a milk alternative and the size of this Espresso was something I have never seen before!  It was AMAZING!  So yes...I am a happy camper after that visit.

An update on Gabby - she's been eating much better since we started giving her wet/canned food but now I think there is something else wrong with her.  Not sure if it's a blockage or worse so tomorrow she has an appointment.  She doesn't appear to be in any pain as she's the happiest cat I have ever seen!  She's constantly purring and the sweetest girl!

I just don't have a good feeling about this.  I've read up on Persian Cats often having problems with Poly-cystic Kidney Disease for which there is no cure.  I'm wondering about a blockage now that's she's gaining weight from the wet food but it's all collecting in her stomach.  She's NOT a young cat.  We've had her for about 10 years and when we adopted her they said she was around 2 or so and had been homeless for what they thought was most of her life.  I'm really worried about our little girl!

Paper Crafting As Of Late & A Thowback Scrapbooking Page

First off thanks so much for the notes that my Best Bloggin' Buddies left me last week!  It's so wonder knowing I have people who care and check up on me!  It means the WORLD to me!  Thank you! 

So...this week...I'm back bloggin'.  I have lots to share but I have to say between everything that has been going on and the horribly EXTRA cold winter we are having I really haven't wanted to do much!  Gabby - one of our cats has always been small - and has been losing weight lately so I have been trying to up her food intake and give her private food time away from Charlie - our other cat.  I think it might be working.  Fingers Crossed.


I was thinking about making this one big long post but I figured I would space it out.  I'm sure I will have more than one post for today but I will be schedule posting a few others as well.  I have been averaging about a card a week and have enjoyed it.  I'm baby stepping my way back to paper crafting.  I used this card for the February Challenge over at Chalk N Stock if you want to hop on over and check it out and maybe even participate during this month's challenge!  I've been getting into pattered papers more as well as papers that kind of 'clash' with each other.  I'm not really sure why I'm currently into this look but I am.

Here's another card I did a couple of weeks ago.  I really liked the red against the black and cream colors.  The center checkered part is actually a ribbon not paper.  But as you can see I used the opposites or 'clashing' look - or mismatched - even - in this card, too!

Since I have been working on re-organizing my craft room I have found all sorts of things I am now using again that haven't paid much attention to the last year or so.  It's been FUN.

I hope to post at least one project a week on my blog from now on!

Here's another card I made - it was actually the first of the 3 I am posting here.  I'm trying to use my scraps more than I did before - I have TONS.

In this card I use the same red paper as in the card above.  I used some paper scraps for the black and cream strips and the flower you see is a hand crocheted flower one of my crafting buddies sent me a few years ago.  They are lovely!  In the center of the flower is a decorative brad I've had laying around for a while as well.

Overall...I'm fairly pleased with these cards!  They are a bit of a departure from what I was doing with cards prior to my crafting hiatus.  I'm looking forward to other projects as well!  I still MUST start in with those tins I was telling you about a while back, too!

Another now for a Throwback Scrapbooking Page.  I did this YEARS ago.  The reason I am posting it now is as a remembrance.  You see...the girl in the lower right hand corner photo was a good friend of mine (Actually one of two of my BEST Friends) from college who afterwards was a teacher at a charter school.  In 2008 her finance shot her and then himself.  It was a complete shock - of course.  It happened Super Bowl Sunday...I'll never forget that.  Everyone was notified and the word started spreading that following Monday.  I haven't looked at Super Bowl Sunday the same way since.  I probably never will.  Yesterday I spent a lot of time thinking about her.  I think of her often but yesterday I went thru photos and videos and had a few moments of silence.  Also pictured in this photo is my other friend Sarah and I in the other pictures.  The photos were taken in 1998 when we were in college and at an IVCF Retreat in Angola, NY.  The 3 of us were VERY active in IVCF during college and shortly after, even.

Furkid Fun

I figured it was time for an update on our "furkids".  A few weeks ago Dale took this chair out of our home studio/office and put it in the hallway.  I think he thought I wanted it for my work station area in the corner of our living room but I was sure it wouldn't fit.  So there it sat for a bit near the Attic Door until we figured out what to do with it.  Well, Gabby made that decision FOR us!  She claimed it.  So we are going to try and keep it but put it by the window - it seems she is really 'digging' this chair.  It's a very high chair, I might add but she can look out the window of the upstairs hallway so that is probably another reason she likes it.  She's such a sweet cat!

It's been REALLY cold here the last several days and it's supposed to follow suit for the foreseeable future.  Paco's been burrowing and snuggling more and more.  I'm still fascinated by the art of nest making, here!  He totally did this himself.

In other news - Suzie is FINALLY doing well!  We had a stitch pop and it knocked the stitch removal date back 4 days.  Long story short she DID get them removed on Friday and has been a happy camper ever since!  She's such a trooper!

Here's a photo of all 3 dogs lined up on the sofa over the weekend!  I couldn't help but take a pic of them! 

The only one I didn't get a pic of this weekend was Charlie.  He's been sleeping on his chair mostly.  He seems to be mending his tail ok by himself and it doesn't really seem to bother him.  I have been checking it often just to make sure, tho!  It's been closed for a while now so that's good!

Tornadoes, Storms, & How The Furkids Deal

(This is my 2nd Post of the day - Remember to Scroll Down)

Last Night was a strange one!  We were under Tornado Warnings, Watches, Severe Thunderstorms, as well!  Tornadoes are not an everyday occurrence where I live. 

<------ In order of appearance: Suzie, Riley, and Paco could have been any closer to each other OR any closer to their MOM while all of the commotion was going on with the storms!

I'm the one with my legs under the white blanket.  We were listening for an extended noise to head down to the basement but we didn't need to!  Thankfully!

I heard that a Tornado touched down in Union City which is about 40 minutes from us and it's rumored there was one in Scandia which is about 10 to 15 minutes from us!  The one in Scandia is unofficial at this time.  There were some without power for a little bit and the street lights were off-whack.  Our internet was down for a little while but nothing major.  This morning there were two school districts in the region on 2-hour delays and there was some debris such as branches and trees that were down and in the road, but again, nothing major to my knowledge.

I will say that Paco turns into a completely different dog when he is unsure of something!  It's like he's trying to be a 'tough guy' but gets really mellow and calm.  He didn't want to stray too far from us, that is for sure!  He did shake a little but not overly-so and not consistently. 

The Dogs were not the only ones who act differently!  YES!  All animals can sense weather changes - AND - mood changes!  It's times like this that I'm reminded of that!

Charlie is the WORST when the storms occur.  But last night - he hid for the first few hours and then was okay towards the tail end of them.  Gabby wasn't too bad.  She was on the stairs the entire time.  I took this photo after things started to wind down a bit.  It's rare if I get a photo of them together let alone with them both looking in my direction.

I'll be back in a little bit with another post - a food post!  Until then...have you had any strange weather lately?  How do your furkids deal with it?  Stay Safe!

Gabby's Spot of the Month, Paco & "Wildthing", Bob & Ky-Mani Marley, and Nervous Doctors RANT

Gabby does this thing where she has a "spot of the month" and every month or so she changes it up to a different spot she likes to hang out at.  This past week it's been to the left of the top of the stairs in between the stairs themselves and the door to our Home Studio.  It's a very small spot but then again she's a small cat!  She probably only weighs between 8 and 9 pounds...she's mostly hair/fur, actually!  She's such a sweet heart!  Because she's a Persian cat it's some times hard for me to snap a good photo of her because she often looks angry or pissed off but that couldn't be further from the truth...Gabby is a very happy cat!

Later today I have my first appointment with the Chiropractor.  I'm not going to lie - I'm nervous - but I am nervous by nature - always have been!  I'm terrified of any kind of doctor.  So far I am not freaking out as much as I usually do but then again it's very rare for me to go to ANY doctor because I have been lucky enough not to have any or many problems but when I have gone I have freaked out...especially the last time I went to the Dentist.  And even at the Dentist I haven't had any real reason to act like that!  I have never had a cavity,  At some point I will have to get my Wisdom Teeth out and I am terrified of that, too!  But seriously...I want to know what is happening with my left leg, Hip, Calf, Ankle, Arch, and it's gotten to the point where it's driving me insane.  Oddly enough...TODAY is the first day in a while I have felt this AWESOME, figures, right?

Over the weekend Paco started in with one of his "Play Sessions".  This occurred while Tone Loc's Wildthing was playing on my Pandora Shuffle.  We often refer to Paco as "Crazy Man Stan" when he runs around with the "Zoomies" in certain patterns and is playful and releasing some of his energy!

 
I've blogged a few times now about my LOVE of Bob Marley as well as his family, their charities, and the Marley Brand.  This past weekend my father gave me a very LARGE Promotional Cardboard cut out.  I set it up on a slant off the back of my mom's car.  It's over 6 feet high!  He also gave me two Bob Marley shirts.  The sales person he talked to wanted me to wear the shirts and post them on social media and send him a copy so Marley's Mellow Mood can re-post them on their social media.  I thought that was pretty cool :)

In other Marley News - a good friend of mine - that I have mentioned before - Jen - she's also in radio and over in Yuma and her and her friend and co-worker Teri recently interviewed Ky-Mani Marley for a concert he did in Yuma last weekend!  I was lucky enough to hear the interview and prior to interviewing him Jen asked if I could think of any questions to ask him.  While listening to the finished product of the interview I noticed a few of my questions were included!  I was so excited!  Thanks Jen & Teri for letting me be a small part of it!  I wish I could have been there for the show!

The Gang's All Here

 Happy Monday everyone!  LOTS going on!  And LOTS of photos!  The furkids wanted to say HI!  Here is a very recent photo of Riley (left) and Suzie (right).  They are getting read for a day of 'maxin' and relaxin' while mom and dad work!  They love vegggin' out but at the same time it's been so cold and crappy weather-wise that they often snuggle to keep warm.

Then we have Charlie!  He's the "Fat Cat" of the family! Pictured here he is laying on the landing of our steps.  He's usually a grump but we still LOVE HIM! 

It was a nice weekend this weekend despite the weather!  I did get a lot accomplished Saturday Morning!  A lot of house work and cleaning up.  DH and I went for an early dinner on Saturday Night!  We went to a restaurant we haven't been to in a really long time.  Richards Restaurant in Youngsville.  We will start going there often now that I know they have a nice sized salad bar!  That's something we lack in our area any more.  I might actually make a special phone call today to thank them for it!

 Here's Paco!  He's the only one who lets me do his nails.  Riley usually takes care of them himself and I take Suzie in to get them done as I don't trust myself.  She has dark nails and thick nails and she's a tough cookie.  Paco isn't too bad usually.  I use one of those Ped-i-PAWs nail files.  But pictured to the right you can see that Paco is biting his nails!  I think he learned that from his brother Riley!  And pictured left is when I was going out of the kitchen into the living room over the weekend.  We use Baby Gates for their protection...mostly Paco's protection.  Since he has bad knees I really want to keep him safe.  When I am in the kitchen he tends to try and jump.  I also try and keep him down stairs so we have another Baby Gate by the stairs.  BUT that gate does double duty!  So the other two don't go up stairs and eat the cat food!  PLUS that gives the cats their freedom to lounge upstairs, too!  It works well!  PLUS...we can just step over the gates if we need to.

As you can tell I am really LOVING the superior camera on THIS iPhone!  I took this photo of Riley and Paco and Paco just looks so cute here!  I love his stance!  Riley...well...he's washing his feet!  I couldn't imagine our house without FurKids!  It would be so quite and boring.

I have been InstaGram-ing most of these photos!  This next one was featured as the #DogOfTheDay over the weekend!  I was so excited!

 This is Suzie!  She loves being up HIGH.  Like on the back of the sofa.  She love her picture taken.  She's a ham.

Since we don't have any human kids - I know I talk about our FurKids a lot but they really ARE our LIFE.

And this next one is of Riley being lazy!  Just a few of many photos I have been taking lately!  I have a lot of other things to talk and blog about but I think I will do a separate post within the hour.

The 'kids' love to be center of attention and don't want me to share their post! LOL

OH!  Yes!  And here is Gabby!  I didn't forget about her!  But she IS a sneaky one!  It's not the best photo but the lighting was bad in my hallway!

She's such a sweat pea!  

How was your weekend?  Are you blogging about your kids?  Human or Furkids?  Let me know in comments!

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Cats on Tuesday - Charlie & Gabby

 One of the many things that my this My Blissful Journey (in Life) are my KIDS...my 3 dogs and 2 cats.  This is my first Cats on Tuesday Post.  I hope to continue to do it.  Above you can see Charlie.  He was the very first one of the bunch when my Husband and I first got together.  He was born in Jan/Feb of 2001.  He's a character but is also a tad feral!  Sure...he looks cute and innocent here but he's our Wild Child.  A few years down the road we decided to adopt a 2nd Cat and he seemed to appreciate that and mellowed out a bit - he's good to her - still questionable to most, tho! But we LOVE him LOTS!

This is Gabby.  It's not the greatest photo since it was taken in really bad lighting and on my iPhone but I have to snap pics of her when I can.  She's a fluff ball and a quick one.  A lot of people that see photos of her think she's always pissed off but she's the sweetest darling! 

Also posting Charlie's Pic on Sweet Shot Tuesday