Thankful Thursday

 Hi everybody, it is mes, Gabriel, and we is joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday blog hop today!

Today, mes and Mama be so thankful for Mama's best friend, Dad Terry, over at Brian's Home - Forever! 

You know what hims did? Hims spent lots and lots of time on de video calls with Mama on Tuesday, deciphering de photo instructions for our new tree and telling her which parts went where. My Mama can barely see, so de picture instructions be very confusing and not at all helpful for hers! 

This is de new tree! Isn't it nice? Mama just can't get over how cute it be, MOL! 

Me approves, too! Me curled right up in it when it was done for a long nap in this big basket! 

Yesterday, me spent lots of time napping in the square bed at the top of de tree. It sure is nice and cushy up there! 

Giovanni hasn't checked it out much yet, but hims be a scaredy cat. Mama says he will check it out after he realizes the new tree not be scary. For now, me will enjoy having de new tree all to mineself! 

2025 Holiday Events at The Cat Blogosphere

The Holiday events are back at the Cat Blogosphere for 2025!

Gabriel, being the new kitten on the block, wanted to help make this holiday season special for all our fuzzy friends, so he, Giovanni, and I are organizing this year Paws & Claws Gift Exchange. Cats and dogs are welcome to participate. You can read more about it over at the Paws & Claws Gift Exchange blog.

And June is helping her lovely mama, Ann, organize this year's holiday card exchange. You can learn more about it at their blog!

We hope you will all participate in this year's holiday events, spread some holiday cheer, and have lots of fun! 

Thankful Thursday

Hi everybody! It's me, Gabe, and we are joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday blog hop today because we has a lot to be thankful for this week.

We had an eventful week last week. Mama had to starve on Tuesday all day for an endoscopy on Wednesday where theys put in some kind of device called a Bravo sensor in her esophagus. It was supposed to measure Mama's tummy acid levels. The doctors already know hers has reflux, so Mama wasn't sure what more the test would tell them, but hers decided to have it in case it could give them some answers about why her tummy is always acting up. Hers had to get off all her tummy meds for a whole week and starve for 33 hours for the test....can you imagine?!

Anyway, Mama got up really early in the morning and went to have the sensor put in. Then Mama came back and had a nap. When hers woke up, Giovanni wouldn't leave hers side. He told me Mama was in a lot of pain and hers needed us to take care of her. 

Thankful Thursday

Tylan and I the day we met at his foster home in 2018.

 Hi everyone,

Yesterday would have been Angel Tylan's 7th Gotcha Day. 

He came to us after Lita went to the Rainbow Bridge in 2018. I knew he was coming home with me and Carmine even before I met him. 

He was a wonderful boy—sweet, friendly, chatty, bossy, smart, loving, loyal, outgoing, and always had to be the center of attention. Tylan never met a stranger, and everyone he met fell in love with him. He loved belly rubs, his kitty beds, his basket, where he'd spend hours each day sunbathing, Carmine, Giovanni, his people, and soft blankies. 

Despite all of the challenges he had in his life, he was truly one of the sweetest and most loving cats I've ever had the privilege of knowing. 

I am thankful we had six years together, though I wish it could have been many more. 

Tylan and Giovanni liked hanging out near each other.

In honor of Tylan, we are donating 50% of the proceeds from the sales of our anthology, Purrseverance: Inspiring Stories of Cat Resilience and Hope to Colorado Foster Feline Rescue, the rescue I adopted Giovanni and Gabriel from. The fundraiser goes from October 1–December 31, 2025.

You can buy the book on BookBaby. It is also available on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.

We are joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday blog hop.

An Announcement from Gabriel

 Hi everyone,

It's mes, Gabriel, and me has a special announcement.

This year mes, Giovanni, and Mama are organizing the Holiday Gift Exchange - Paws & Claws Gift Exchange - this year!

Our dear friends, June and Ann, from Zoolatry are organizing the Holiday Card Exchange!

It should be lots of fun!! Please stay tuned for more details coming soon.