WillThink4Wine

Wow! We made it a whole year? That’s amazing!

Our first post was one year ago today, December 12, 2007. Mom had been keeping a personal online journal and decided to start one for us. We had no idea that there was even a single other cat blog. It did not even occur to us to use photos back then. Our first comment came from Victor Tabbycat on our December 21st post! We clicked on his name and discovered an entire community of blogging cats! Yay!

We are so happy to have met so many fabulous kitties! We can’t imagine a day without you!

Thank You All for a wonderful year!

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Into each life, a little rain must fall. And I just love a beautiful stormy sky, don’t you?

One of my favorite songs performed by my favorite nephew, Mike! This was during the Sister Weekend last month, aka The Pajama Party!

The first time I ever heard this song me and the SisterDears (and many various family members) were all up at SisterDear2’s lake house in Maine. We were all sitting outside while Mike strummed and sang. He was still in college at the time. He first explained to us that his room mate had a CD that had this song on it. Mike liked this song and taught himself to play it by listening and re-listening to it. Then he played it for us.

I was overwhelmed, not only by the beauty of the lyrics and melody but also by how well Mike played and sang it. Tears just started falling. Since then I always ask Mike to play it for me, and he always obliges me! One year I asked my BIL to video him playing it and to send it to me, but that never happened. Then Shrek came out on DVD and I was delighted to hear it on the DVD!

A few years ago for Christmas, guess what Mike sent me? Yup -the CD! I love it best when I hear Mike play it, though! And finally, last month I was able to record Mike playing it! Yay! Unfortunately, I was at the end of my memory card, so you won’t hear the final few seconds.

Mike is a teacher now. For the last 6 years or so, he’s been teaching Music to Elementary kids! He also teaches private Guitar and Piano Lessons! He’s so talented!

Note: I call them all my favorite! Oh, and please excuse the humming… I did not realize I was doing it!

I hope you all have a day with some lovely music in it!

As it turns out, I am quite good at helping Mom decorate for Christmas. I helped her make this wreath for the front of the house. I mainly batted some of the red balls around on the porch and ated a few pine needles, but I think it helped immensely, don’t you?

What? Gandalf? Ha! He’s nowhere to be found at the mere mention of work! He’s out back somewhere, on a Secret Squirrel Mission or something.

OK, Mom! Bring on the Reindeer family! I’ll help you put them together now!

Have a great day, everybuddy!

We saw Tesla and Hans’ post for Pay it forward gifts, and we signed up to participate! We got our Pay it forward gift in the mail the other day and we were very excited! Look!

Mom shook out way too many treats! (especially since Grayson is not much of a treat-eater!) Gandalf managed to gobble them all down by the time Mom put the camera down and turned around! He had more than 3 day’s worth of his treat allowance all at once! Nom! Nom! Nom!

We both just love our Penguin snuggle blanket! It is so soft! We’ve been sleeping on it every day nap and night nap since we got it! We love the mousie with the bell on his tail, too! Thank you, Tesla and Hans!

Now, it is our turn to Pay it forward! So here are the rules:

“The exchange focuses on doing an act of kindness without expecting anything in return other than that the recipient will, in their turn, pass the kindness along and ‘pay it forward’ in their own way.”

This is how it works…We are going to agree to send something fun, inspiring or uplifting to the first 3 blog owners who post a comment on this entry who specifically say they want to play along. In turn you will then post about this on your blog, link to us, then send something to the first three people who sign up to play along through your blog. There are no cost restraints, BUT don’t go crazy! The little something you send can be something you made, bought, were given or found. No biggie, just a gift that will make the person smile. Maybe something unique from where you live?

And, remember that kindness doesn’t have to involve money; there are untold ways to help others every single day, everywhere you go - just look around.

SO PAY IT FORWARD…

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It usually takes me a few weeks to adjust to Daylight Savings Time. Not so this year. I still haven’t adjusted. My body tells me it’s time to go to bed about 6:30pm lately and there’s not a thing I can do about it! I must obey! That barely leaves time for supper and a glass of wine after I get home from the office.

The bad part is that I’m now waking up about 2:30am! ::sigh:: The good part is… well, there really isn’t any good part, other than I wake up feeling refreshed.

And my cat’s love it! And that is always a Good Thing!

I wish you all a refreshing day!