The Mega Pawsitive Fundraiser

[PushPurrCatPaws]

ANOTHER REMINDER!!!!! POSTS MUST BE AT LEAST 15 WORDS LONG!!!!!!!!!

I can see that jcat has been busy deleting posts that are too short. It's taking money away from the cats. Please make sure your post is over 15 words or it does't count.

PushPurrCatPaws The new toy looks like a Fred to me.

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Thank you for your input, AbbysMom, but ileen already picked out his fabulous, fitting name: Snorgel!

(there, I did fifteen words this time! no deletion! yay!)

 

[betsygee]

Tomorrow is the last working day before taking 10 days off. I'm looking forward to be at home with Missy. Nothing more, nothing less. Just the two of us.

That sounds blissful. Christmas Eve we'll be at my stepdaughter's house for dinner and after that we're free as little birds for a week. I'm looking forward to a nice quiet week at home.

 

[di and bob]

Good news, finally getting a little mist for moisture, that is a monsoon for us! Is freezing right now, streets are getting slick, I am so thankful it is now and not Christmas!

 

[1CatOverTheLine]

I have just realized the existence of this thread, an excellent idea. For the moment as positive news I'm happy to say that I'm recovering very well from a serious operation. Hopefully I will be able to contribute with further positive thoughts.

This is the most pawsitive news I've heard since @golondrina was admitted to hospital early in the month (the eighth, I believe?)! Absolutely wonderful to see you back again, dear Friend!
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[betsygee]

Oh, I forgot to say, Happy Solstice!

"Don't think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It's quiet, but the roots are down there riotous." ~Rumi

 

[PushPurrCatPaws]

Right this exact minute The Tree Butchers (local utility workers topping our beautiful birch trees because they have grown near power lines) are cutting down the lovely branches that decorated our view! Homes for the birds that Milly watches daily!

I suppose the pawsitive news is that the branches do grow back... in a year, sigh... leaving us with a year and a half of leafy views until the next time the Tree Butchers come.

The other pawsitive news is that I raised Milly to not be scared of city workers, lol. She has her face pressed against the glass, staring the workman in the eye... "Don't you cut my treeeees!!"

I guess other pawsitive news could be that maybe our power won't go out in a wind storm.

sigh

 

[MoochNNoodles]

I forgot today is the first day of winter. We enjoyed some nice temperatures this week. I'm also enjoying a late "breakfast" of leftover pork fried rice. I was going to have a bagel; but I need to clear some space in the refrigerator. So rice it is!

 

[tarasgirl06]

PushPurrCatPaws -- Milly can really give 'em the stinkeye from her vantage point, can't she?

Speaking of trees, my gardeners had to anchor my spindly little tree again this morning, because we had MORE high winds last night. They used string this time. Let's hope it holds for awhile, at least. I am determined to raise this tree to be a big, beautiful shade tree, which is why the city program launched and why the arborist gave us these trees.

Gave the gardeners their holiday bonus, which they seemed to be surprised and happy with. It's their first year with me. They are really doing a great job.

Going to get in supplies soon so I can invite Ex #2 over for holiday dinner -- his, not mine, on the holiday -- and celebrate. There's a mountain of special things for cats in the living room and it's shaping up to be a good day.

 

[AmyTheKittyMommy]

I’m glad for lazy days... just snuggling and playing with the little goofballs. The two of them are having lots of fun playing in the blankets I’ve cocooned myself in. Of course, sleeping is important, too.

 

[abyeb]

Don't forget to set aside all of the cat toys you attempted to interest your cat in this past year, and see if you can donate the rejected toys (lol, picky cats!) to your local cat shelter. Always check with the rescue/shelter first, but I know that the rescue where we got our kitty essentially has a toy drive each year for jingle balls and mice.

That is a great idea! I didn’t even know that was something we could do. Thanks for letting me know about this! I’m excited to have another way to help cats in need.

PushPurrCatPaws, do we have to clean or otherwise sanitize the toys before donating them? Obviously a toy that Charlie rejected when I first gave it to him wouldn’t have been handled by him more than just a few cautious sniffs, but I wanted to ask anyway.

 

[PushPurrCatPaws]

Hi abyeb! The rescue near me does prefer new or "nearly new" balls and mice -- ahem, so I guess that would be mice that were recipients of only a sniff or two from a cat, preferably with their tails not chewed off! I think Charlie's rejects would probably make good donation fodder

 

[ileen]

I work for 11 people at my job; one of them took me out for holiday lunch today, which was great. Also, I found out two others nominated me for an achievement prize & I was awarded $250. That will really come in handy this time of year.

 

[thefiresidecat]

my pawsitive thought of the day is our stray that we're trying to acclimatize didn't hiss at my husband when he went down and fed and cleaned the litter box and pet him with the home made backscratcher! small baby steps! he almost thought that he could have gotten by with petting him for real. (but he hadn't done the litter box yet and he didn't want that to be associated with loud noises.) lol.

 

[donnae]

@golondrina PAWsitively wonderful to hear from you today! So glad you are feeling better, sending you thoughts for happy healing!

 

[betsygee]

More happy news. I've been retraining our 3 Amigos to be mostly indoor instead of indoor-outdoor but it's been a bit of a struggle. After 8 years of freedom it's tough for them to get used to being in. I've been trying to get them into the catio more. Today I went out to find all three of them out there exploring.

That's Zoe's paw sticking out of the Cat's Home.



Rico checking things out.


Ozzy on the left, Rico at the back, and Zoe on the steps.

 

[Shane Kent]

@golondrina -- Happy to hear you are recovering well

Got my Christmas bonus today and after I get some dinner into me I will be Christmas shopping for the cats. Can't help but feel I am shopping for myself when getting stuff for the kitties, I love getting them stuff

 

[kittyluv387]

I am really lucky this year!! My suspected FELV cat turned out to be negative. It's the best christmas present i could hope for! I was also told that I will be requested for an interview for a position i applied for! Truly thankful.

 

[neely]

My pawsitive news for today is Carleton became a night owl, lol. He used to doze off before the 10:00 news but instead he has been staying up to keep me company. Always nice to share the sofa with such a lovely partner.

 

[tarasgirl06]

So many good posts since I checked in earlier, I'd write a book to comment on them all, but know they make me very PAWsitive!
ileen -- that's so wonderful on both counts! Hope your lunch was wonderful. Now what cat stuff will you buy?
and kittyluv387 -- that is truly great news!

Just got back from shopping for supplies and it wasn't as crazy as it usually is. Got to hang out with a friend for awhile and now I'm back, with everything (almost) put away and a very warm blue/cream laptop purring away. He apparently finds some scent I picked up while out irresistible, because he keeps sniffing my sweater, making it difficult to type *but who's complaining?*

Elvis sunning himself by my dad's chair and some of HIS cat furniture.

 

[margd]

Today a self-heating cat bed arrived. This makes the third bed for two cats but Paul is too big for the other two, so I bought him one for Christmas. I waited for him to test it out but neither he nor Chula appeared all afternoon. Fine, they're cats, what did I expect? Well, certainly not this!