Hi my furiends! Today I pushed Mom away from the computer because I wanted to take the time to mew to you about a few things.
I may spend a large portion of my day sleeping, but during the time I am awake I am quite observant. Not much gets past me. As we are approaching the end of 2018 I have noticed that our world seems to be much colder, harder, and frightening than ever before. I watch my Mom when she turns on the TV every morning muttering (or crying) about yet another awful event that has taken place. Many of these events pertain to humans lashing out at each other, but often it is also humans lashing out at animals. This makes me sad. I don't want to become a fearful cat, I want to remain brave, strong and positive, so today I think it is important that I let you know about some things in my every day life that I am thankful for. Ready? Pull up your favorite pillow, grab a treat, and let's begin!
MOM AND DAD
Ok, I am going to make this part super quick because I don't want them to get a swelled head or anything, (but they ARE the ones who pawchase and distribute my daily sustenance so I must pay homage to them),I am EXTREMELY grateful for my Mom and my Dad. Mom was the one who first found me at an adoption event ten years ago at our local pet store. Mom called Dad and said "I found a special kitty that I want to adopt.", the rest is history. Dad, what can I say? My Dad is a champ. Every morning without fail I wake him up at 4am (give or take an hour either way) and
WINDOWS TO WATCH
THE WORLD GO BY
Ok all of you kitties with catios and NORMAL homes, you can stop laughing now! For some of us, this is as good as it gets. Yeah, I'm up high, not the best for squirrel watching but last I looked, BIRDS DO FLY!! Now I know the reason. the powers that be gave birdies wings so that view deprived cats such as myself can still see them! Sometimes in life you just gotta make the best out of what you have and be THANKFUL that you have it!
THE VET AKA "DR.SMILEY"
Furiends you can once again STOP LAUGHING! YES I AM enjoying how "Dr.Smiley" was petting me in that photo. He is kind and gentle and remember kitties and woofies, I said that sometimes you just have to be THANKFUL and look for the good in EVERY situation! "Dr.Smiley" takes good care of me and keeps me healthy. To me that's a pretty darned good reason to have a blissful look on my face!
MY WOOFIE BROTHER
Yep I love him. I truly do. My woofie brother and I enjoy each other, we play chase, we watch TV, we have some serious conversations that are top secret!
BABY HARPER
This little one has brought more joy to our family in the almost 4 months since she was born, than any of us could imagine!!! She actually has the ability to calm down my Mama!!!!!! Now THAT'S HUGE!!
I hope you liked my list of all of the things I am thankful for. There are many, many more but I know that you have better things to do than to sit around reading my list all day.
and to everyone else, THANK YOU for "GIVING" of your time and attention when you come and visit our blog. We realize you are super busy and we want you to know that we THANK YOU, LOVE YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU TOO!!!!!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Cody!
ReplyDeleteCody, We think you have a wonderfully pawsitive attitude. We wish you and your Family - human and furry - a Happy Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful things to be thankful for, Cody! As always, the Chi family (of cat/dog/human) want to let you know that we are thankful for YOU all! We hope you all have a wonderfully cuddly Thanksgiving! �� �� ��
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to all of you from all of us Cody! My Mom is like your Mom when she watches the morning news. It's scary and sad all rolled into one but Mom turns off the TV and plays with me and talks with Dad and things get OK again. The world is a difficult place right now. In OUR little world - here at home - things couldn't be better!
ReplyDeleteHugs to you!
Love, Teddy and Mom too
Happy Thanksgiving to all of your from the three of us! xoxo
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving. May your turkey be stuffed with tuna. Madison
ReplyDeleteYou have much to be thankful for. Have a great Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving, Cody, to you, Dakota and your mom and dad! (You DO have a "normal" home, you know. Homes come in all shapes and sizes, and the only thing that matters is that they are filled with love.)
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day!
Those are wonderful thankfuls Cody and we're so thankful for your friendship. Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for joining the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteYou are a lucky kitty, Cody. Dakota is a lucky pup too. You both love the new baby and that's a great thing.
ReplyDeleteHave a purrfect day and Thanksgiving, Cody. My best to your peeps. ♥
Aww... what a sweet kitty. I wish there were more humans in the world that could see the good in things. Maybe you could teach them. Purr purr purr. Happy Thanksgiving. -Valentine (& Mom) of Noir Kitty Mews
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful gratitude list! It certainly gave me a smile today. :-)
ReplyDeleteThose are great things to be thankful for, Cody and we are thankful for you too and that little Harper brings out the best in all of us. She's so sweet :) Pawkisses for a Happy Thanksgiving to all of you🐾😽💞
ReplyDeleteYou DID make us laugh with your ME in the window picture!!! Happy Thanksgiving! We are scampering round catching up * paw hugs * but so glad to visit you.
ReplyDeleteThe Dash Kitten Crew
Marjorie
Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours.
ReplyDeleteYou guys are so sweet. That is a wonderful list, Cody. We enjoyed reading it very much. Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to all of you. Hope you have had a wonderful day. Take care.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving!!
ReplyDeleteThe Florida Furkids and Mom Sharon
Happy Thanksgiving ! Purrs
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely list of things to be thankful for, Cody.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving Day to you and your family.
You and yours are truly blessed and ~ thanks for sharing ~ wonderful grateful post, beautiful and loving photos ~ ^_^
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. Glad you have such a great home Cody. Take care.
ReplyDeleteOh Cody I am so glad I'm not the only one who "ran off at the mouth" today. I can empathize with your window cos mine is up 4 stories and sometimes now even birds fly that high. We love you guys. Happy Turkey Day! Make sure you get some.
ReplyDeleteWe're thankful for your friendship! Hope your Thanksgiving has been just purrfect.
ReplyDeleteIt is a hard world we live in, and life is difficult at (most) times. But friends like you are what get us through these tough times, and keep us going. We love you and your family so much! Thank you for being our friends.
ReplyDeleteJan & the crew at Wag 'n Woof Pets
Happy Thanksgiving!I am thankful for your friendship. XO
ReplyDeletePS: The baby is adorable.
You've obviously got it going on, Cody!
ReplyDeleteToo bad The Lions lost, though...
You do have much to be thankful for, Cody. We hope you and your family had a Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteCody and Dakota you 2 surround yourselves with love and so many beautiful people...
ReplyDeleteWe here try to stay in our on little corner of the city.
Hugs Cecilia
Happy Belated Thanksgiving! I know...I should have stopped by yesterday...but the Mom was "busy". She took Daddy's Car to get it serviced and his winter tires put on (so he could drive over the mountains to get home)and she cooked and cooked and cooked so he had meals to take home...after being away so long, she should have spent time doing what I need!
ReplyDeleteCody, Dakota I am so happy that you have each other and I am so very Thankful that I have Ninja to be my bestie!
Purrs
Marv
You have a wonderful list of things to be thankful for and we are so happy for your blessings. Love and purrs from Deb and the Zee/Zoey gang.
ReplyDeleteVery nice list, Cody. The Holidays are transformed by the presence of a little addition to the family. We are grateful for your friendship!
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Maggie, Mickey Mouser, and Rufus the Red
You have so many wonderful things to be thankful for! I think my kitties might add their woofie brother to their list, too. Happy Thanksgiving, Cody!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful Thankful list!
ReplyDeleteHappy thanksgiving to you and your super cool pawrents! Cody, we love your list and that window shot is hilarious. You have lots to be thankful for and you forgot one other thing: you’re the only kitty in your castle. You have a woofy brother sure, but we know who is boss! MOL
ReplyDeleteMy Mom just LOVED this comment!!!!!! Yep I am the only kitty but my Mom often feels bad about that! But....you are right...I AM the BOSS!!! xoxo
DeleteYou surely do have lots to be thankful for, Cody. We love you, Dakota, Mom and Dad, and are thankful for your friendship. Happy belated Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteAll good things to be thankful for. Even being up too high for good bird tv.
ReplyDeleteThose are all wonderful things to be thankful for, especially the second-floor window perch. Mom started ignoring most of the "news". It's become a megaphone for the far left of far right, but the vast majority of us are somewhere in the middle, just trying to do the right thing and make this world a better place.
ReplyDeleteBoy do I ever LOVE your response! I couldn't agree more with everything!
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