Meow News…Read All About It

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Hello all! I hope you are enjoying this holiday season so far. I am trying my best to stay positive. I took some vacation time from work because this is my favorite time of year. Two days into my time off I realized my refrigerator and freezer had completely died and I had to throw away every single item. Every day since then has been waiting for maintenance people. The refrigerator doors had to be switched around because they opened the wrong way for my kitchen set up. Also, while trying to get the new refrigerator in place it was discovered the cabinets above are beginning to fall.

My kitchen and dining room are in disarray. All I want is to put everything back together, but I can’t yet. This is definitely not what I planned for my time off. At least I finally was able to go get some new groceries, so I can eat more than soup and crackers. 🙂

Through all of this, I have been reminding myself there could be much worse things to deal with and that this time of year isn’t about me. I can choose to still have joy.

So there, now that I have finished my rant of the day, I actually wanted to share some things from November. In November I was sent by one of my Facebook friends a seven day black and white photo challenge. It was only for fun, it didn’t need to be anything fancy or professional. This was alot of fun for me because I love playing with pictures. I also had been invited by Katzenworld to do a guest blog post about my sweet Cino. So, I combined sharing the news and the black and white photo challenge by creating the image below. Be sure to read all of the headline snippets too. 🙂

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Sunday Pause (Paws): For The Season

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It’s Sunday! Time to kick back, relax, and enjoy the season.

This time of year, the Christmas season, I spend most of my time shopping, decorating, and wrapping presents. All of it is preparation, then it comes and goes in what seems like a minute.

This year, I am trying to really enjoy the season by spending more time with loved ones. Last weekend I spent an entire day making Christmas cookies with a few long time friends. Yesterday I spent the day with my niece. We went to a craft show and out to eat. Today our family is going to see “The Nutcracker.” Great memories in the making. This is what it is all about.

It is good to remember that although there are many fun activities this time of year, the season is not about what we can get or can get out of it, but actually should be more-so what we can give. Maybe give an offering at church, volunteer at a homeless shelter, or donate money to an animal organization. There are many people and animals out there in need.

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Sunday Pause (Paws): Down Time

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It’s Sunday! Time to kick back, relax, and enjoy some down time.

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I did just that yesterday. Me and a couple of friends got together yesterday and spent the entire day baking cookies. I don’t know if you can actually call this “down time”, it’s a lot of work. But it’s the fun of not worrying about anything else but making delicious treats, having great conversation, a great meal, and a few laughs.

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Winter Is Here

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We have had the nicest weather. Autumn has been gorgeous, the temperature has remained warm and comfortable for this time of year, in fact yesterday it was in the 50’s, and there has been no sign of snow. All of that changed today.

It was only in the 20’s for a high today and “feels like” -5 degrees with the windchill. Brrr!!!

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Sunday Pause (Paws): Waiting

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It’s  Sunday! Time to kick back, relax, and wait.

Wait for what? Well Cino is waiting under the tree for Santa Paws. 🙂

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I read something recently that went something like this: Don’t live for the weekend, but live each day at its best. Good advice for all of us whether waiting for the weekend, waiting for Christmas, or even waiting for something scary like results. We can enjoy each day and all it can bring if we allow it. Continue reading →

I’m Not An Object

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“A picture says a thousand words.”

OK, so the picture below doesn’t have a thousand words and I put the words on it. But it’s the message of that saying above that I am trying to convey in this picture.
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It’s only 25 words, but those 25 words say it all!

Pass on the 25 word message this holiday season and let’s save some animals.

#petsarealifetimecommitment

Sunday Pause (Paws): Fun & Games

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It’s Sunday! Time to kick back, relax, and have some fun!

Now that Thanksgiving is over the Christmas season has begun! I put my Christmas tree up and am officially in the spirit. (I gave a different look to the picture giving it kind of a frosty covering. Just having more fun playing with photos). Almost every ornament on my tree has a memory attached to it.

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Sunday Pause (Paws): Thankfulness

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It’s Sunday! Time to kick back and relax!

With Thanksgiving only days away, this is a good time to push the pause button and think about what we are grateful for.

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The picture above is a project an old co-worker of mine did with her family this year and hung on her wall. I thought it was such a great idea I had to share it! Continue reading →

Sunday Pause (Paws): Things You Enjoy

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It’s Sunday! Time to kick back, relax, and enjoy the things you enjoy doing.

I enjoy writing poetry and a more recently discovered passion of photography. Not even the photography as much as the editing and fun you can have with one single photo.

Below is an image I had fun creating to go along with a poem I found on Facebook. (Note: I contacted the author of the poem and she knows I am using it)

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