Blest Sunday: A Walk Down Memory Lane Blogoversary

(Dezi jumps up on mommy’s lap and Raena follows suit.)

Hey Raena, me was here furst. 

 

 Raena in a recursion frame.

 

          I’s want some luvvin’ too sissy. 

 

 Dezi lays in mommy's lap and gets lovingIt’s me’s Blogoversary and me was gettin’ luvvin’ furst.

 

 

Wait your turn. Me’s here now and me’s gonna write me’s Blogoversary posty. 

 

 

          Well sissy, mommy says it’s our Blogoversary.

 

Dezi sits and poses in a reflection frame of purple and gray

Well it’s got me’s name on it, and besides, you haven’t even been here a year yet. Me’s bloggy is 3 years old. That’s 2 years longer than you’ve even been alive. 

 

          I’s gonna tell mommy that you’re bein’ mean to me. 

 

 Dezi and Raena in purple frame with grayscale applied and reflections

 

Oh purrlease. Don’t be so whiney. Anyways…A lot of ya’ have heard the story of how we got started, but we do have some new followers that haven’t. So, we thought we’d give ya’ a little history behind Deziz World. We were all new to the world of computers and the internet. Mommy was terrified of the online world, so while taking a class, she set up our Facebook account under sis Lexi and me’s name. Not long after she learned ‘bout Facebook pages and created one fur sis Lexi so we could share the idea of Service Cats with the world. Sissy told a story almost every night back then. It was a lot of work fur mommy, but we started makin’ some pawsum furiends and found a whole community of cats and their peeps.

 

 Starry eyed Lexi in a multicolor frame of pinks, purples an turquoise.Sis Lexi was the only one old enuff to have a Facebook account.

So her name’s furst and her birthday’s on our account.

 

Soon after, one of those cats, Timmy Tomcat, asked ifin anypawdy would be innerested in guest bloggin’ at Blue’s Lounge. We had no clue what bloggin’ was, but mommy said me could do it since sissy had a Facebook page. Uncle Pete and Timmy, told us to create an account on WordPress that we would use to post from. Mommy bein’ catputer illiterate, created our account and answered each question as bestest she could. Befur we knew it, DezizWorld was created. Mommy was so confused and couldn’t even find Blue’s Lounge. She had no idea she had created our very own bloggy. We wrote to uncle Pete and Timmy and ‘splained what we thought we did, and he said, we now had our own bloggy that we could post on. ‘Member when we said we didn’t know what bloggin’ was? Well, here’s our very furst posty. Yep, we’ve come a long way since then. We wrote a total of 8 postys our furst month. We told the stories of how and when we came to live with mommy.

 

 Dezi lays in mommy's lap and gets loving

 

We didn’t even know how to comment on other blogs back then. We visited quite a few everyday, but had no way of commentin’. And then one day, the light bulb went off in mommy’s head and she figured it out. Of course, Timmy’s bloggy was the furst bloggy we commented on. We became Timmy stalkers really. MOL  Now we’re great furiends and feel so blest to have Timmy and his furmily in our lives.

 

 Cat Scouts Jamboree with Timmy, Andy, Nibbler, Dezi, Einstein, and Shoko
Timmy Tomcat and Dezi dance at a Cat Scout eventYep, dat’s Timmy and me dancin’. Me learned a lot ’bout

da virtual world in Cat Scouts.

 

Oh, me has to tell you a really funny story. Somehow, we had started following Sammy from the then One Spoiled Cat. At that time, he was postin’ ‘bout a “virtual” trip to outer space. ‘Course he never said anythin’ ‘bout it bein’ virtual. And every day we would get these emails ‘bout space ships with photos of kitties on human bodies dressed in space suits. Mommy was all like, “Who would let their beloved kitty go to outer space?” “What cat would even wear those space helmets?” “My cats are Service Cats, I couldn’t live without them that long.” (shakes head) Oh me’s dear sweet mommy. Turns out it was a virtual adventure Sammy was headin’ up fur his fellow Cat Scouts and bloggin’ buddies. And awnty Pam and Sam? They turned out to be great furiends and lots of help when it came to unnerstandin’ this bloggin’ thing. Me’s now taken several of those “virtual” trips meself. Me hasn’t been to outer space, but ya’ never know what the future holds.

 

 Dezi in her Sabertooth Cat Scout uniformMe has ascended da ranks to Sabertooth

 

I'z in da Tabby Cat Club tu!!
I’z in da Tabby Cat Club tu!!
Meez in da Tabby Cat Club!!
Meez in da Tabby Cat Club!!

 

Brian sponsor badge

 

Me followed Timmy to Cat Scouts, and sis Lexi and me joined The Tabby Cat Club. And all the while we kept meetin’ more and more pawsum peeps and their anipals. We’ve made so many amazin’ furiends and have been blest to overflowin’ by your luv and support. Brian and his furmily were so gracious and sponsored our furst trip to BlogPaws. It was sooooooo amazin’ and we met so many of our pawsum furiends in the flesh and fur. We were innerviewed fur the Mousebreath Magazine by those crazy funny farmers over at Jan’s Funny Farm. We’ve since been featured on a few other blogs and have a few features comin’ up soon. We’ve joined the Chewy.com Influencer group and received and reviewed a lot of pawsum purroducts. And there’s many more reviews in our future.

 

 Lexi in a peaceful cloud frame with a dove

 

A lot of you were here when sis Lexi was diagnosed with CKD and mommy went in search of the best way to manage it. And more of you were here when sissy had to leave us fur her final journey to heaven. More of you joined us when me’s new sisfur and Service Cat in Training, RaenaBelle joined us. And still more when we innerduced our Service Cat Monday Series this past year. Deziz World the blog is always growin’ and evolving just like we are. We so hope you all stay with us as we continue to learn and grow. We hope to continue to bring you blessings, smiles, laughter, and a little education along the way. Ifin there’s somethin’ you would like to see, let us know. Ifin it’s within’ our power, we’ll try to do it.

 

 Raena in square gradient frame

 

Fank you all fur bein’ here and bein’ our furiends. We never could have ‘magined all the blessings we would receive when we started on this journey 3 years ago. And even tho’ there’s been purrlenty of sad along the way, we wouldn’t change a thing. Blessings abound each and every day. You just have to stop and see them. Sometimes they’re the very things we take fur granted, such as breathing, and the flowers that bloom in spring, and even sometimes those amazin’ furiends. So ‘member to take a minute today and every day to give thanks fur the blessings in your life. And don’t furget to tell your furiends what they mean to ya’ every once in a while. You never know what somepawdy might be goin’ thru and just how much your kind words might mean to them. Fank you fur takin’ this walk down memory lane and little glimpse into the future with us.

 

 Dezi and Raena cubed

 

Till the next time……………………………………..Be Blest!!!

 

Dezi: Vibrant Blue 

Raena: Navy Blue

 

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

 

Deztinee and RaenaBelle and mommy A       

Great Things Are Just Around the Bend

Hey, is anypawdy out there? It’s me, RaenaBelle the fearless princess. Yeah, what do ya’ think ‘bout mines new name? Ya’ know, mommy and sissy both have told ya’ll that nuffin’ scares me. And sis Dezi keeps remindin’ me that I’s the princess of the house and not the queen. I’s mean she reminds me constantly. A hiss here, and a hiss there. Some days I’s don’t think she knows any other language.

 

 Raena lays on the floor in the meatloaf position

 

          RaenaBelle!!! You better be nice, or else. 

 

Or else what, sissy? Ya’ gonna hiss at me again? 

 

     That’s enough girls. Play nice and be nice. You know the rules.

 

 Dezi lays in front of the fireplace

 

          Sorry mommy. 

 

 

Sorry mommy. I’s sorry sissy. Anyways…Fearless little old me, got purrlenty scared earlier this week. As ya’ll know, we hired a helper fur mommy. We were all excited and had high hopes fur O. There were some initial issues, but mommy says she will attempt to tolerate quite a bit to get help, ‘specially somepawdy that be good to sissy and me. Ya’ know, we be Christians and don’t use the bad words and stuff. Y, Mommy doesn’t allow folks to use ‘em in our house. She tells each applicant that comes here these things. Whatever they do on their own time and in their own homes is their business, but the 12 hours a week, 4 hours a day, they be in our house, they’re not to use bad words.

 

 

 Raena lays in mommy's lap

 I’s just gonna lay right here and purrtect mines mommy.

Might as well get some luvvin’ while I’s here. 

 

 

We’ve told ya’ many times that mommy be an old Southern Belle. She grew up in a time, when peeps, ‘specially men didn’t use bad words in front of ladies at all. And ladies fur sure didn’t use ‘em, didn’t matter ifin they were Christians or not. It was just good manners and respect. We know times have changed. Kittens, All ya’ gotta do is turn on the teevee and even the G-rated channels use words mommy doesn’t like. None the less, we’re not hiring a furiend, we’re hiring an employee, and don’t think havin’ a few rules is a bad thing. O had a real likin’ fur that F word, and seemed to think all women were female breedin’ dogs, ya’ know, the B word.

 

 Dezi bathes in front of the fireplace

Me just looks like me’s takin’ a bath. Me’s really

watchin’ over mommy. Me’s ready to pounce any minute.

 

 

O also had this thing he called a Vape cigarette. We gotta tell ya’ we’ve never seen any contraption that looked like that befur. It fur sure didn’t look like any cigarette we’ve ever seen. Anyways, we’re not sure what he was smokin’ in it cuz he always got the “nods” after takin’ a few puffs. Ifin you’re not furmiliar with that term, let me ‘splain. Pawlice/Law Enforcement types call the initial feelin’ a purrson gets when usin’ drugs, “the nods”; cuz the purrson actually drops their head as ifin they’re goin’ to sleep. They lose focus and touch with reality as the drug courses through their body. Anyways, this made mommy kinda nervous, but he was still nice to us kitties, so mommy was tryin’ to be pawsitive.

 

 

Dezi lays in front of fireplace

Then Monday rolled ‘round and he showed up and said he needed to take his kid to the doctor cuz his girlfriend was asleep. He mentioned that mommy had said she was gonna need to go to Ardmore this month, so could she just go today so he could go to his appointment. Mommy thought ‘bout it and agreed, so off they went. He dropped mommy at the door of Walmart and said he’d be back later. Now she was wishin’ she had one of us with her. Mommy was a little worried, but what was she to do? A few hours passed and furinally O showed up. He called mommy and told her to hurry, he was parked outside. Mommy gathered her things and off she went in the cold and wind to the parkin’ lot to look fur O. Back home, he sat in his truck while mommy unloaded her purrchases and then he left. Mommy was exhausted and furustrated.

 

 Raena lays in mommy's lap for loving

 

At this point mommy had just ‘bout had it. He was always on that fone, and the language just seemed to be getting’ worse. He fur sure wasn’t showin’ mommy any respect and really takin’ advantage of her good nature. The only thing he had goin’ fur him at this point was that he was nice to sis Dezi and me. When he showed up on Wednesday, he was 15 minutes late and came in the door cursin’ ‘bout his baby sitter flakin’ out on him and how he needed to text a few peeps. At this point, mommy softly said, “Ya’ know, these are things you really should take care of before you come to work.” O took a long puff on his Vape thing and looked up from his fone and said, “What?” To which mommy said, “Your calls and texts and things like that. I realize this job is in my home and therefore seems more laid back, but it is still a job. You’re not supposed to be on the phone while you’re here. You’re supposed to be focused on your job.” And that’s when I’s got scared.

 

Dezi hunches on the floor watching over mommy

Who is you yellin’ at O? Don’t be hollerin’ at mes

mommy. Me will give you da ole whacky paw.

 

O shouted curse words at mommy and furinally said he would just leave early. Tryin’ to remain calm and make the best of what seemed like a bad situation, mommy said “Then you need to clean the bathroom and take out all the trash. At least get as much done during the time you are going to be here.” A few texts and puffs later, O furinally got up and headed to the bathroom. I’s followed him. He began to bang stuffs around and then he yelled at me. I’s wasn’t doin’ nuffin’. I’s was sittin’ on the bed with sis Dezi and watchin’. ‘Course, that was it fur mommy. She might’a let him disrespect her, but she wasn’t gonna let him hurt or be mean to us. Mommy called to him and he headed up and stood behind her chair. When she asked what the problem was and why he was bein’ mean to us, he started yellin’ at mommy and cursin’. Tellin’ her that he was only doin’ this to help her out. She reminded him that this was a job and he was getting’ paid to do it, and he really got mad. Sis Dezi and me both ran to mommy’s aid. We wasn’t ‘bout to let O hurt our mommy. Needless to say, we’re without help again. Mommy says she’d rather be without help than to have to worry ‘bout us getting’ hurt.

 

Mommy says it’s such a shame that young peeps have so little respect fur their elders, or anyone fur that matter. And she was a little upset that O gets over $300.00 in food stamps by scammin’ the system, and then sells them, while she’s tryin’ to eat on $10.00. The system is so messed up it isn’t even funny. Even those of us who find the good in things and feel blest no matter what, have bad days.

 

 

 Dezi lays in mommys lap for some loving

 

          You’re right Raena, but that’s enuff bad mews. We’ve got some amazin’ posts comin’ up. Great things are just around the bend. We’ve got a review comin’ up that you won’t wanna miss. We’re luvvin’ this purroduct. Just a little teaser. MOL  Our Blogoversary is tomorrow. That’s right, we’re celebratin’ our 3rd Blogoversary. We’ll be celebratin’ with cuddles tomorrow, so come by Blest Sunday and celebrate with us. We can’t think of a better day to celebrate. And we got a great question fur our Service Cat Monday trainin’ posty. We bet there’s quite a few of ya’ out there dealin’ with this very thing. Anyways, we’re gonna wrap it up and do some cuddlin’ with mommy. 

 

 Pet Parade Blog Hop Badge

Don’t furget sissy, we’re linkin’ up with Rascal, Rocco and their pawsum co-hosts fur the weekly Pet Parade. Here’s to a great weekend.

 

Till the next time……………………………………Be Blest!!!

Raena: Navy Blue  

Dezi: Vibrant Blue

 

Luvs and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

 

RaenaBelle and Deztinee  

Blest Sunday: So Many Blessings and Nose to Nose

(While eating breakfast, Dezi and Raena start a little meow <chat>

Meow Raena, did you enjoy your stroll yesfurday? 

 

 Dezi watching Raena while they eat

 

          I’s sure did sissy. ‘Course we had to keep stoppin’ cuz mommy kept getting’ tired and coughin’. I’s’ll sure be glad when she gets well. 

 

Yeah, me’s stroll was purretty much the same. We purrobably shoulda waited till she was well befur askin’ her to go strollin’.

 

 Dezi and Raena look out the front door

 

          But yesfurday was the last purretty day we’re gonna have fur a while. It was actually 90 degrees outside. 

 

 Raena checks ou the bucket of mandarins from LouLou

 

Yep and today’s in the 50’s and really windy. We’re all sneezin’ and wheezin’. MOL  Anyways, it’s Blest Sunday, and we’ve fur sure got some blessings to be fankful fur; includin’ the nice weather we had last week. We received a whole bucket of honey madarins from sweet LouLou. Well, mommy actually received them. With her teethies in the condition they’re in, she can’t really eat ‘em, but she said she was gonn try juicin’ ‘em. Maybe that extra Vitamin C will help her get well faster.

 

 Raena checks out the mandarins sent by LouLou

         

          I’s sure hope so sissy. I’s know we’re still enjoyin’ that yummy cheese wheel LouLou sent. We even get a bite every once in a while. And what a blessin’ we got yesfurday. Ya’ know when mommy was doin’ all that cryin’, and you were so worried ‘bout her and meowin’ to high heaven? 

 

Dezi lap selfie

 

Yeah, turns out those were tears of joy. But me couldn’t be sure at furst. Ya’ know she was on the fone, and sometimes peeps aren’t so nice, and mommy don’t always fight back. But it turns out she was talkin’ with some of our Angels and they were tryin’ to figger out how to help mommy get that dental work she needs. They donated a hefty pawtion of what she needs, we just gotta raise the rest. And ya’ know mommy hates bein’ needy, and doesn’t expect anypawdy to do anythin’ fur her, so the respawnse by our pawsum Angels made her cry lots of joy tears. She reminds us everyday how much we are blest, and me always believes her when me looks into her eyes.

 

          Me too sissy. Mommy luvs us so much. We oughtta remind everypawdy ‘bout the fundraiser here. And of course they can always donate directly to our paypal address: lexi.dezi@yahoo.com. We purreciate all those who have donated so far to help our mommy. Ya’ know, we luv her and want her to feel as good as she can. And fanky fank ya’ awnty Petal, awnty Gretel, awnty Cindy and awnty Julie. And of course we continue to fank those we’ve already mentioned in previous postys.

 

Blog Header Nose to Nose awards
Borrowed from BlogPaws.com
Trophies for Nose to Nose awards
Borrowed from BlogPaws.com

Hey Raena, did you know it’s time fur the Nose to Nose Awards? We need our readers’ help on this one. There are several categories we can be nominated in. Those categories are: Best Written Blog Post, Best Cat Blog and Best Pet Photo on a Blog. We’ve taken a look at the posts we wrote from last year, and think either of these posts would good fur nominatin’ fur Best Written Blog Post:

Service Cats: Discipline: Stop Countersurfing Kitty 

or sis Lexi’s good bye posty:

Please Take Care of Mommy

You’ll need those links to nominate us. We will be editing those posts to clean up the kitty speak just a tad. You can only submit one post, so purrlease let us know which you choose, so we can purrmote that post to others fur additional votes. We can be nominated in all 3 categories. Here’s what BlogPaws says about Best Written Blog Post:

Judged on use of grammar, punctuation, paragraph construction, writing style, purpose, message, and ability to tell a story. Where it is appropriate, grammar and punctuation may challenge the judges when post is written in the voice of the pet. However, content must be easily understandable by the average human or such Entry will be disqualified. Blog posts submitted should represent the purpose of the blog. 

 

To nominate us fur Best Cat Blog you’ll need to enter our URL:

 https://dezizworld.com 

 

And then there’s Best Photo on a Blog:

Here it is:

Raena in stroller

And here’s the link when it furst appeared:

Inspirational Strolling Strolling Strolling

Seems you all got a big kick outta Raena pokin’ her head outta the stroller. Anyways, we sure would purreciate it ifin you’d take a few minutes to nominate us in at least one of these categories. The more nominations we get, the better the chance we have at winning.

 

          Wouldn’t that be a blessing sissy? We could say we were really an Award winnin’ blog. MeOWwwww Ya’ know, award winners or not, we are so totally blest. We wanna remind you all to take a minute today and everyday to give thanks fur the blessings in your life. 

 

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We sure are Raena, and we certainly do. We also wanna link up with the Kitties Blue fur Sunday Selfies. Guess your stroller foto is yours. Fank you in advance fur your nominations. We hope you all have a blest day.

 

Till the next time……………………………………..Be Blest!!!

Dezi: Vibrant Blue  

Raena: Navy Blue

 

 

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

 

Deztinee and RaenaBelle

Chatting Cats: No Room in the Truck

Hey, is anypawdy out there? It’s me, RaenaBelle. You’re never gonna believe what mommy did yesfurday. I’s sure couldn’t, and I’s think sis Dezi was just as confused as me. 

 

 Dezi site on the Liberty cat tree house, looking out the window with her mouth open

 

          RaenaBelle, what are you meowin’ on ‘bout? 

 

 Raena a bit distorted

 

Mommy’s doctor’s ‘pointment. You know, I’s just got mines new harness so I’s could be stylin’ when we went out. And then mommy went and left me here yesfurday while O took her to the doctor. Everypawdy missed out on seein’ me and makin’ googly eyes over me. 

 

 Raena poses on the Liberty cat tree in her tiger harness

 

          Yep Raena, and me missed out on me’s alone time. That time when me can relax and not have to worry ‘bout you jumpin’ on me or inneruptin’ mes nap. She said somethin’ ‘bout there not bein’ enuff room in O’s truck.

 

Well, he needs to get another truck that does have room. Ya’ know, mommy’s sick and she might have needed me. 

 

 Dezi checks out Raena in her new tiger harness

 

          Me agrees Raena, but ya’ can’t make somepawdy buy another car/truck just so we can go. Mommy says cars/trucks be really ‘spensive. Besides, O be a human, and altho’ he can’t alert mommy, he should be able to take care of her ifin she does pass out. And, altho’ we’re sad that the tooth infection finally made mommy sick with the new-moan-ya and sinus infection, at least now she got some antibiotics.

 

 Raena plays with the yeowww rainbow in her tiger harness

 

I’s know you’re right sissy, but still, I’s wanted to go with mommy and show off mines new duds. I’s am happy that mommy got some antibiotics tho’. I’s hope they make everythin’ all better, least fur a little while. 

 

          Me too Raena, me too. And don’t worry, there’ll be purrlenty of time fur you to show off your new duds. O won’t be takin’ mommy everywhere, so there’ll be lots of times when we’ll still be needed to go with mommy. And you know she needs us all day every day here at home. 

 

 Dezi and Raena lay on the cat tree and small perch to look out the window and chat

 

I’s know sissy, but it’s just not the same. I’s was so upset and missed mommy so much, I’s sat at the door callin’ fur her the whole time she was gone. You know, I’s don’t even like mommy to go and check the mail without me. 

 

          Me knows Raena. You’ve sure got a set of lungs on ya’. Me bets everypawdy fur miles could hear you yowlin’ fur mommy.

 

Soooooooo. You do it too sissy. Just cuz you ain’t sittin’ at the front door, doesn’t mean peeps don’t hear you too. 

 

 Dezi and Raena look outside from their perches near the door.

 

          Me didn’t say they didn’t Raena. Me just doesn’t yowl the whole time. Me knows mommy will come home to us. She would never leave us. Mommy luvs us more than anythin’ Raena. Me knows she would’a luvved to take you with her, there just wasn’t any room in the truck. Maybe durin’ these warmer days, we can talk mommy into takin’ us up town. We’ll just have to wait till she’s feelin’ a little better. 

 

That sounds like a great idea sissy. Let’s go give mommy some massages and make her feel better faster. (shakes head and mumbles) No room in the truck…hmppht. 

 

 Dezi and Raena with nip toy

 

          You go ahead Raena. Me’s gonna link up with Rascal, Rocco and their pawsum co-hosts fur the weekly Pet Parade furst. We hope everypawdy has a great weekend.

 

Till the next time…………………………………………….Be Blest!!!

 

Raena: Navy Blue 

Dezi: Vibrant Blue

 

Luvs and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

 

RaenaBelle and Deztinee