Our Christmas Story

Meownin’ sissy. Is it time to wake up mommy yet? (Dezi stretches and yawns)

   It’z Christmas Dezi. It’z fur shur time to wake up mommy.  (Lexi stretches out her arm    and pats mommy on the leg with her dainty paw) 

Christmas? Oh sissy me luvs Christmas. (Dezi stands totally awake and walks onto mommy’s chest and starts massaging and purring. Then she starts swooshing her fluffy tail back and forth over mommys face)

    (Mommy slowly opens her eyes and speaks) Good morning girls. Merry Christmas.      I love you both sooooooo much. I’m the blestest mommy in the universe. (Dez continues    to swoosh her fluffy tail)  Dezi, please stop swooshin’ I’d rather not have a mouth full     of fur this morning. (Dezi stops swooshing and crawls off mommy’s checst and settles   in to massage her arms and legs while Lexi gets the wheelchair positioned)

Dezi and Lexi laying on the bed

Oh meowllo everypawdy and Merry Christmas to you all. By now most of you have started celebrating with your own traditions. We thought today we would share our Christmas traditions with you. And afur me furgets, weez joinin da Pet Parade as we do every weekend. Our meownin’ starts out just like any other day, but soon da traditions will begin. After we all get around and sissy and me have our breakfast and mommy has a cup of coffee or two we settle in to start our celebrations. Mommy usually tells da story but today she sed I kuld. So pull up a chair and grab you sum coffee or your drink of choice.

Open da Bible to da story mommy, you know da one ‘bout God luvvin’ us so much dat He gave His only Son so dat whoever believed in Him kuld have eternal life. John 3:16 (paraphrased) And then da one ‘bout how Jesus got here.

 

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So, a long time ago in a place very far away, lived a girl and her betrothed. Dat’s a fiance` in case you was wunnerin’. Well peeps had kind of lost site of God and doin’ right. But God knew all was not lost and decided to send His only Son to earth to save us all from sin and hell. The very furst Christmas purresent was born, literally. Happy Birffday Jesus. But Jesus isn’t just fur Christmas, He’s fur da whole year fru. Jesus was born in a lowly stable full of anipals. Da furmily didn’t have much, but they had lots and lots of luv. And so long as you have luv and God in your life, you can make it fru anyfin’. We are so blest cuz we have each other and now all our furiends from all round da world cuz of da innernets. 

 

So after mommy tells us da story, we sing lots of carols and songs together. And then we settle in to purray and thank God fur all da blessings in our lives and His gift to da world. And then we’ll be openin’ up all those pawsum purresents we got. And as we open each one we’ll say a little purrayer askin’ God to bless them fur includin’ us. And then we’ll all snuggle together and take a little nap. Da day will be over afur we know it, but next year when it comes around again, you’ll find us doin’ da very same thing. There’s nuffin’ wrong with a little tradition. 

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Heavenly Father, we come to You in the Name of Jesus and we wanna thank you for all da many blessings in our lives. Thank You fur sendin’ Your Son, dat we might have life abundantly. Thank you dat we have today together and that we can share Your love with others. Thank you soooooo much fur all our wunnerful furiends and furmily Lord, and purrlease send your angels to watch over them and pour out Your blessings on them. Many are sick in body. Father, we ask dat You wuld send them healing or give da doctors da knowledge to help them. Many are lonely and/or depressed. We thank You fur wrapping them in Your arms of comfurt and rest and giving them peace. And Lord too many are meeting today suffering from sadness due to a recent loss. Father we know dat You know best, but da hurt can’t be reasoned with so we ask You to give comfort where none is found. Lord we thank You fur caring fur all Your cweations and keeping us all safe from harm. Lord me and mommy sure do thank You fur givin’ us another year with sis Lexi and ask dat you continue to keep her and give her strength to continue on. We thank you so much fur all those who have helped us this past year with money, purrayers, gifts and luv. We thank you fur returning da blessing ten fold fur them. Thank you fur helping me get and stay well. Dat Cystitis was no fun. Lord we thank you fur usin’ us to bless others and givin’ us da ability to bless. We thank You fur purrvidin’ peace where there’s war, healin’ among da sick, comfurt to da lonely, guidance to da lost, and thank you fur keeping Your hands on each and every one of us. God, You know da needs whether they be big or small and we thank you fur meeting them. We ask Your blessings and wisdom go with us in da coming New Year so dat we can grow and spread more luv to more people. We ask and purray these things in Jesus Name believing, and we give You all da purraise and all da glory furever, Amen  

 

Fank you all fur sharin’ in our Christmas traditions. We have gifts to open now, so me has to go. We’ll see you all in a few days. By da way, fur all of ya’ dat wished you kuld make yous own mosaic, it’s really easy. Just click on one of da links from yesfurdays posty and give it a try.

 

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

 

Dezi = Blue 

Lexi = Green 

Mommy = Black

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

Dezi, Lexi and mommy Audra

We’re Feeling Blest

Well what a weekend. We missed our Blest Sunday posty mostly cuz of mommy’s finger issue which is getting’ lots better. She was finally able to file da jagged skin so it dusn’t get caught on things and hurt more. Another reason we didn’t post was cuz we’re workin’ on sumfin’ special fur Christmas and didn’t wanna overdo this week. 

 

Dezi sitting with mouth open and talking
Oh c’mon mommy, purrlease just let me have a little peak at da purresents meez furiends sent.

We also got a kupple more packages in da mail from meez fellow Cat Scouts. They are such a pawsum gwoup of cats and peeps. Ifin you have been wantin’ to join and just haven’t yet, what are you waitin’ fur? It’s a gweat place to gather wiff other cats and cat pawrents fur fun, adventure and learning. We got a package from awnty Ellen, Sammy P and da kitties of 15 and meowing dat mommy wuldn’t let us see just yet and it included sumfin’ fur mommy. Fank you soooooo much fur includin’ us in yous holiday givin’.

Gifts from awnty Ellen and 15 and meowing

And then mommy opened a big ole box from Cat and awnty Lisa. Me kept twyin’ to check out da contents in dat box, but mommy sed it was fur Christmas. And they included a gift bag full of fings fur mommy. Fank you bunches and bunches and bunches. Cat and awnty Lisa have done a lot fur sis Lexi durin’ da year and now they’re sharin’ their Christmas wiff us. Mommy sez you hit a home run and dat weez gunna luv everythin’.

 

So needless to say, tween these packages and da ones we got earlier in da week, mommy had da leaky eyes big time. They was da happy kind but salty tears none da less. And just when we fawt mommy was all cried out, another of meez fellow scouts sent us a email and sed they had sent us a little sumfin’ sumfin’ dat shuld be here today. We are so Blest!!!

Dezi tries to sneak a peak in box from Cat and awnty Lisa

You know times are tuff all over and this year has been a real strain fur us with both sissy and me needin’ da extra VET care and special type noms so we really weren’t spectin’ to have a Christmas with purresents. Sum of you already know dat afur we got into social media, mommy wuld take da lesser played wiff toys from our toy box and put them in our stockings fur Christmas and she wuld buy a can of special noms fur us to eat. Because we recently changed foods and da new ones are so spensive, there wasn’t gunna be a special can of noms this year. But you know what? We feel so blest to have each other and all of you. And after all isn’t luv what it’s all about? Let me tell ya’, in dat department we are overflowin’. And now meez furiends have purrvided da purresents. We al have da leaky eyes round here. We are so gwateful to have so many pawsum furiends. 

Lexi tries to sneak a peak in box from Cat and awnty Lisa

Furiends and family of da innernet, Y’all are amazin’, pawsum, wunnerful and purrfect. Purrfectly luvved by us. You give us a gift every time you read our postys, comment and share. We are purrayin’ your week is full of joy and luv. We know a lot of you are really busy this week with last minute purrepurrations and company. But we hope you’ll take a minute to remember why we’re celebratin’ and give thanks fur all da blessings in your lives. We know we’re thankin’ God fur each and every one of you. And we can’t wait to see what you all get from your secret Santa’s. We can’t afford to purrticipate in da givin’ department, but we so look furward to purrticipatin’ in da joy of seein’ what y’all get. Meez gotta go now, mommy sez there’s sum treats we gotta try fur our last review of da year 2015.

 

Lexi looks up
Dezi sed ifin I made da face too, maybe mommy wuld give us da purrezentz erlee

Oh, by da way, you can read our Thanksgivin’ story over at da Daily Mews here. Our Christmas story will be published shortly. 

 

Our Christmas plans are to spend da day togevver luvvin’ each other and openenin’ and playin’ wiff our new purresents. What are y’all doin’ this week, da last few days afur Christmas?

 

Till da next time……………………………………Be Blest!!!

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

Dezi and Lexi 

 

Gift Picks From Blessings

Here it is supposedly da biggest shoppin’ day of da year and we’re still givin’ thanks fur our many blessings. But dat bein’ sed we thought we wuld put together a gift list this year. We’ve never done one of these before but we’ve received and reviewed so many pawsum purroducts this past year and a lot of ya’ trust us to tell da truth ‘bout things dat we thought we wuld be remiss ifin we didn’t. We’re not getting’ paid fur this and we won’t get anything ifin you buy any of these things, but we think these items would be great gifts fur the furry purrer(s) in your life.

 

1. We’ll start in January when we were so blest to have received da Fandango Liberty Cat tree from Cat Tree Steve and a special donor. It retails fur $349.00. Yes, we were and are very blest as mommy kuld never have afforded this. Obviously da Liberty tree is pawsum, but Cat Tree Steve makes a variety of trees, posts and steps, and all are made by hand out of real wood and great quality carpets. And he takes special orders. So ifin you don’t see what suits your fancy, let him know what you would like, we’re sure y’all can come up with somethin’. All things considered, his prices are good. His scratchin’ posts start at $39.00 and prices go up from there based on the item you choose. But trust us, sometimes you get what you pay fur, and when it comes to trees and scratchers, you want somethin’ sturdy and safe fur your kitty to use.

#Dezi and #Lexi sit on the #Fandango #Cat tree

2. It would be so wrong ifin we didn’t list one of our favorite toys ever, da Yeowww nip toys. OMC Does this company make a bad toy? We have da nana (altho we can’t seem to find it right now, mol), cigar and sardines and LUV them all. Da link takes you to amazon and da nana, but check out all da Yeowww toys, we’re sure they will be a hit. Prices vary according to product and where you buy them, but they start around $6.00 and go up from there.

#Dezi plays with Yeowww #Nip Nana

3. Next up is a good scratcher. Regardless of how your kitty likes to scratch, all cats need to scratch. Yes, even your declawed kitty still wants and needs to scratch. Mommy sez you need scratchers in a variety of materials and at least one horizontal and one vertical scratcher. We’re furiends with a dog rescuer who once told mommy dat she thought a scratcher was a scratcher and she didn’t know there was any more to it. But there is. Me is a vertical scratcher dat purrfurs carpet and sisal. Sis Lexi is a horizontal scratcher and purrfurs corrugated cardboard; altho’ she will also use sisal. Ifin your kitty is a vertical scratcher be sure to get a sturdy post. Ifin it falls over da furst time we touch it, we won’t ever use it again. Our furst Christmas we won a pawsum scratchin’ post from da Purrfect Post. And this year we reviewed a great horizontal bench scratcher made by Catit. Prices here range according to scratchin’ surface, size, type and where you get it. They can start as low as $8.00 and go up into da $100’s.

#Dezi scratches the Purrfect Scratcher #Lexi enjoys the Catit #Scratcher bench

4. Next up is the Fountain. Something that’s not only fun, but helps your kitty stay healthy. Mommy sez dat just like da scratchers, this one can be a bit tricky too. There’s so many options on da market today dat surely you can find da right one fur your kitty. And don’t get discouraged ifin your kitty seems afraid of da fountain at furst. It took me a good long while afur me wuld even get near our furst fountain, much less take a drink from it. MOL  We reviewed da pawsum Pagoda fountain from PetSafe a few moths ago and we luv it. And mommy luvs it cuz it be easy to clean. But me also luvs to drink from a stream which me can’t do with da Pagoda. American Valley Pet makes a great fountain dat has UV sterilization and a stream. Tween da bubbly ones to da streamin’ ones, plastic, steel or ceramic water fountains, there’s one out there fur your furry pal. Prices here can range from $25.00 to the $100’s. Just remember to be patient and keep a bowl of water out by da fountain till you see your furry pal drinkin’ from da fountain. You don’t want them getting’ dehydrated cuz they’re too afraid to try da fountain. Every kitty can be won over, it just takes a little time.

#PetSafe #Pagoda Pet Fountain

 

 

#Dezi with the AVP UV Fountain

5. Now you know your little hunter needs to play and Jackson Galaxy da cat daddy himself has some really pawsum interactive toys. Da furst one is da Ground Prey wand toy. Oh we luv this one. And with the wire holdin’ da toy to da wand, it’s purretty indestructable. Da next one is da Air Prey wand toy. This wuld be da one fur all you fevver luvvers. Both of these sell fur $15.95 on Jackson’s site. Altho’ a little pricey, they awe worth it when you see da amount of joy on your little hunter’s face.

Jackson Galaxy Air Prey Wand Jackson Galaxy Ground Prey wand toy

Well there ya’ go. A little list of sum pawsum products. Any of these items wuld make purrfect gifts fur da furry purrer in your life. Altho’ we haven’t reviewed all of these fur ya’, we do own them and use them regularly. We hope you enjoy our gift picks and remember da bestest gift of all is Luv. A furever home where we’re safe and luvved is all we really ask fur. As da human in this relationship, it’s up to you to make sure we have da things needed to keep us healthy and happy and not destroyin’ your furniture. We awe so blest to have our luvvin’ furever home with an amazin’ mommy and da things we need to be healthy happy kitties.

Dezi in Autumn Rose frame

As we do every weekend, we’re joinin’ Rascal and Rocco fur da Pet Parade. And come back on Monday fur a pawsum review from mommy. She’s got a gift pick you gotta see. Gotta go now, mommy just pulled out da ground prey wand and me needs to ketch it.

 

Till da next time…………………………………………Be Blest!!!

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

Dezi and Lexi

Blest Sunday-A Mother’s Day Special

Meowllo everypawdy. Not only is it Blest Sunday, our mostest favowit day; it’s Mudders Day!!! Yes it still be stormin’ here and so we still can’t be on da puter too much, but there’s no way we was gunna let this day go by wiffout makin’ a posty. Now we know dat our UK furiends alweady had their Mudders day, and sum of our furiends only have Pawsum daddy’s. But we missed da UK day and as fur daddy only houses…well weez a mommy only house so we celebwate mommy on Mudders day and fawders day cuz she has to be boff. So all you daddy only houses today be yous special day too. Now let me tell ya’ Lexi and me have dun sum nice fings fur mommy in da past and who knows, we just might this year too. But we furst wanna say dat wiff da help of sumpawdy out there we alweady did. Mommy got a cawd in da mail wiff no weturn addwess. Actually our addwess was da weturn. Wanna know why? Cuz one of you sent mommy a Mudders day cawd and bootyful pin fwum Lexi and me. Of course mommy cwied. Hers musta held and hugged on us fur hours, cwyin’ da whole time and lookin” at dat cawd. Yep, they was da happy tears. Dat be da sweetest fing. So a Meowsy big Fank you whoever you awe. Weez postin’ at da Tabby Cat Club and Cat Scouts today too along wiff our fellow tabbies and scouts. So go by and check out how we all celebwate da day. 

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We didn’t need any purroddin’, but da DenMaster has sed weez’ll get a badge fur writin’ a poem fur our mommy. Like me sed, yous not gotta tell us twice. We luv mommy sumfin’ fierce and there ain’t anyfin’ we wuldn’t do fur her. 

Our Mommy 

Our mommy be so special 

She saved us from certain death

She gave us a home She filled with love

She wrapped it up with care.

She taught us everything we know

She’s always been there.

Our mommy always puts us first

No matter what the need

She treats us just like queens

In each and everything.

We may not have a lot

When it comes to earthly goods

But we could never ask

for a better mommy that’s for sure.

This not be our best attempt

Mommy, you deserve way more

But we know as with everything

You’re reading with eyes of love.

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We know dat all of you feel da same ‘bout yous mommys and daddys we wouldn’t say yous wrong. It’s okay fur us to disagwee on this one thing fur sure. To all of you our furiends and framily, we luv you. And we hope today is as blest fur you as it was day day you saved us (yous furry luvved ones and us). Fanks fur sharin’ a bit of this special day wiff us.

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

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses 

 

Dezi and Lexi

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