Mancats get an Award

The mancats are honored to have received, not one, but TWO awards this weekend!  They are both from Kevin Bacon, the cutest pig you'll ever meet.  If you haven't been to his site, pop over and meet him and his four cat siblings.

 

This first award is to be passed on to blogging families with multiple pets, either all the same species or a variety.  So we are passing this along to the four following families, since we are the Four Crazy Cats!

 

The Island Cats

Fuzzy Tails

Eric and Flynn

Wendy's 3D Cats

 

This second award is the 'Bring on the Nip' Award created by Nerissa's Life.

When you get this award, you must 1. thank who sent it to you 2. tell something you want to celebrate and 3. pass it on!

We would like to thank Kevin Bacon and his family for this award.  Today we are celebrating...Friendship!

We have met so many wonderful families through blogging and we consider you all our friends.  Our hearts go out to Karen, Spyro and Oja today as they process the loss of Herman.  Please go by and leave a kind word for them today.

We pass this award on to anyone that has not received it yet...

An Award

We were honored with this award by Team Tabby, Moe and Mindy.  We are very excited to have received this, and now we will pass it along.

It seems like many of you have already received this award...however, if you have not, then please take it from us! 

Noteworthy Archive Award

We were given the Noteworthy Archive Blog award by Chancy the Gardener.  Thank you!!

This is a wonderful reminder that many blogs have jewels of information tucked away in their archive vault.  I know I have enjoyed reading the archives of several bloggers...it's great to learn more about them and see what kind of adventures they have been on.  So, next time you visit a new or favorite blog, check out their archives...you never know what you may find.

Bloggy Award

Thanks to the cats at Bengal Cat Domination, we were given this sweet award! Tanner is eyeing that cake and wondering if he'll get a taste...he has a major sweet tooth!

Now with receiving this award, I am requested to write 7 unknown facts about me (actually us, 3 kittys here) and also give the award to 15 other bloggers.

1) Smokey is becoming very demanding in his senior years. He sits and waits in the living room for his food to be brought to him. Of course we oblige and take him something.

2) Smokey opens the closets in the kitten and guest room everyday.

3) Devon can jump from the counter to the top of the kitchen cabinets, but he can not get down. Someone has to go and rescue him! Luckily, he doesn't do this often.

4) Devon will move into your spot if you get out of bed in the night!

5) Tanner caught and ate a fly that was in the house the other day. I was very impressed, and of course did not have the camera handy.

6) Tanner will sit in the kitchen while you are vacuuming the floor...he doesn't mind when the wand attachment 'gets' him.

7) All the boys want to thank Derry and Nicki for showing us the wonder of the snake. Mom got us some this past weekend, and we all love the snake!

Now, we would like to pass this award on to any blogging friend that hasn't had it yet...please take it and post. You are all awesome!

Tummy Tuesday and an Award

Combining two posts into one today...
Smokey is showing off his cute tummy for us...

Closer shot...you can also see some precious coffee bean toes :)

Full stretch tummy exposure!!

Now on to our newest award...presented to us by MishKat. We are so honored to have been selected.

This is the human addition of this award...here are the rules:

1) Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award:

Thanks the cats and bean at Mishkat blog. This is a witty blog documenting the lives of Franklin, Dobby and Miss Tasha.

2) Share 7 things about yourself, and this needs to be the human...

• I work for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...go Tarheels! I also graduated from here and started working for my department when I was a student. That experience led to a full-time job.
• I love to read, and my favorite authors include: Debbie Macomber, Rita Mae Brown, Donna Andrews, Michael Crichton, Leann Sweeney, JK Rowling.
• My dreams include, owning a beach house, living in a small downtown apartment above a bookstore that I own, running a bed and breakfast, or starting a hospice facility for older cats with special medical needs.
• I enjoy cooking and watching the Food Network
• My trip to Japan in 2008 was the first time I had left the country. I hope Europe will be my next foreign excursion!
• I love facebook and spend way too much time playing games on there. My favorites are Mafia Wars and Frontierville.
• My biggest fear in life is that something bad will happen to my boys and they will suffer and wonder why mom isn't here to help them.

3) Now to pass this along to 5 other bloggers...

• Brian's Home
• WeezDaBadCats
• Puss in Boats
• Raymond and Busby
• Fuzzy Tails

If you've already had this award, don't feel obligated to do it again...if there are other bloggers out there that would like to take this award, please feel free!!

Life is Good - Award

Eric and Flynn were offering this award to anyone who had not received it before, so we thought we'd give it a try. 'Life is Good' was Mojo's life mantra...he could always find pleasure in whatever situation he was going through.

This award is for the mom's and dad's out there that help their kitties write a blog. If you haven't accepted this award before...please help yourself!

1) What would your perfect day consist of? My perfect day would be hanging around the house, working on a scrapbook and getting some valuable snuggle time in with my boys. My second perfect day would be laying on the beach with a good book.

2) How would you describe yourself if you were an item of clothing? Lounge Pants...I'm super laid back and am comfortable with who I am.

3) What hobbies are you currently working on? I have many scrapbooks going right now, one I just started working on is for my dad...I have most of his pictures and slides from when he was in Vietnam, and I am trying to get them ready for a book for him.

4) Walking in the woods with wellies or bare foot on the beach? Bare foot on the beach, without a doubt. My dream is to own a beach house one day.

5) Have you hugged or sang to a tree? I can't say I've done either, but I will talk to our plants in the garden.

6) Growing our own veggies or nipping to the supermarket? A bit of both...we don't have enough land to grow everything we would need, although we like to supplement in the summer with a veggie garden.

7) Have you found anyone exciting in your family tree? I am kin to George Washington.

8) Slap up meal in a posh restaurant or fish 'n' chips from the wrapper? Fish 'n' chips for a couple of reasons, 1) I love fish and 2) I would obviously be on vacation in the UK, which is somewhere I've always wanted to go!

9) Which element do you most resonate with; Earth, Air, Fire or Water? Water...I love to swim and being near the ocean brings me such joy and peace.

10) Do you believe in fairies? Sure, why not?

Well, there you go...nothing too exciting, but hey, I'm lounge pants remember? :)

Have a great weekend everyone and remember...Life is always Good!

Beautiful Blogger Award

We want to thank our new friends, Tiny and Lautrec, for passing this award on to us. We are honored to receive it and feel blessed to have been chosen.

The rules for this award are simple: we are to list 7 things about us then offer the award to 7 beautiful bloggers. Here's our list:

1. Devon was named by his foster mom, but the name totally fits him.
2. Tanner was the first kitten I ever bottle fed.
3. Smokey came to live with me when he was 7 weeks old. I called an advertisement in a newspaper about him.
4. Smokey loves to share my pillow at night (take over is more like it)
5. Tanner likes to sit on my lap when I am in the bathroom (TMI I'm sure)
6. Devon loves to play with water from a faucet, but not from their fountain.
7. All the boys like to ride around the neighborhood in their stroller, just not at the same time :)

Well now to pass this along to 7 bloggers...choosing 7 is hard because you are all beautiful, but here goes...

1. The Adventures of Maxdog in South Africa
2. Rusty's World
3. Fat Cat Bean
4. Marley, Reggie and Me
5. The Creek Cats
6. Curlz and Swirlz
7. The Kittie Krew

We are so blessed to be a part of the blogging world and feel very lucky to have met so many wonderful and caring people. Keep up the good work everyone!! We love hearing your stories and seeing your beautiful pictures.

St Patricks Day Contest - Award

Thanks to Brian and Lynx217 for hosting a fun St. Patrick's Day contest. We are thrilled to have won second place! Here's our entry to the contest...Tanner sharing his Green bed with a bunch of kittens.

Go Green everyone!

New Blogging Award

This award was presented to us by Ten Lives and second chances. The author of this blog found us somehow and left a comment. We read all of our comments and recognize most of the posters. This name was unique and unknown though, so some investigation was needed. I found her blog and have enjoyed reading it ever since.

So anyway, here's the list of bloggers we'd like to pass this lovely award on to...a lot of you post more often than we do, and our hat's off to you!!

CCL Carm

Smithellaneous

Sam and Andy

Ginger Jasper

Brian's Home


Congratulations and thank you for bringing joy to my life!!

PS - Tomorrow is the story of Pirate, the Canadian Cat!!