Awards

Oh, wowie! I got two awards today. First the one that I am most excited about. Mark, LC, Ayla and Iza designed this award just for me. The photo is of Edward Lear, master limerick writer. He wrote hundreds of them. The most famous one is this:

                                             There was a young lady from Niger
                                             Who smilingly rode on a tiger.
                                                     They returned from the ride
                                                     With the lady inside
                                            And the smile on the face of the tiger.

He wrote lots of other poems, too, but most of them have become rather obscure. His best known one is "The Owl and the Pussycat" which I think will be well-loved forever. I am so very happy that I will celebrate with a limerick of my own:

                                               Thank you so much for my limerick prize.
                                               I truly appreciate you guys.*
                                                           They are fun to do**
                                                          And to know that you
                                               Really like them, too, is the bestest prize.

*Well, one guy and three gals, but I was going for the rhyme.
**The tribute ones aren't really fun, but they are done with love and I always feel gratified when they come out right.

I also got this one from Mark, LC, Ayla and Iza. They are really spoiling me. I don't understand much Portugese, really just enough to recognize the language when I see it, but I do know a few words and I think it says, "This blog is a dream." Thank you so much. I didn't see any rules, but I feel that I should pass it on. I would like to give this award to:

Perfectly Parker
Shadow, Molly, Trooder and Jake
Diego-san, Theo and Thompson
Brian
Cheysuli and Gemini

Award

I am getting so frustrated I want to scream. For the last two nights I have been unable to access any Blogspot URLs when I want to visit or post. My time is very limited and I can only count on being able to blog between midnight and 2:00am Mountain Time. Has anyone else had this problem? The date is wrong on this post, as I started it Friday, then lost access and I don't know how to change the date. I am way behind in my tribute posts, but I wanted to do this post and maybe one other before I get back to them.

Shadow, Molly, Trooder and Jake gave me this award on July 22nd and so did Jana, on the same day. I have read that the translation is "Your blog doesn't stink", but I think it's more like "Your blog is like nectar." The rules are very simple: put the badge on your blog, link back to the person(s) who gave it to you and pass it along to five other bloggers. Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. I would like to pass this award on to:

Faz
Lorianna
Roxy
Princess and Pierro
LC, Ayla and Iza

Award

I got this really cool award from Angel and Kirby. I get a real kick out of it. Thank you so much.

"The blogger who receives this award believes in the Tao of the zombie chicken -- excellence, grace and persistence in all situations, even in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. These amazing bloggers regularly produce content so remarkable that their readers would brave a raving pack of zombie chickens to read their inspiring words."

The recipient is to pass the award on to five other blogs. I would like to give this award to:

Cats of Wildcat Woods
Darling Millie
Us 4 Gatos
Manx Mnews
Little Pink Pig

Awards

Elin gave me this great award some time ago. Here are the rules:

1. Give five reasons why you think life is grand.
2. Pass the award on to five more blogs.

The first one is going to be a bit difficult, as life is anything but grand around here at the moment, but I'll give it my best shot.

1. Not all of the flowers have been killed by the returning frosts, so there are a few signs of spring around.

2. My Mother survived her bout of kidney failure.

3. I found a wonderful person to look after my Mother while I am at work.

4. I have lots of nice kitty, woofy and human friends in the Blogosphere to cheer me up when I am feeling really down.

5. I have some vacation time coming up, if I can remember to put in for it.

I would like to pass this award on to:

Mr. Hendrix
Forty Paws
The Ballicus Cats
Miss Steffy
Luna

Adventures in Cat Philanthropy gave me this great award. I have already received it, but I am always very grateful to get it again. It makes me feel really good that so many people think I am creative. I won't pass it along this time, though, because I am feeling rather brain-dead tonight.

Awards

I'm back, but I think that my blogging may be even more erratic from now on. I got both of these lovely awards from Jodi. I really appreciate them. Thank you so much, Jodi.

The aims of this award:

* As a dedication for those who love blogging activity and love to encourage friendships through blogging.
* To seek the reasons why we all love blogging!
* Put the award in one post as soon as you receive it
* Don’t forget to mention the person who gives you the award.
* Answer the award’s question by writing the reason why you love blogging.
* Tag and distribute the award to as many people as you like.
* Don’t forget to notify the award receivers and put their links in your post.

I blew the third aim right out the window, but I will do better with the rest of them. I love blogging because it allows me to connect with many people I would otherwise never meet. I get so much fun out of reading about other people's lives and companion animals, that I wanted to join in, so I did. I would like to pass this award along to:

Elin, who loves to make new friends.
Roxy, who is always a good friend.
William, who is a hoot to read.
Sammy, Miles and Billy, who always give me a lift.
Missy and KC and the gang, who can teach all of us about giving and helping others.
Eduardo the Snuggle Puggle, who has so many workers, all snuggling to make others feel better.


This award doesn't seem to have any rules or aims. I would like to pass it along to Thumper and Miss Peach.

Award

I don't have a limerick for today, so I thought that I would finally get around to passing this award along. Elin created this award for all her friends and urged us all to pass it around. There are no rules, but I think it would be nice if we all linked back to Elin when we pass it along. I would like to present this award to:

Kimo and Sabi
Adventures in Cat Philanthropy
Zoolatry
Artsy Catsy
The Taylor Catsssss
Whimpurr's Whim
Meezer Tails
Save Moki
Twilight's Muse

Awards and Stuff

Cat's Eye gave me this lovely award, which I really appreciate. Thank you d ma and boyz.
UPDATE: Elin has also given me this award. Thank you very much, Elin.


Grrreta gave me this cool award, which I love. Thank you so much, Grrreta. I have received both of these awards before, so I won't pass them on this time, but if you haven't gotten them yet, feel free to take them from me.

Blogrolling is "fixed" now, but I have problems with it. As you can see, adding links to my posts is a very important part of my blogging style. I want everyone who reads my limericks to be able to go straight to the blog and read more about the cat, dog, etc., that I wrote about. I don't mind the ads that I get when I use my blogroll now, but the address of the blog is obscured and I can't copy the link I need to put in my post. Therefore, I am moving all my links over to Blogger's list, which I started because I couldn't add new links while Blogrolling was down. This is going to take for-freakin'-ever because I started out with 416 links. I will be visiting while I am making the changes, but I probably won't be writing many limericks for a while. Or maybe I'll get bored just moving links around and write some, I'm not sure. I just wanted you to know what I was up to if I don't blog much.

Award

I got this very nice award from the Sherwood cats. Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. Here are the rules:
"When accepting this auspicious award, you must write a post bragging about it, including the name of the misguided soul who thinks you deserve such acclaim, and link back to said person so everyone knows he or she is. Choose a minimum of 7 blogs that you find brilliant in content or design. Or improvise by including have no idea who you are because you don’t have 7 friends. Show the 7 random victims’ names and links and leave a harassing comment informing them that they were prized with “Honest Weblog.” Well, there’s no prize, but they can keep the nifty icon. List at least ten honest things about yourself. Then, pass it on! "

Here are my 10 honest things. I'll try to mention things I haven't said before that aren't too boring.

1. When my hair first started going grey, it started with two stripes at the edges of my forehead. I looked like a two-striped skunk.

2. I don't really hold any animosity toward the gopher who is digging up my yard, but I do wish he would move on. I have a picture, but I couldn't get it to upload from my camera.

3. I love peanut butter and peanut butter flavored things, like ice cream and cookies.

4. I am also very fond of chocolate. Chocolate and peanut butter together is irresistible.

5. I am a terrible housekeeper.

6. I love science fiction and mysteries, both to read and to watch.

7. I have a whole bunch of stuffed animals on my bed.

8. I like to collect carved stone animals.

9. I have a bunch of books that I haven't read yet.

10. I have way too many magazines that I haven't read yet. It's a time problem.

I would like to pass this award on to:

Cheysuli, Gemini and Georgia
Grrreta
Gretchen
Pearl, Bert and Jake
Princess and Pierro
Molly, Shadow, Trooder and Jake
and Maomao, Brainball, Marilyn and Dorydoo

Award

Oh, I am so embarrassed. I forgot to mention that Boy also gave me the Friends award with the hearts. Thank you, Boy. I got this lovely award from Piggy. Thank you, Piggy. I love it. You make my day, too. There aren't any rules attached to this award. Just hand it out to whoever you like and as many as you like. I will pass this award on to:

Gattina
Missy, KC, Smokey, Sol, BJ and Faith Boo
Boy
Beethoven
Sniffie and the Florida Furkids
Sanjee, Boni, Pepe, Mini and Gree

More Awards

Thoughts for Paws and Boy gave me this delightful award. Thank you so much. Here are the rules:

“LOVE YA” award-winner… These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind of bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.

I would like to pass this award along to:

Black Cat
Daisy the Curly Cat
Princess and Pierro
LC, Ayla and Iza
Grrreta
Samantha and Mr. Tigger
Whicky, Angel, Oliver and Gerry
Barb, Gandalf and Grayson

Roxy gave me this really neat award because she thinks that I am very creative. Thank you so much Roxy. Here are the rules:

List 6 things that make you happy. Pass the award on to 6 bloggers for Kreativ. Link to the blogger who gave you the award. Link to the blogs receiving the award. Notify the recipients.

Here are six things that make me happy:

1. The wonderful friends I have made while blogging.
2. Sunshine and blue skies.
3. Reading a good book.
4. Writing my limericks.
5. Cooking something that my Mom really likes.
6. Flowers.

I would now like to pass this award on to:

Zoolatry for the wonderful images that they make.
Diamond Emerald-Eyes, also for wonderful images.
HoTMBC for the invention of the nip ravioli, one of the best cat toys ever.
DKM for her great snuggles and the invention of the squiggle, also one of the best cat toys ever.
Forty Paws for their great hammocks.
Opus for all the work he has done to make CCSI so good and the adventures on the Magic Flying Bus.

Award

The lovely cats at Forty Paws gave me this wonderful award. Thank you very much. I am very grateful. The rules are that:

This award is for the humans - not the cats - so remember to give it to the humans.

Link back to the furson who gave it to you.

The felines in the family then get to pass it on to three other crazy caring cat ladies (or not ladies, as the case may be).

Be sure to leave a link on the other cats' blogs to let them know their human persons have won an award.

HERE is the link to the small size award (200 pxl) to put on your side bar.

I would like to pass this award on to:

The Mom at The Creek Cats because she not only takes care of seven cats and a dog, but takes in fosters, too.

Toni of The Big Piney Woods Cats because she takes such good care of Mistrie Rose, even though Mistrie won't come inside and join the family and she has volunteered at a shelter in the past and may do so again, now that she has found a no-kill shelter that won't break her heart.

Whimpurr who also takes in fosters, even though she has seven of her own, including one FIV+ who has to have his own room, bowls and litterbox.

Award

Diamond Emerald-Eyes was kind enough to give me this wonderful award. Thank you so much, Diamond. Here are the rules:

"This blog invests and believes the PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time and relationships! These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."

I would like to pass this award along to:

Max the Psychokitty
Eduardo the Snuggle Puggle
Skeezix
Mickey
Dr. Tweety and Da Fab Five
Black Cat
Missy, KC, Sol, Smokey, BJ and Faith Boomerang
Goldie, Shade and Banshee

Award

The Gibbs Creek Cats gave me this great award. Thank you very much. Here are the rules:

• Put the logo on your blog or post.
• Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!
• Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
• Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
• Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

I would like to nominate:

Whimpurr
Sammy, Miles and Billy
Roxy and Lucky
William, Olivia, Caroline, Russell and Grace
Shadow, Molly and Jake
Gattina
Princess and Pierro
Sunny, Ollie and Rascal
Jan's Funny Farm
Miss Steffy, her rodents and Georgina

Two Awards

Boy was nice enough to give me this award. Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.
Here are the rules:

1. The winner can put the logo on his/her blog
2. Link the person you received your award from
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs
4. Put links of those blogs on yours, and
5. Leave a message on the blogs that you've nominated

I would like to nominate:
Moki
The Cat Realm
Team Tabby
Curly
Marie, Casey and Donny
Royal Kitties
and The Gibbs Creek Cats


The really nice cats at PB&J gave me this award. Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.

These are the rules suggestions for passing it on:

1. Those who have received this award, can add the pic.

2. Add a link to that person’s blog who awarded you.

3. Choose 7 others to receive this award and add links to their blogs.

4. Leave a message to their blogs so that they know about this.

I would like to nominate:
Shadow, Molly and Jake
Artsy Catsy
Missy, KC, Sol, Faith Boomerang, Smokey and BJ
Katie's Furry Mews
Niko and Cloud
Diamond's Lair
and Jan's Funny Farm

Sorry for the bare bones post today. I had an exhausting time at work and just am not very creative right now.

Award

I am finally getting around to blogging about the very special award that Mr. Hendrix gave me. I feel very proud to get this award from him for my limericks. "With the Premium Dardos, recognize the values that each blogger shows each day in commitment to transmit cultural values, ethical, literary, personal etc. that, in short, demonstrate their creativity by alive thinking that remains intact from their letters and words."

I would like to pass this award along to:

Princess and Pierro for the pure humanity shown in their blog and their wonderful quotes.
Kimo and Sabi for their inventiveness and humor.
Black Cat for the sheer fun of reading her blog.
Jan's Funny Farm for all the help they give to animals in need.

Award

--d Ma and the Boyz have given me this very nice award. Thank you, I really appreciate it. Here are the rules:

1) Put the logo on your blog.
2) Add a link to the person who awarded you.
3) Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4) Add links to those blogs on yours.
5) Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs.

I would like to pass this award on to:

Ruis and all the other Kattenpraat kitties
Victor and Nina
Samantha and Tigger
Kilroy
Gaston
The Real Cats, Gibbs Creek
Chancy, Jake, Babe and Ernie's Voice

The modem seems to be behaving a bit better. For some reason I need to reboot it a couple of times when I first start trying to connect with the internet, then it works fine.

Award

I am very sorry I haven't been around much lately. My internet connection has been very erratic lately. I think my modem is dying.

D~ Ma and the boyz over at Cat's Eye have been kind enough to give me this lovely award. Thank you very much. The rules for accepting the award are as follows: Give this award to five friends (and only 5) who are dedicated followers of your blog - one has to be a new blogger in a different part of the world. Link back to whoever gave you this award.

I would like to pass this award along to:

Princess and Pierro
Michico, Adan and Lego
All the Ballicus cats
Goldie and Shade
Gaston

Award

Omer, who writes the Of Cats blog, gave me this award a couple of weeks ago, but I am just now getting around to posting about it. Thank you so much, Omer. I really appreciate it. I would like to pass this award on to:

The Zoo
Poppy Q
Tara
Sassy
Dragonheart and Merlin
The Cat Realm
and, though it seems a bit circular, to Omer's cats, Snow, Leo and Fairy.

D~ Ma at Cat's Eye has given me an award, too, and I hope to do that one very soon.

Award

The Cat Realm and PB&J both gave me this wonderful award on the same day. I feel very loved. Here are the rules:

1. The winner can put the logo on his/her blog
2. Link the person you received your award from
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs
4. Put links of those blogs on yours, and
5. Leave a message on the blogs that you've nominated

Passing on this award is very difficult for me because I love so many blogs. I tried to narrow it down to old friends whom I don't visit nearly often enough and who haven't received this award yet, but there are still a lot more than seven of them. I finally decided that there are ten blogs that I just have to give this award to.

1. The Big Piney Woods Cats
2. Oscar
3. Beau Beau and Angie
4. Max: I do visit him every day, but I wouldn't be blogging now if I hadn't found Max, so I can't leave him out.
5. Meep, Twizzler and Bear
6. Edsel
7. Grr, Midnight and Cocoa
8. The House of (Mostly) Black Cats
9. Victor and Nina
10. Ginger

I really want to give this award to all of you, old friends and new.

Award

The Cat Realm gave me this award and I feel very honored. Thank you, Karl, Mrs. OZ and Tintin. Here are the rules:

1) Put the logo on your blog.
2) Add a link to the person who awarded you.
3) Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4) Add links to those blogs on yours.
5) Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs.

I would like to pass this award on to:

1. Cheysuli
2. Sweet Ariel
3. The Royal Kitties
4. Tamra Maew
5. Mickey Mantle
6. The Turkey Cats
7. Miz Allie Cat

I really think that all your blogs are brilliant, but I was trying to find blogs that I don't think have gotten this award before.

The Cat Realm and PB & J gave me another award, which I will do tomorrow.