The Luckiest Cats in the World - Wishing for a Miracle

WAFFLES:  So when do we get our turkey, Boss?

KATIE:  Tomorrow, Waffles. Thanksgiving is tomorrow.

WAFFLES:  TOMORROW???? But what if I'm thankful today? Can I have my turkey today?

KATIE:  There's no turkey today, Waffles.  But you can still be thankful. 

WAFFLES:  Thankful without turkey? What about chicken?

KATIE:  Waffles, Thanksgiving isn't about turkey or even chicken. It's about celebrating all we have to be grateful for. 

WAFFLES:  Like wand toys and stuff?

KATIE:  Well, want toys are nice. But wand toys don't really mean anything unless you have someone to play with. 

WAFFLES:  Aww, Boss. I like playing with you too. 

KATIE:  Not exactly what I was going for, Waffles. But your heart is in the right place.

WAFFLES:  Thanks, Boss. As long as my heart is here with you and Glogirly and Gloman, I know it's in the right place.

Can You Help Us Turn a Tragedy into a Miracle?

Dear Friends,
We want to thank you from the bottom of our kitty hearts for sharing our lives with us. We are so touched that you enjoy coming here and catching up on our often silly, but heartfelt antics. We're honored to call you family. 

Because you are like family to us, we have a big favor to ask of you. 

On Saturday, 39 cats and 17 dogs perished in a tragic fire hitting a no-kill animal shelter very near and dear to our hearts. Sweetpea F.O.R. Animals and the community of Paxton, Massachusetts are in a state of shock and trying desperately to clean up and recover. Our hearts are breaking for them.

They are in desperate need of donations and supplies. They're caring for injured animals that survived, and doing everything they can to get themselves up and running again. 

We first learned of Sweetpea two years ago when a dear reader won the biggest giveaway prize in our blog's history. 10,000 meals from Halo for Pets and Freekibble. She knew something like that would make a big difference for a small shelter like Sweetpea. We've been in touch with our contact at Halo and are so pleased to tell you that they are closely monitoring the needs of this shelter and will be making another food donation to help them get back on their feet. 

For those that are able to help, there is a GoFundMe link on their website as well as a list of needed supplies. All donations are fully tax deductible. But please don't feel bad it you can't help them financially. Prayers and shares can make all the difference. This is one of those times that the power of social media can be used to turn tragedies into miracles. 

You can share this blog post or go straight to their GoFundMe Page and share directly from there.

May the precious cats and dogs that lost their lives rest in peace. 

Thank you so very much.

For more information - 

Direct link to GoFundMe

Sweetpea Website

Sweetpea on Facebook

WAFFLES:  Boss?

KATIE:  Waffles?

WAFFLES:  I'm glad you're here.

KATIE:  I'm glad I'm here too. 

WAFFLES:  BOSS!

KATIE:  –I'm glad you're here too, Waffles. 

WAFFLES:  *smile*

P.S. Don't Miss our Thanksgiving Giveaway

BIG prizes for you and shelter kitties from Peach Pet Provisions! ENTER HERE 

A Thankful Thanksgiving

WAFFLES:  Happy Thanksgiving, Boss! Where's the chicken?

KATIE:  It's turkey, Waffles. You're supposed to eat turkey on Thanksgiving.

WAFFLES:  Can't I have chicken? I'm really thankful for chicken.

KATIE:  Well, I'm thankful for my peace and solitude. Yet, here you are.

WAFFLES:  I know! It's fun to celebrate Thanksgiving together, isn't it!


Happy Thanksgiving from ALL of us!
As much as we love our turkey and gravy here at the Townhouse, it's our friends, family and readers that make Thanksgiving...well, Thanksgiving! Thank you for sharing your days with us. We have so much fun laughing and smiling with you.

Thank you for your fun and heartfelt comments.
Thank you for entering our giveaways.
Thank you for caring so much about us.

To say the feeling is mutual is an understatement. You mean the world to us.

Happy Thanksgiving to our beautiful extended blog-family. Happy Thanksgiving to YOU. ♥︎ 


love,
Katie, Waffles, Glogirly & Gloman

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Thanksgiving Giveaway for You & Your Favorite Shelter

Win a Peach Industries Kitty Lounger for your favorite rescue shelter and a t-shirt for you! Giveaway open worldwide.

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Happy Thanksgiving! Raise Your Drumsticks!

Hi everyone, Waffles & Katie here.

It's Thanksgiving Day...time for turkey drumsticks, pumpkin pie and giving thanks for all our our wonderful friends and readers. We feel like you're a part of our family and want you to know that we love you very, very much. We wish you could be right here with us enjoying this special day...though I think we'd run out of turkey pretty fast.

Glogirly is taking the easy way out this year by ordering our holiday dinner from the local market. Gloman has a nice nap planned, as do I.

The Waffle Wagon is folded up and in transport mode. Waffles and Glogirly are going to make a special Thanksgiving therapy visit to the nursing home in the morning.

We have so much to be thankful for. Shiny new toys, plenty of food and water, a sofa and family to call our own. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who are not as fortunate as we are. To those that are struggling, who are alone, sad, lost or forgotten. We are wrapping our paws around you in comfort and love.

Happy Thanksgiving.
Love,
Katie & Waffles

A Special Thanksgiving Giveaway For You & Your Favorite Shelter

Hi everyone, Katie here.

Waffles and I have a very special kind of giveaway for you today. To celebrate Thanksgiving, our friends at Peach Industries want to help a lucky GLOGIRLY reader to give back to their favorite shelter... and win a little something extra for themselves.

The winner of our giveaway will have an opportunity to pick out their favorite kitty lounger and donate it to a US 501(c)(3) rescue shelter of their choice. The winner can choose any frame and any cover. Peach Industries will even make a custom cover with the name and logo of your shelter printed on it!

WAFFLES:  Ok, now Boss?

KATIE:  Yes, Waffles. Now.

WAFFLES:  But WAIT! There's MORE!

KATIE:  That's right – the lucky winner will also receive a Peach Industries Organic T-Shirt of their choice!  (Pilgrim hat and Indian headdress not included.) So your favorite shelter wins AND you win!

WAFFLES:  I think THIS lounger is cool for Thanksgiving. It's called the Harlequin Kitty Lounger. I don't know what a Hairyquin is, but it matches my hat. Right, Boss?

WAFFLES:  Boss? 

The Prize

One lucky GLOGIRLY reader will win a Peach Industries kitty lounger of their choice for a US 501(c)(3) rescue shelter AND a t-shirt of their choice for themselves. Although the shelter must be located in the US, the giveaway is open to readers worldwide and the t-shirt will also ship worldwide. 

How To Enter

1.  Leave a comment and tell us the name of your shelter and what you are most thankful for this Thanksgiving.

2.  Make super-sure we have your email.

Earn Six Sweet Extra Entries

Leave a separate comment for each extra entry. (No need to provide links...we trust you.)

1. Like GLOGIRLY on Facebook. (if you already like us, just tell us.)

2. Like Peach Industries on Facebook.

3. Follow GLOGIRLY on Twitter & tweet the giveaway.

4. Follow Peach Industries on Twitter.

5. Follow GLOGIRLY on Pinterest and pin the giveaway.

6. Follow Peach Industries on Instragram.

Deadline to enter is 11:59pm EST, Wednesday, November 20.

The Fine Print:

Giveaway open to readers 18 years of age and older, worldwide. (Void where prohibited.) Winner will be drawn randomly using Random.org. Winner will be notified via email and must respond within 48 hours with name and mailing address for their shelter and themselves. 

FTC Disclosure: We received our kitty lounger at no charge from Peach Industries. We also received a small fee to cover the time it takes to test, take photos, and write the blog post. Receiving the free product and the fee did not influence our review or article. All reviews on GLOGIRLY will always reflect our honest and unbiased opinions.

Happy Thanksgiving From Katie & Waffles

WAFFLES:   Um, hi everybuddy. Waffles and Katie here. We want to wish you a very Merry Turn Key Day.

KATIE:  Waffles, it's Happy THANKSGIVING and MERRY Christmas. 

WAFFLES:   Um, ok.  Then MERRY Christmas!

KATIE:  Waffles, it's not Christmas YET!

WAFFLES:   But Boss!  You SAID Merry–

KATIE:  *rolls eyes*  We want to wish all of our friends, furry and otherwise, a Very Happy Thanksgiving! We have SO much to be thankful for.  Thank you for coming here to laugh with us day after day. Our lives are truly blessed with your friendship and love.  

WAFFLES:  And TURN KEY!

KATIE:  *sigh* ...and turn key.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

=^..^=

AUCTION FOR RANDOM FELINES

Speaking of shopping for cool stuff... Marg is hosting an auction for our friends at Random Felines and The Gemstone Kitties. Be sure to check out all the awesome items at Furriends Of The CB. Word is there's even something from GLOGIRLY DESIGN you can bid on!

Thanksgiving Etiquette

Hi everyone, Katie here.

So I'm told that today is Thanksgiving. In honor of this holiday, I'd like to draw your attention to what I consider to be the must-have of etiquette bibles, 'Miss Manners Guide To Excruciatingly Correct Cat Behavior.' Judith Martin and I go way back. At her request, I consulted with her on this very special edition of her now famous etiquette guide for modern cats in a modern world.

Judy has a cheeky sense of humor and likes to throw in little stories and pictures. In the Thanksgiving chapter there is talk of things like roasted turkey, pumpkin pie and which fork Aunt Candy mistakenly used for pickles. She has a great how-to section on making sparkling dinner conversation and chewing with your mouth closed. There's even a full page spread devoted to carving the turkey and how to know when it's time to put down the carving knife and pull out the claws. She describes an unfortunate accident when Uncle Casey, a clumsy Main Coon, catapulted the cooked bird out the sliding glass door while trying to carve it with his unusually large and misshapen claws.

AUNT CANDY & UNCLE CASEY

There is even a very special chapter devoted to being kind to your neighbors, even if they are dogs wearing headdresses.

NEIGHBORS IN HEADDRESS

Unbeknownst to me, Judy decided to throw in a couple of costume ideas. This is HER idea of cheeky. Mind you I did NOT pose for these photographs. I wouldn't be caught DEAD in a pilgrim outfit. Even though it IS a true fashion classic in black & white. Come on... an apron and A BONNET for crying out loud!? I don't think so.

But there was nothing in the guide about why this holiday is called "Thanks" giving. Glogirly says it's a time for us to reflect on the people and things in our life we are grateful for. She says though that "things" aren't supposed to be "stuff." You know, like a fast car or a 24 count case of catnip mice. Instead, "things" are like a place to call home, a healthy mind and body, enough food to never be hungry and plenty of love and friendship. This may be HER idea of "things" but I'm telling you, I've never seen any of them at Target or on Ebay. She also says that it would be really nice if I thought about what I'm thankful for. She says I have to list three things. Since when does Thanksgiving require homework?

So I guess this "Thanks" giving list thing is going to require a little out-of-the-box (not litter) thinking on my part. So here goes.

I am thankful for:

-1-

My super nice and good looking (can I say that?) blogging friends for leaving me comments of love, laughs and support.

-2-

My girl, Glogirly, for attending to my food and poop needs and loving me unconditionally.

-3-

And of course, Gloman. For not picking me up when I don't want to be picked up, for our conversations about life and love, and for choosing me and bringing me home to my girl.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

with love, from Katie

(... stupid pilgrim costume)