Mommy's Hardest Decision Ever

Hello everyone! Today Mommy is going to write a post about the hardest decision she ever had to make.  Of course, it has to do with a kitty.  But it does have a happy ending, cause.. well.. you'll see! OK, Mommy... go ahead....

I grew up with cats just about my entire life.  We had Frisky, Tabitha, Morris, Samantha and the love of my life, Marvin. Marvin was a black and white with a smudge on his nose that came to us when I was 19 and he was 8 weeks old, not long after Frisky died of Feline Leukemia.  Marvin was my sidekick, my baby, my friend, and a constant in my life full of changes.  I taught him to fetch and give kisses, but much to the dismay of my entire family he took his kisses to another level by biting our noses when we were sleeping which undoubtedly left us with red and swollen noses to explain to others. But that was Marvin.

We're Doing A Book Signing!

Well, Mommy is anyway.  But me and Lexy will still pawtograph the books at home before the event, since we won't be there in person.

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A week from today, Sunday, May 17, Mommy will be signing books at My Brother Vinny's annual Vincent Miritello Walk at FDR Park in Yorktown Heights, NY.

Here's a little bit about the event: (you can read more, here.)

My Brother Vinny is a 100% Volunteer, 501c3 Organization

Event - Registration - 9 am - Light Breakfast will be served (Please arrive early)
Warm Up and Kick Off - Zumba Love and Adelfi Steppers
Walk - 10 am sharp - 2 mile leisurely walk for good around FDR Park!
Luncheon - 11 am - Free BBQ/Luncheon Party for all donors/participants
Live Music - WHUD, Fun Crew, DJ - Sailing Stone, Carrie Lane, US Veteran Kazi Oliver (African Drummer)The Wedding & Party Center
Entertainment - Raffle Extravaganza, Face Painter, Balloon Twister, UMAC Demo, Vendors, Police Demo, Fire Demo, Military Groups, Bouncy Slides, Pony RIdes, Gymboree Demo, Zumba Love Moves, Adelphi Steppers,  Cupcakes +++
Special Guest - Empire City Garrison 501st Legion - Storm Troopers & Darth Vader, Wonder Women, Miss International NY, Batman  and other characters. Trooper Meredith Govoni and K9 Lexy - Somers Barracks, Trooper K, H4HUS-Hearts 4 Heroes.

Vendors -
Good Reasons
Younique by Dana Castellano - https://www.youniqueproducts.com/DanaCastellano/party/1598722/view
Park Lane Jewerly by MaryEllen Howard
Jamberry Nails by Natalie Diamanti
Paparrazi Accessories
Thirty One - Kristen Marie
Ambit Energy
Salon LaPenta
Sole' Tan
Tupperware
YAHAC
Yorktown Self Storage

Mommy has known Aunt Paula, the founder of MVB for over 20 years and she's a wonderful person.  We're very excited about the signing! Ten percent of our proceeds for that day will go to Oliver's Orphan Oasis.  

If you're in that area, please stop by our table and say "Hi!" to Mommy! She would love to meet you.


Lola

It's No Socks Day!

Did you know that today is National No Socks day? Kick off your socks and go barefoot! Wiggle our toes in the sand! Walk through the grass! You get the picture.

Everyone knows I wear socks every day.  White ones.

Taking Matters Into My Own Paws

If a kitty wants something, she has to take matters into her own paws.  Mommy took the curtains down to wash them, but she forgot something.  She forgot to pull the blinds up so I could look outside! Lexy and I had made a hole in them just for times like this, and it's a good thing we did.

I can't see the birdies like this. 

Mommy's First Blogpaws!

Exactly four weeks from today Mommy is leaving to go to the Blogpaws Conference in Nashville.




This is very exciting, because it's our first step towards being serious bloggers! Mommy says she's going to learn a lot of new stuff that will make our blog a whole lot better.  (OK, just between you, me, and the lamp post, how could a blog get any better than having photos of cute kitties doing cute stuff? I mean, it can't get much better than that,can it?)

Anyhoo.. Mommy says there's lots to learn!  Some of the sessions she signed up for are Pinterest Power: How Publishers Can Grow Traffic With This Powerful Visual Search Engine; Facebook, Twitter and Instagram; SEO (that sounds REALLY boring, but Mommy says it's important so people can find our blog on search engines); and How To Get Noticed By Media That Matters. She's very excited about the CWA (Cat Writer's Association) Writing Track.  She's hoping to learn how to market our book better to increase our sales so we can maybe start on a second book! Me and Lexy want to be Pet Celebrity Spokescats, so we signed her up for that session.

The FAB part of the conference is that she'll get to meet some famous kitties! We're not sure who all will be there, but we know for sure that Coco, The Couture Cat  AND Summer will be there! (Oh, we forgot to say... Summer's human is speaking at the conference and Mommy cannot wait for that!)  Coco's mom and our Mommy are going to exchange pawtographed copies of our book! How super is that?!? Mommy is really looking forward to meeting Summer's human, because they have been big supporters of our blog since day 1. (I asked Mommy to give Summer and Coco a smooch on the nose for me, but she said that may not be a good idea, because not all kitties like smooches on the noses.  She said she'll give them a scritch on the head instead.  I can live with that, although smooches on noses are better.)

Let's see... who else will she be meeting? Well, The Kitties Blue mom and dad will be there and they even signed up for some of the same sessions as Mommy! Mommy also met lots of people on the Blog Paws Community that she can't wait to meet, too.  (A side note: If you're a new blogger and new to the Blog Paws Conference, the community is a great place to meet people and learn a lot of stuff.)

And of course, we can't leave out Katie's and Waffles' mom, Glogirly. Miss Debbie helped us get ready for the conference by designing our business cards and media kit, and our blog, too! She also gave Mommy lots of ideas for the conference. And you know what else? She designed our table banner for book signings. We are now looking professional and ready for business! (I asked Mommy go give Miss Debbie a smooch on the nose for me, but she said "Lola, that would be very inappropriate."  *shrugs* I don't see the big deal, but whatever...)

If you or your human is going to Blog Paws, please let us know! Mommy would love to meet you.

Lola

How To Make Your Human Late For Work....

... on a Monday Morning!

First thing you do is make yourself nice and comfortable on top of them while they're still in bed.

Then you start to lay on the charm and look cute.  (This is easy for kitties, since we're cute all the time.)

Works like a charm! Mommy just couldn't get out of bed.

Love,
Lola

Caturday Meow!

Happy Caturday, Kitties! This week we'd like to dedicate our Caturday Meow to Brian of Brian's Home.  Earlier this week he was rushed to the emergency vet. He's doing better now, but still recovering.  Let's meow loud enough for him to hear us all the way over at his house so he can feel the power of the MEOW!

Are you ready? 1... 2.. 3! LIVE from NEW YORK it's Caturday Night! All the kitties in the house say MEE-OWW!