There are certain first moments in life that are so precious to behold that they beg to be bottled in time. One such moment is the utter awe and amazement that radiates from that pure and innocent child who believes in Santa Claus and wakes up to find a spectacular array of presents under the tree that surely came from the North Pole, magically made by Elves. The mind’s eye of how that that child perceives the moment is a gift to witness and a memory that stays in your heart forevermore etched in time. For Kizmet, that moment occurred a few days ago when we brought him outside for the first time. Read more

From the whole Zee/Zoey Gang – we are sending extra special purrs your way today and hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!

In our house, the stockings are not hung with care and the feline creatures are stirring with both terror and curiosity as the “kids” embark upon our usually organized and peaceful household. There will be a total of three of these big and overwhelming human creatures, ranging from 23 to 30, that will grace our home with their typical charming whirlwind of delightful chaos, leaving a trail of shoes, purses, keys, phone chargers, half full water bottles, an errant sock, iPhones, half eaten Christmas cookies, lights left on, unmade beds, toilet seats left up and on and on.

And guess what… that’s the best gift in the world – I love every bit of the upheaval and can’t wait to spend some time with the family. I miss them all so much throughout the year and when they come for the holidays, we gather round to do what everyone else in the country does –  we laugh, we joke, we eat, we drink, we play board games, we watch movies that we have seen a hundred times over, and we rejoice that we have one another in our lives.  Read more

While our hearts remain sad and heavy in the aftermath of the tragedy in Newtown, we are still grateful and overwhelmed by the generosity, kindness, and goodness of most people. Most of us feel joy by making other people happy without expecting anything in return and that is what I feel like announcing the winner of our Sleepypod mobile pet carrier giveaway.

The response to this product was incredible and I wish I could win the lottery so that I could get one for everyone who left a comment. Unfortunately I have yet to perfect the act of picking all the winning numbers (let alone even one or two numbers on one single ticket), so the best I can do is give away the one generously offered by the wonderful people at Sleepypod!! Read more

I was supposed to announce the winner of our Sleepypod giveaway today, but you will have to forgive me, as I just can’t find the mental capability at the moment to deal with the everyday moments of life. Like the rest of the world, I find myself in profound pain as I struggle with the incomprehensible events of the Newtown Massacre. Read more