Happy Mother’s Day and please click image to enlarge!

Holidays bring up different feelings and emotions in all of us and this is particularly true for Mother’s Day. For some of us, we are remembering a Mom who has since passed away and the day brings with it bittersweet memories. Some of us will be celebrating the day in person with their mother like I will and some will be celebrating with their mom’s, but not necessarily in the traditional sense.

To me, a mother is a state of mind and she can even be a he. A mother represents a certain love and responsibility towards a being and that can span across races, species, and sexes. Not all mom’s are beloved and some are. Some mom’s come in the form of a sister or an aunt and some mom’s can be a dad. To me, Mother’s Day is the celebration of that special someone in your life that you think of as “Mom.”

I am happy to say that not only am I daughter to a wonderful mom, but I am mom to my two fabulous sons, Chris and Joey, and my wonderful step-children – Crystal, Michael, and Jackie. I also consider myself mom to my beloved feline gang and I am also blessed to witness the relationship Zoey shares as mom to the three of her four children that live with us – Mia, Peanut, and Rolz. But perhaps more incredibly is the role she has assumed as mom to adopted cats Kizmet and Jazmine. I am in awe of her compassion and so in that spirit, all of us at Zee and Zoey’s wish you and yours a wonderful Mother’s Day. May it bring with it a day of peace, happiness, and reconciliation.

In the spirit of Wordless Wednesday, today’s post will be short and sweet. First off, I am thrilled to announce that the winner of the ModaPet feeding bowl from last week’s giveaway contest is Laurie Steiner who will be receiving a bowl in the beautiful Teal Appeal color!! Concats! I just know you will love it! Read more

May 4th – May 10th is both “Be Kind to Animals Week” (American Humane Association – 99th Anniversary) and “National Pet Week” (American Veterinary Medical Association). Both of these terms unsettle me, as I would prefer we would consider kindness towards animals and pets a lifetime endeavor, but I do understand the intention and anything that helps to promote love, kindness, and compassion towards all animals – whether they are pets, or animals that live on the streets, or those that live in shelters or in captivity, or those that grace the outside world in the wild, I will champion. Read more

Um…yeah…you had me at “hello” you sweet bogo sign!

There are just certain phrases that cause my heart to race – you know, like “clearance sale,” “50% off,” and “buy one, get one free.” This is especially true when it comes to shoes, but with the limited income I have at the moment, it is like having the heavens open up and winning the lottery when the phrase applies to something as practical as cat litter! And not just any cat litter, but the brand of cat litter that my cats use!! Hallelujah and praise to the cat litter gods!!

Yup… last Thursday Dan and I were doing our weekly grocery shopping at Publix when we happened upon that glorious sign that we see maybe once or twice a year if we are lucky… The Cat’s Pride brand of litter that our cats use was buy one, get one free!!! Now this might not be a big deal to everyone, but to us in our multi-cat home of 8, not only was it a big deal, it was an EVENT. I say this because unlike the times we (me) fall victim to the hypnotic charms of the bogo signs, buying things in bulk that will take us a lifetime to use, like wax paper, Cat’s Pride litter is something our cats use each and every week without fail. Read more

This is obviously no surprise to anyone who knows me – you put a leopard print on something and chances are it is in my house. But not everyone shares my affection for the wild side and even I can appreciate something that is more classic and subtle in tone. That is why I was so excited when I saw the line of pet bowls available from ModaPet when I went to the Global Pet Expo in March. Simply put, these bowls are a stunning work of art – they have a clean and elegant design that is saturated in rich, lush colors and are crafted to be both fashionable and functional. Read more