I have to admit I was not sure I would be going to the Global Pet Expo in Orlando until the last minute. Even once the decision was made, Dan and I questioned the purpose of it – what did I expect to gain from going? Besides the obvious – making new connections, learning about new and innovative cat products, and catching up with friends, I wasn’t sure. I have never gone to a pet expo before and truly didn’t know if it would be a good venue for me to be at.

As with life, I have learned many times there is a greater purpose to our being, we just don’t know it at the time and you have to let it all unfold on its own. Seeing Mr. Jazz in spirit form in the doorway of my office last week, my draw to feral cat advocacy, and my ultimately deciding to go to the expo, but this time with Dan rather than on my own… there was to be a significant connection to it all. Read more

The supervising efforts are sub par if you ask me…

Under the strict supervision of my cats… well, most of them… well, those that are paying attention, I am thrilled to announce that the winner of a copy of The Chronicles of Zee & Zoey – A Journey of the Extraordinarily Ordinary from our Dr. Seuss/Read Across America Day contest is Catherine Fleming! Congratulations Catherine! All of us at Zee and Zoey’s hope you enjoy the book and thank you for entering the giveaway! We know you had mentioned sharing it with your  granddaughter, Miah, and we would love to hear how she reacts to all the great pictures and custom artwork peppered throughout the book! Read more

He may be gone in the physical sense, but there is no doubt in my mind that Mr. Jazz is still with me….

Last night after dinner I was in my office catching up on things – no surprise there. I try to make use of my time as best I can and I was putting together some materials for my upcoming trip I will be taking to the Global Pet Expo in Orlando. I have never been to this event, but since it’s close to home and won’t break the bank, I thought it would be a great opportunity to meet some new people, catch up with friends, and learn about all the coolest cat products and trends that are on the market to share on Zee & Zoey’s blog. Dan will be coming with me for the first time and it will be nice to venture out with him instead of leaving him home with the cats. My oldest son who turns 30 today (sigh) will be cat-sitting, so there you have it.

What made last night more unique was my visitor. Please don’t think I’m crazy, but ever since Mr. Jazz crossed the Rainbow Bridge last August, sometimes I see him in the house. Mostly it’s when I’m on the couch watching TV – I will catch a glimpse of him down the hallway as if he’s getting ready to lie on my chest like he had done a thousand times before, and sometimes I feel him lying on top of my legs in the bedroom at night. Read more

Wow… time to set the clocks forward already… I guess I should go and tell the cats so they can adjust their internal clocks as to when they wake me up in the morning and when they come looking for dinner in the evening.  I say that, but the truth is I don’t even have to tell them… They don’t miss a trick and seem to instinctively know when we change the clocks. Although I’m not so sure about Kizmet. As I have mentioned on numerous occasions, that boy beats to his own drummer. I better go and find him to tell him… Read more

Well, as many of you know, Caturday was quite a busy day at our house, what with conducting our own Cat-Olympics and all. If you missed all the non-stop action, click here to read the post in full – it’s quite a doozy and will leave you speechless!

As you can well imagine with such stellar performances, the cats are completely worn out and as a result, I present “Solice in Sunpuddles” for this Wordless Wednesday.

Oh,  and for any of you that might have thought the Cat-Olympics were rigged, I am reluctant to admit I found Zee on the floor with what he claims is just a harmless stuffed toy… but stuffed with what, I wonder?  Hmmm…. I just hope the media doesn’t catch on to this… Stay strong Zee… as they say, innocent until proven guilty… Read more