{"id":14263,"date":"2015-04-11T00:10:03","date_gmt":"2015-04-11T04:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/?p=14263"},"modified":"2015-04-10T20:07:49","modified_gmt":"2015-04-11T00:07:49","slug":"when-the-best-intentions-of-caturday-stray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/when-the-best-intentions-of-caturday-stray\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Best Intentions of Caturday Stray&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_14264\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a class=\"Shutterset\" href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Depositphotos_2345553_original.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14264\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-14264\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Depositphotos_2345553_original.jpg\" alt=\"Depositphotos_2345553_original\" width=\"460\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Depositphotos_2345553_original.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Depositphotos_2345553_original-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A hot bubble bath and a glass of wine&#8230; ah&#8230; the stuff dreams are made of!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Remember that Calgon commercial? You know, the one where the lady is frazzled beyond believe and just wants a luxurious bubble bath to take away all her worries and stress. That\u2019s where I am right now\u2026 I had planned a wonderfully reflective post for today. Only thing, as of 4:00 pm, I\u00a0\u00a0hadn&#8217;t written it yet. I still had to go grocery shopping, feed the cats, make dinner, answer a string of emails, deal with a bunch of favors and stuff I had promised to do for other people, tend to cat related committee issues, and a whole bunch of whatever else mind-boggling stuff that adds up to one giant sigh of &#8220;oh-my-goodness-I-will-never-get-everything-done-today-I-need-glass-of-wine-to-unwind.&#8221;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Life people. Life is getting in the way of my life! The brilliant post (I\u2019m taking creative liberty here) I was going to write, now sits in the back recesses of my mind and instead for Caturday all I can muster up is a brief recap of what\u2019s going on in the world of Deb and the Zee\/Zoey family.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14265\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a class=\"Shutterset\" href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC6850.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14265\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-14265\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC6850.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC6850\" width=\"460\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC6850.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC6850-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC6850-470x300.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yup&#8230;. you summed it up just purr-fectly, Peanut!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Somehow I think you all can relate. Am I right? Any of you feeling like there are not enough hours in the day? Hmmm\u2026. What\u2019s that? A unanimous raise of paws! Just what I thought\u2026. Together, let\u2019s all take a deep breath and do what our cats would do. Chill. And then chill some more!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14266\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a class=\"Shutterset\" href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Harley-relax.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14266\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-14266\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Harley-relax.jpg\" alt=\"Harley-relax\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Harley-relax.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Harley-relax-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of my darling Harley who I miss so very, very much&#8230;.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Enjoy the photos and I promise one day soon that I will be back in full control\u00a0of mind, body, and spirit\u2026 until then\u2026 have a lovely weekend! Oh, and lest anyone think I am complaining, I truly, truly, truly am not. I love my life and I am very blessed. I wouldn&#8217;t change a thing. Well, other than the regret of never learning ballroom dancing&#8230; I always wanted to do that&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>P.S. I plan on doing a detailed post all about <em>Purr Prints of the Heart<\/em> soon, but if you would like to take an early peek at the book, it is available on Amazon &#8211; click <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1HUwEe1\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14267\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a class=\"Shutterset\" href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_8465.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14267\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-14267 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_8465.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_8465\" width=\"460\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_8465.jpg 460w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_8465-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Last Sunday was Easter and I celebrated the day with Rick and family. I wouldn&#8217;t change it for the world (or would Rolz who enjoys Rick&#8217;s company far more than he would care to admit) but the holiday&#8217;s do set me back a bit time wise!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14268\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a class=\"Shutterset\" href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_8503.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14268\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-14268 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_8503.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_8503\" width=\"460\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_8503.jpg 460w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_8503-300x264.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My advance copies for Purr Prints of the Heart came early in the week and I spent the next few evenings after that (after coming home from work) signing copies and getting them sent out to people who had provided endorsements and will be doing reviews.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14269\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a class=\"Shutterset\" href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/zoey-number-7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14269\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-14269\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/zoey-number-7.jpg\" alt=\"zoey-number-7\" width=\"460\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/zoey-number-7.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/zoey-number-7-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/zoey-number-7-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The worst moment of the week and when I realized I was on overload was Thursday&#8230; it was Zoey&#8217;s 7th birthday and I totally forgot to do a blog post for her. I threw a quick picture up on Facebook to honor the day, but I really don&#8217;t know if she will ever forgive me&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember that Calgon commercial? You know, the one where the lady is frazzled beyond believe and just wants a luxurious bubble bath to take away all her worries and stress. That\u2019s where I am right now\u2026 I had planned a wonderfully reflective post for today. Only thing, as of 4:00 pm, I\u00a0\u00a0hadn&#8217;t written it yet. 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