We were recently given the Sunshine Blogger Award by dear friend, Annie, from the blog: McGuffy’s Reader. We received this award three and a half years ago and are delighted to receive it once again. This Award is a way of recognizing bloggers who are positive and whose creativity inspires others. Annie, it warms our hearts that our blog does that for you.
As with most awards, this one has some rules:
Thank the person who nominated you and add a link to their blog.
Answer the eleven questions sent by the person who nominated you.
Nominate eleven other bloggers, adding their links and asking them eleven new questions.
Notify the bloggers you have nominated.
The questions Annie asked us and my answers (in teal italics):
1. What did you want to be when you grow up?
I always wanted to be a dancer, but with my neuromuscular disease that was never an option. Then I wanted to be a high school Home Economics teacher, but I stink at science. I started writing in the third grade, and it became obvious that’s the direction in which I was headed.
2. Who was your childhood hero?
I don’t remember having one.
3. What is your favourite song?
I have so many, but #1 is probably Van Morrison’s version of “Brown Eyed Girl.”
4. What was your first pet?
We had 13 cats when I was very little: a Persian mom and two kittens and another mom with nine kittens. We gave away all but two cats, Fluffy and Tiger. My sister and I really wanted to keep Fluffy but our parents ended up giving her away as well. The first pet I had of my very own was a cock-a-poo I adopted when I was a sophomore in college.
5. Who was your favourite teacher?
Sara Cooper, High School Home Economics Teacher
6. What was your best vacation?
This is really impossible. I have been on some totally incredible ones, but I’ll have to go with a river cruise that took us all through Russia.
7. What is your favourite time of day?
I don’t think I have one.
8. Who was your first friend?
My next door neighbor, Bobby Fields.
9. What is your favourite season?
Autumn
10. Do you have a phobia?
Fire
11. What would you like to do-over?
College, if I didn’t have to work full-time, which I did my Junior and Senior years.
Here are my nominees for The Sunshine Blogger Award. If any have already received this award, I apologize for the duplication. I do hope you will accept this award even if you decide not to pass it on to others.
These are my eleven questions for those who accept the award. I look forward to reading your answers.
Who is your favorite author?
Why did you start blogging?
Beach or mountains for vacation?
What is your favorite indulgence?
If you had an unlimited amount of money, what would you do with it?
If you could live any place in the world, where would it be?
What is your favorite form of exercise?
What is the most unusual job you’ve ever had?
What was your first job?
Do you believe in ghosts?
Where do you get your news: newspapers, TV, computer?
I am sincerely thankful to Annie for selecting our blog to receive this award. Her creativity definitely inspires me.
Finally, what would a cat blog be without a photo of a cat? This photo is Mauricio wearing the virtual hat Sammy gave him for his birthday. The cupcake represents Mau’s bakery skills and his Cat Scout Bake Shop.
we dunno if we comminted heer ore knot sinz we iz a day late….& R commintz willna post; thanx werd prezz……but we had ta say dood ewe iz total lee rockin yur hat !! ♥♥♥☺☺☺
The more I learn about you, the more I want to know. I really appreciate the way you are and think. I am pleased that you accepted this award, as you really do bring light to the world. Thank you for that. Hugs. McGuffy’s Reader recently posted…Bee Colourful
O, we loved this! Congratulations. We always like to learn more about the peeps behind the blogs 😉 Great picture, Mauricio. I especially like the hat…MOL 😀 Pawkisses 🙂 <3
Thank you for nominating us for this award. We enjoyed your answers and will work on ours to post soon. Allie is hyperventilating over her handsome HUSBAND in his cup cake hat!!!
The Florida Furkids with Bazillion smoochies and tons of love to Mau from his WIFE Allie The Florida Furkids recently posted…Toes and Tongue Tuesday with Ellie
Oh gosh! Thank you for thinking of me for the Sunshine Blogger Award. I received this award before so I won’t need it again. I also stopped participating in the blog awards like this one cuz they take lots of time and that’s something Mom L and I don’t have much of. You are so kind to think of me. Mauricio’s hat is so cute! Savannah’s Paw Tracks recently posted…Wet Food That Never Dries Up #sponsored
You had 13 cats at one time! That was a lot!! too bad you couldn’t keep Fluffy. Yes, we do accept your award and I will try to get the whole crew to answer!! We’ll post our response i a few days!!
Thank you for the award! That trip through Russia must have been really cool. I have heard that parts of Russia are really beautiful. I’ve been to Canada and to Cancun, but other than that, I’ve never left the US. I’m a bit of a homebody. Mauricio looks very cute in his new virtual hat! 🙂
Your answers are very interesting. Flynn has a phobia about cobwebs. He will catch spiders but only has to touch a cobweb and he backs away fast and does a big detour. Flynn recently posted…Sunday Selfies.
Congratulations on your well deserved award. Great song choice! I love Mau’s hat, he looks great and that is so appropriate being he is a star baker. XO Ellen Pilch recently posted…#CHEWYINFLUENCER
Congrats on your sunny award. We enjoyed learning more about you. And Mau looks terrific in his cupcake hat. The Island Cats recently posted…A Great Injustice
Concatulations on this much deserved award! We loved reading your answers. Getting to know our blogging friends better always makes us so happy. And, thank you so much for nominating us! Your questions are going to be great fun to answer. We can’t wait to get started on those, and we’ll post them within the next few days.
And, Mauricio, the picture of you in your hat made us smile big time! You are too cute! The Menagerie Mom recently posted…Tuesday Toesies Tasting
Congratulations on “revisiting” the Sunshine Blogger Award! I too received that a while back but it’s always nice that someone thinks enough of us to pass something on. Thanks for nominating Sam! I will try and get that done after Teaser and Poetic Thursday are done. Your answers to the questions are grand – it’s fun learning new stuff about our friends. My favorite thing though is that picture of Mau in his birthday cupcake hat……Tee Hee!!!
I am a feline fanatic. My
license plate reads “PRRFCT.”
I have lived with and cared
for 22 cats over the past 40+
years. The Cat on My Head
is a website dedicated to the
mostly comical and often
exasperating antics of nine
cats (Kitties Blue) and their
thirteen angel predecessors.
Many yesterdays have passed since
You gained your angel wings. Today
Is six months since you left us behind
To remember and mourn. Our hearts
Continue to hurt, and we miss
You as much as the day you left.
Giulietta whined from the catio
Yesterday as I worked in the yard.
I know you put her up to it. That
Was your way of getting me to,
Allow you to join me as I
Gardened. You were there with me
In spirit. With every meow
I thought of you and how much I miss
Your sweet face and disposition.
In these past few months, many friends
Have traveled your same path in your
paw-steps. I am certain you were
Waiting to greet them with purrs and hugs.
I pray you and your friends are laughing,
Frolicking and having fun together.
Picturing that makes me smile, but
Does not lessen my sadness at your
No longer being here to snuggle
And receive our love, care and kisses.
Fiona, please do not ever forget
You are still and always will be loved.
One year has passed since you flew away,
And I still think of you everyday.
I see your sweet face in my mind’s eye
And wish we’d never had to say good-bye.
It’s nice you’ve sent us kitties needing a family,
But my dearest love, we are now at capacity.
You thought it would take more than one cat
To take your place in our habitat.
We love Cooper Murphy and baby Sawyer dearly
But thinking either could replace you makes me teary.
You were one-of-a-kind and will stay in my heart
Until the day I join you and we’re no longer apart.
When once again I can hold you in my arms
And revel in all your love and feline charms.
Together with you and all who have passed.
I will spend eternity contemplating how blessed
I was to share my life with my furry children,
Each and every one of you one-in-a billion.
I don’t know how to say good-bye.
I thought you were invincible; though,
You used up many of your nine lives.
You ruled us all with an iron paw;
Never took “no” for an answer
And always got your way.
If not, you’d bark to signal your
Displeasure and sometimes raise a paw.
I always joked that you were bi-polar.
When I told people you were a calico
They immediately understood what I meant.
Today was unnaturally quiet in the house.
Can a home seem empty with eight cats?
I will miss waking up at night to find you
Sitting next to me and staring at me.
I will miss you yelling at us as you did
When you wanted breakfast and dinner.
I will miss watching you lounging and snoozing
On the porch settee on a warm afternoon.
But most of all I will miss your kisses!
When kitten Sawyer befriended you,
We suspect you were imparting your
Wisdom and secrets for controlling us.
Time will tell if he was a good listener.
But whatever he may have learned,
Neither Sawyer nor any other cat
Can or will replace you in our hearts.
Lily Olivia, you were one-of-a-kind.
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Here’s our award post!
https://kittycaperz.wordpress.com/2016/10/06/we-are-the-sunshine/
Toby recently posted…We are the sunshine!
Concatulations on your award and for thinking of us too! We enjoyed your answers! Mau, you are a super cute cupcake!
BeadedTail recently posted…Oops…
Congrats on receiving the award (again!). I loved learning more about you!
we dunno if we comminted heer ore knot sinz we iz a day late….& R commintz willna post; thanx werd prezz……but we had ta say dood ewe iz total lee rockin yur hat !! ♥♥♥☺☺☺
The more I learn about you, the more I want to know. I really appreciate the way you are and think. I am pleased that you accepted this award, as you really do bring light to the world. Thank you for that. Hugs.
McGuffy’s Reader recently posted…Bee Colourful
Congratulations! Well deserved for sharing all those smiles! 🙂
Linda Arthur Tejera recently posted…26 Weeks Letter Challenge: “V”
O, we loved this! Congratulations. We always like to learn more about the peeps behind the blogs 😉 Great picture, Mauricio. I especially like the hat…MOL 😀 Pawkisses 🙂 <3
Thank you for nominating us for this award. We enjoyed your answers and will work on ours to post soon. Allie is hyperventilating over her handsome HUSBAND in his cup cake hat!!!
The Florida Furkids with Bazillion smoochies and tons of love to Mau from his WIFE Allie
The Florida Furkids recently posted…Toes and Tongue Tuesday with Ellie
Oh gosh! Thank you for thinking of me for the Sunshine Blogger Award. I received this award before so I won’t need it again. I also stopped participating in the blog awards like this one cuz they take lots of time and that’s something Mom L and I don’t have much of. You are so kind to think of me. Mauricio’s hat is so cute!
Savannah’s Paw Tracks recently posted…Wet Food That Never Dries Up #sponsored
You had 13 cats at one time! That was a lot!! too bad you couldn’t keep Fluffy. Yes, we do accept your award and I will try to get the whole crew to answer!! We’ll post our response i a few days!!
Thank you for the award! That trip through Russia must have been really cool. I have heard that parts of Russia are really beautiful. I’ve been to Canada and to Cancun, but other than that, I’ve never left the US. I’m a bit of a homebody. Mauricio looks very cute in his new virtual hat! 🙂
Concats on the award those were great answers!
Annabelle recently posted…Annabelle’s Antics
Your answers are very interesting. Flynn has a phobia about cobwebs. He will catch spiders but only has to touch a cobweb and he backs away fast and does a big detour.
Flynn recently posted…Sunday Selfies.
We enjoyed your answers and congrats on the award! I have a doorbell phobia!
Brian recently posted…Tabby Silvervine Pillow Tuesday
ConCats on your award. Mau looks really cute. Have a great day.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Raena
Deziz World recently posted…Service Cats: Discipline: Stop Countersurfing Kitty
dood….ewe iz total lee rockin yur hat !!
N conga ratz two yur mom on thiz awardz ~~~ we N joyed
reedin her answerz { did she ever tell ewe guyz bout de hole
……dawg izzue !! ☺☺☺
Concatulations on your award ! You look terrific in that cupcake hat, Mau ! Purrs
The Swiss Cats recently posted…Au secours ! Mon chat ne fait pas pipi dans sa caisse !
Congratulations on your well deserved award. Great song choice! I love Mau’s hat, he looks great and that is so appropriate being he is a star baker. XO
Ellen Pilch recently posted…#CHEWYINFLUENCER
Congrats on your sunny award. We enjoyed learning more about you. And Mau looks terrific in his cupcake hat.
The Island Cats recently posted…A Great Injustice
Concatulations on this much deserved award! We loved reading your answers. Getting to know our blogging friends better always makes us so happy. And, thank you so much for nominating us! Your questions are going to be great fun to answer. We can’t wait to get started on those, and we’ll post them within the next few days.
And, Mauricio, the picture of you in your hat made us smile big time! You are too cute!
The Menagerie Mom recently posted…Tuesday Toesies Tasting
Congratulations on “revisiting” the Sunshine Blogger Award! I too received that a while back but it’s always nice that someone thinks enough of us to pass something on. Thanks for nominating Sam! I will try and get that done after Teaser and Poetic Thursday are done. Your answers to the questions are grand – it’s fun learning new stuff about our friends. My favorite thing though is that picture of Mau in his birthday cupcake hat……Tee Hee!!!
Love, Pam and Sam
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Those were really interesting answers!
Summer recently posted…A New Adventure for Riser
Wow! Lots of info learned about you:)
Mauricio looks furry fine in that virtual hat! What a great idea to make it a cupcake!