Father’s Day

FATHER’S DAY 2018 SELFIES

Sunday Selfies: Week #201

As today is Father’s Day, we are dedicating our post to our most excellent cat dad, Dad Tom. We have a special selfie collage, but before we get to that, we all want to make some promises to Dad Tom as his gift for the day.

Misty May: I will not sneeze in his face.
Sawyer: I will not try to escape out the front door.
Lisbeth: I will not growl and hiss and snort at my fursibs.
Mauricio/Lisbeth/Calista Jo: We will not hork on the bed or anywhere else in the house.
Giulietta: I will come downstairs for breakfast and dinner, so Dad won’t have to hunt me down.
Astrid: I will let Dad Tom hold me if he would like to do so.
Cooper Murphy: I will not sleep east/west in the humans’ bed.

We are going to do our darnedest to keep these promises; though, that horking one is going to be tough as is Lisbeth’s other promise. But we are going to do our best, and that’s what counts. Right?

Now here’s that selfie we promised. Each of us selected a past selfie and added those to one of Dad’s to make this especially for him.

Blog Hop

Now here’s that ~~ridiculous garbage~~ vital information, Mom always makes us post, about hopping. We all say, “Ignore it!” Just take your selfie, link it up, and if you have the time, leave us a comment. If you’d like to include your dad in your selfie today, go for it. They never get enough recognition!

The link to add your selfie to the hop is below.
You also will find below the code to use if you’d like the hop to appear on your blog.
Posting on Sundays is not necessary to join.
You do not need to be a cat to enter. All anipals are welcome regardless of species.
The hop remains open for entries through Thursday midnight.
Please be so kind as to display our badge and/or link to The Cat on My Head.

Saying Good-Bye

All of us are extremely sad about losing two friends this past week. We know they are happy and frolicking at the Rainbow Bridge, with all their friends and fursibs who went before, but that doesn’t mean we won’t miss them. We are sending lots of purrs to their humans as they grieve, and Mom is sending condolences and prayers. Today we are remembering and honoring, Simon from Toby in Charge and Minchie from Cat-a-holic.

If you have not had the opportunity to leave your condolences for your friends, the links to their blogs are above.

Purrs and paw-pats, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy and Sawyer

A FATHER’S DAY SELFIE COLLAGE

Sunday Selfies: Week #149

This Sunday is when we officially celebrate our dads and say thanks for all they do for us. We do we should do this more than one day each year, as our dads do things for us everyday. Our human dad is an exceptional cat daddy, and we love him very much. We wanted to do a special selfie with our day, but didn’t want to ask him and spoil our surprise. This afternoon while we had our heads together trying to come up with a plan, our dad picked up Mom’s new cell phone and took a selfie! We immediately got the photo from Mom’s phone and made this collage.

We wish all dads a happy Father’s Day, and we hope those of you who join us today will share your dad with us if you have one. All anipals, regardless of species, are invited to join our blog hop each Sunday. We truly do have the cutest critters on the internets joining us each week, and we’d love to have you join us. Meeting new kitties, woofies, buns, hamsters, guinea pigs, etc. and making friends is always fun.

Should you wish to join us, the link to add your selfie is below. You will also find the code there that you will need yo add the hop to your Sunday Selfies post. Should you decide to do this, would you please be so kind as to display our badge and/or link back to The Cat on My Head.

If you normally do not post on Sunday but still want to join in the fun, our hop remains open through Thursday.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY DAD TOM!

Purrs and paw-pats, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Joe and Cooper Murphy

June 18, 2017 by Janet Blue Father's Day Holiday Kitty Written Blog Sunday Selfies 41

FATHER’S DAY SELFIE WITH C.J.

Sunday Selfies: Week #97

Welcome to our special Father’s Day edition of our Sunday Selfies Blog Hop. Today we our featuring the most meowvolous cat dad on the planet. He’s a litter box scooper extraordinaire, a faithful bird feeder filler, and bestests of all, a great cuddler. We want to honor him today with this post and let him know how much we love him.

We are allowing the baby of the family, Calista Jo, to share the spotlight with Dad Tom. There was a bit of squabbling as to who would get this special opportunity, but Mom put a stop to that pretty quickly. She let us know that tomorrow is C.J.’s birthday, and she would get that privilege. Even if we don’t like that very much, we do understand.

Calista Jo will be four-years-old tomorrow. We will have a bit of a blog party, so we hope you’ll join us again tomorrow.

Without further rambling, here’s the photo of C.J. with our dad. Mom had to help as Dad was holding Calista.

So, now it is your turn to share your selfie, one of your dad or a photo of the two of you together. We realize some of you don’t have a dad, so please share your photo with anyone you consider a dad (if you’d like). As always, no requirements. Just have fun with it!

The link to add your selfie is below as is the code to include the hop on your blog. It would make our mom super happy if you would display our badge and/or link back to The Cat on My Head.

If you have any difficulty adding the link to your post, leave us a comment, and Mom will enter it for you.

We know you all will be doing fun things with your dad today. However, maybe during the upcoming week, you can visit at least some of the other hoppers. We have been getting one or more new entrants each Sunday, and it would be nice if we could give them some support.

Wising all the dads, especially ours, a Happy Father’s Day filled with lots of love and family time.

Purrs and paw-pats, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo

June 19, 2016 by Janet Blue Father's Day Holiday Sunday Selfies 47

FATHER’S DAY SUNDAY SELFIES

For Father’s Day we honor the best cat dad ever…our human dad, Tom. He does so much for us each and every day. The thing we appreciate most is his keeping all the bird feeders full so that we have constant entertainment when we are on the catio.

Of course, he puts food and water in our bowls and scoops our poops and pees.

And even though we make him sneeze, he still allows us to snuggle up to him.

He is not just good to us. He also helps kitties from Barn Cat Buddies find homes by taking exceptional photos of them.

So today, we have a special Sunday Selfie featuring our dad!

He’s also an amazingly good sport as you can see in this photo. Although he didn’t wear cat ears at BlogPaws, he agreed to pose in them at home. What a great guy!

This is a special edition of our Sunday Selfies Blog Hop honoring all dads everywhere. If you’d like to share a selfie with your dad or post one of him only, please do so. But, of course, all selfies are welcome.

If you would like to include the blog hop on your web-site, the code is below. We only ask that you please link back to The Cat on My Head and/or display our badge.

We love you Dad! Happy Father’s Day.

Purrs and paw-pats from your cat kids, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo

June 21, 2015 by Janet Blue Father's Day Holiday Kitty Written Blog Sunday Selfies 37

YOU
For Fiona

It seems like only yesterday…
You were just a kitten.
When I saw your pleading look,
I was completely smitten.

Now at only six years old,
You are getting ready to leave,
Soon you will have your wings.
I’ve already started to grieve.

You’ve fought hard for the past year,
And I’m not ready to say good-bye.
I can’t imagine you not in my life
I am so sad…today I had to cry.

I am grateful and blessed
For my six years with you.
You’ll live in my heart forever.
You’re one of the best ever Kitties Blue.

YESTERDAY

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 MISSING YOU

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.

UNTIL

I miss you each day.
Until we meet in heaven,
The pain will remain.

ONE OF A KIND

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.