Hi everyone! We are joining Athena’s Caturday Art Blog Hop and Ten Things of Thankful.
My art today is from Toby’s mom , Sabina. She made me these two beautiful pieces for Christmas and I am very thankful.
The first is a memory box that I am planning to put Phoebe’s bikini and Crotchety Cougar hat in for safe keeping.
She also made me this beautiful book with photos of my angel kitties. I can’t even imagine how long it took to make this. I love it!
Those were my first two thankfuls. And here are the rest:
3. Our open house was a lot of fun and we ended up with 21 guests.
4. I got to spend time with my mom, niece and great-niece this week. Usually, my niece is at work, but she had the week off this week.
5. A warm house and thermal underwear- it has been below zero some days this week and will continue to be that cold for at least another week.
6. I haven’t caught the bad cold my mom has had for weeksย ( I hope she feels better soon).
7. Everyone seemed genuinely pleased with the gifts I got for them this year.
8. Thankful that I do not have to deal with traffic jams often. We went to meet my hubby’s sister for lunch the other day and the turnpike was so backed up. My hubby was more upset than I was, but I reminded him that some people have to deal with traffic every day. This was only the third time in over 25 years I can recall being in traffic with him.
9.Bargains- I scored a huge container of Temptations for $2.48 at Target because it was holiday themed. I got some cheap cards and wrapping paper at other stores too.
10. Emmy- she cracks us up with her hoarding. Every night, she adds to her collection- last night she swiped a stuffed elf off a shelf on the entertainment center.
Those cloths are bootiful. And the other thankfuls were very inneresting.
Thank you. ๐
I hope your mother feels well soon. And Happy New Year to us all!
Thank you. And a Happy New Year to you too!
Wow, that memory box and book are really, really beautiful
Thank you, it is ๐
Hope your mom feels better!
Thank you, me too.
The memory box and book are precious. What wonderful gifts. It looks like you are dealing with cold the way we are. I can’t wait till it’s over. I really cannot stand it.
Emmy is so cute and funny with her hoarding! Might as well store some stuff before the others grab them.
I hope your mom feels better!
Thank you. I hope you feel better soon too.
That sure is some beautiful art. We sure do wish you a very Happy New Year.
Thank you. And a happy new year to you too!
Oh gosh… hope your Mom gets rid of that cold. Hope she feels better pronto! I love what you are going to do with the memory box… โฅ One of the perks of our living rural is very little traffic. I enjoyed your thankfuls very much this morning.
Thank you, I hope she does too- I worry about her.
What beautiful and thoughtful gifts!
Our late cat Katie was a hoarder like Emmy. I collected beanie babies at the time, and she was always stealing them! She also loved to steal and chew on loose photographs. Katie was black and white too. ๐
That is funny that Katie was a tuxie hoarder too, I know of another Katie tuxie that is too ๐
How funny that Emmy steals things that way! Mine will turn something that hits the floor into a toy, but that’s about it.
That memory box and book are beautiful, it’s great to have creative friends.
How nice that your niece had time off to spend with everyone!
Praying your mother gets over her cold soon.
Thank you. XO
Emmy make us smile, she’s sure having fun!
She is ๐
The memory box and the book are such thoughtful gifts, and so beautiful ! Purrs
Thank you, they are. XO
The book and memory box are so beautiful!
You’re very fortunate about traffic! I lived in California for 40 years and just spent 10 days there. We had our share of traffic while there.
That is so cute about Emmy’s hoarding.
Thank you, I love these gifts. XO
Your gifts are beautiful and thoughtful. I like the 10 things you are giving thanks for and hope your mom feels better. Happy New Year!
Thank you. XO
Those gifts are beautiful and made with love.
Thank you, they are. XO
A really great list of things to be thankful for. Emmy is so cute with her hoarding – our cocker spaniel has a thing for socks, and we have to always check her bed for them if ours are missing.
Have a lovely day.
That is funny about the socks ๐
I love your gifts from your furriends. What a lobar of love for you. XXXX And Emmy, yer a riot. I love hoarding kitties! I’m one myself. XXX
Thank you. I am thinking all tuxies are hoarders. XO
Lovely gfts!
Hope your mom feels better ๐
Purrs xx
Athena and Marie
Thank you. XO
Oh gosh, sounds so cold over there! That is so cute that Emmy is a hoarder.
It is cold. And yes, we have a hoarder ๐
The box for Phoebe’s bikini and Crochety Cougar hat is lovely…
Happy New Year’s Eve Eve
Hugs madi and mom
Thank you, it is. XO
What stunning art Toby’s mom created. They are beyond beautiful, and what a perfect tribute to your angels. I also greatly enjoyed reading your Thankfuls, as always. One of my goals in 2018, inspired by your Thankfuls, is to begin keeping a journal of my own Thankfuls, and I hope to start partaking in Ten Things of Thankful. Have a beautiful day!
I think that is great, I look forward to reading your thankful posts. I hope you had a beautiful day too. xO
The memory box is beautiful! and we loved reading your thankful things….
We are furry thankful to calls you our friend.
Purrz from Chiquita and
Katie the Mom.
We are thankful for your friendship too. XO
p.s…. the kitty angel book would make me cry. so sweet of Toby’s Mom to make the book for you. <3
It did make me cry.
Ok, Emmy’s hoarding is hilarious. And that elf probably had it coming. Phoebe’s memory box is very beautiful.
Thank you. XO
I have never known or heard of a cat toy hoarder.
Well, now you have ๐
Those are such beautiful, meaningful gifts!
Thank you. XO
Those memory books are beautiful! How nice of Sabina to make these for you..so special.
Thank you, I agree it was a nice thing to do.
We hope your mom feels better real soon!
Have a wonderful New Year…
Noodle and crew
Thank you. XO
Such luvley giftss Aunty Ellen. An thee memoree box fur Phoebe gurl’ss fingss iss precious….Do you know where her sunglassess are now??? They nevurr seemed to come home did they?
An Emmy iss a hoarfer??? Berry cute! Hope thee Elf iss well bee-haved fur her!
~~~head rubsss~~~ Siddhartha Henry~~~
Yes, the shades have been located. They are with Summer now and will be heading my way soon. If you still want to try them, I can send them to you. Yes, Emmy is a little hoarder ๐ XO and love to you and your mum too.
LadyMum made a typo Aunty…Hoarfer…too funny!!!
An mee not sure mee could put thee sunglassess on Aunty…..not now…..mee finkss they should go inn Phoebe’ss memoree box….do you like THAT idea?
Hoarfer- MOL! ๐ I am eager to get Phoebe’s shades back and in a safe place- that is a wonderful idea my sweet nephew. XO
Wee better not tell Emmy gurl what LadyMum said!! An mee finkss thee sunglassess SHOULD come home to you an bee put inn thee box fur ever. Mee iss happy you like mee idea Aunty!!!
They are on their way back to us , I will post about it when they arrive. You are a clever boy. XO
Those gifts are so special. Sounds like you had a good week.
Thank you, I did. X0
The gifts are beautiful. So thoughtful โฅ
Your hoarding feline makes me smile!
Her hoarding cracks me up ๐
What a great list of thankfuls and kudos to you for having 21 guests; I don’t think I could cope! Wishing you health and happiness in 2018!
We only have a big party once a year so I can handle it ๐ Wishing you and your family a Happy and healthy 2018! XO
I found a few things on clearance at Target this week, too.
They had 75 % off, it was great ๐
Sabina is very creative. Such thoughtful gifts for you too.
Your cat being a hoarder made me laugh.
I hope that your Mom gets well soon. The flu seems to be unrelenting this season.
Thermal underwear is definitely a blessing.
Venturing out during the holidays and having to endure traffic jams is not my favorite thing to do. I’m always grateful when I make it safely to and from my destinations, but especially during high traffic times.
Thank you. And Happy New Year to you!
3 Traffic jams in 25 years??? OMC Mommy’s kitty Shad started stealin’ and hordin’ money after mommy’s accident. She tried to only steal bills, and the bigger the better. MOL Big hugs
Luv ya’
Dezi and Raena
That is funny that Shad took money, Emmy only takes toys ๐ XO
You have been lucky to avoid traffic, as you say. Wow. Impressive.
I have been lucky.
Those sure were thoughtful and lovely presents you got. And we sure all do have so much to be thankful for.
Thank you. XO