Halloweenie Fun!

This year, I kept my costume a secret from Grammie. I wanted to surprise her and I did!

I was a court jester! A'cause I'm always being silly and making everybean laugh :) I wented to the nursing home and visited with all the beans and gotted to ride with Grammie in a parade!

When the parade was over, we wented back to Grammie's room to enjoy some treats! She gave me some really yummy crunchies that made my belly all way happy and my purr thing went. Oh it was such good fun but know what? There were so many beans that it was really loud. I put my face into Grammie's arm and hid until the noise wented away. Momma said I was such a good boy anyway...I let all the beans pet me and take pictures with me.

This am Joan. She loves it when I come to stop by and visit with her. She has shaky hands so when they move a lot, she lays down. I wented into her room, jumped up on her bed and showed her my costume! She smiled and laughed and gave me such nice pets... felt so good that I got comfy next to her. I could have stayed with her all afternoon. She always gets so a'cited to see me and that makes my tail jiggle :)

When I was in the room with Grammie, Ms. Carol camed in to give Grammie some medicine to make her feel good. She always gets a'cited to see me too! Even though she was wearing all white, she picked me up anyway! Hee-Hee! Ms. Carol gives me scritchies a'hind my neck and on my back and that always makes my purr thing go. Sometimes, she gives me treats! I lubs it when she comes to see me :)

Here's a picture of Momma's punkin that she maked this year. She did it from scritchy scratch! Drawed a picture and cut it herself. I think the poodin' on the branch looks like an owl with a poodin' tail, but I know what Momma was goin' for ;) What was most fun is that at night, she would turn the special light on inside and it would change colors! Red, Green, Purple, Blue, it was so cool!

I hopes you all had a fun Halloweenie!

Hear Ye Hear Ye!!

I'm gonna be somethin' special for Halloweenie this year! Momma helped me pick it out at the store and I got to try it on a'fore the big day! Tomorrow, I'm gonna dress up and visit Grammie a'cause they am having a costume parade there! Shmaybe I'll let Momma take some pictures of me!

So Blessed!

Momma tolded me I was going for a long ride in the monster with wheels... I didn't know where we were headed, but she told me I had to ride in my stroller once we got there. I didn't mind a'cause I lubs mine stroller! I get to see and smell everything without anybody bothering me.

Once we got out of the monster and into mine stroller, I could hear fancy bells ringing in the air! It was all way pretty and maked my purr thing go. But they didn't sound like the kind Momma teaches...these were great BIG bell things! As we rounded the corner of a big fancy building, I saw lots of doggies and a few kitties sitting with their beans on the lawn. Momma snuck in and sat down and I got to sit next to her in mine stroller. It was then that I realized, Momma taked me to church!

I've only hearded about church! I never thought I'd ever get to go there!! It was a special service for us aminals. Momma's (and mine now too) pastor talked about how special we were and then there was music that Momma singed with everybean... All Creatures of our God and King... I think it was about me! Oh I felt very important and special. Momma prayed a special prayer thanking God for me and maked me feel all way loved. I try hard to be a good boy for her and it's nice to know she 'preciates my efforts :) After the service, Pastor Mark put a special blessing over me with oil. So I gots a little oily head in all mine pictures...oh well!

Even though I wasn't so thrilled about having an oily head, I let Pastor Mark hold me anyway. I thinks him am all way nice. Plus, he said I looked like a bigger version of one of his poodins, Piaget. Momma got to meet Piaget a'fore and says Piaget am a really nice poodin like me.

When it was all over, we were invited to get some snacks! What a treat!! I got to enjoy some yummy food while the doggies had bones. There were lots and lots of doggies there but I didn't bother with them very much a'cause I knowed they couldn't bother me. But, there was a Daschund that was very interested in my snack. I just stared her down and she went away though.

Once I gotted home, I tried very hard to get that oil off mine head. It a'quired a lot of licking of mine paw and wiping it over mine ears. But, I thinks I got it all :)

A BOOK REVIEW!

Simon’s Cat

by Simon Tofield

Thoughts Before The Review: We were very excited to hear that Simon Tofield was working on a comic book about his cat. His short films on YouTube are hilariously funny and have been on our favorite list for years now. The films are very well done, so we expect his book to be more of the same...

The Book: 240 pages of vignettes featuring Simon’s Cat during a typical day around the house and outside and his interactions with Simon, his owner and other characters

Review: Tofield has a way of drawing you into the scenes played out across the pages and allowing you to “hear” as well as see what’s going on. Set up much like his short videos on YouTube, the book has no dialogue, which makes it a fun book to sit and enjoy with young children as well as adults. Simon’s cat, who remains nameless as of late, befriends a garden gnome and is constantly trying to coerce him into capturing the neighborhood birds and fish from the pond. Clearly, this is a “cat-lover’s book” because when Simon’s sister’s dog is introduced, the dog is portrayed as an annoyance to Simon’s cat but that’s not to say dog lovers won’t get a chuckle out of this book either! Tofield’s imagination is displayed in the cat’s clever ploys to snack on birds, fish, buggies, and naturally, his dinner! One scene in particular left us doing that good belly laugh...

It’s dark outside. Simon’s cat is holding a lit flashlight and aiming it at his face where you see his mouth is gaping wide. He’s hoping that the light shining into his mouth will attract moths that will unknowingly fly right into his clever trap!

“I would totally do something like that” –Timothy Dickens

“I know... that’s what makes me laugh so hard!” –Momma

Conclusion: At a reasonable price, “Simon’s Cat” makes a great gift for any cat lover. We know our copy of the book will remain on the fireplace as a conversation piece for those looking for a quick laugh.

Momma: Two Thumbs Up for charm and whit :)

Timothy Dickens: Four Paws Up for representing us poodins in a light-hearted and clever way!

Would you like to win a free copy of this adorably charming book?

Read on to find out more about the contest giveaway!

Contest Info: Email your full name and address to: momma@timothydickens.com. In the subject heading, please write, “Simon’s Cat Giveaway”. The first five people to do so, will be sent a copy of Simon Tofield’s new book, “Simon’s Cat”...it’s as easy as that!

-Only residents of the U.S. or Canada are eligible to win
-No P.O. Boxes
-Contest expires October 2, 2009

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***CONCATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE GIVEAWAY***

1. Scooby, Shaggy and Scout's Mom
2. HotMBC's Mom
3. Jasper's Dad
4. Derby's Mom
5. and...Miss Morgan!

Keep a keen eye on your mailbox a'cause you're gonna be getting a mighty fun book to enjoy sometime soon :) You might get an email or somethin' from Momma about when to expect it exactly.

Oh Boy!

It's here Momma, it's here!!!

Oh I can't wait!!! Hurry, open it already!!!!

Chillaxin'

The wind has been coming through the windows just perfectly lately making it oh so nice to do some nappies on the couch thing. That good fresh air is just what I need to start dreaming of crunchies and visits to Grammie's place.

Today am Labor Day. I don't know 'bout you, but I labor all the time. It's hard being this handsome and cute all the time, but a poodin' has to do what a poodin' has to do. So that's why it's so nice to hop up on the comfy couch thing, curl up and do some happy feet while the breeze tickles my fur. I've got Momma next to me and she's got her iTunes playing some smooth music that makes it so easy to mellow out... here's a few of my current faves:

David Paul am a musician that Momma knows oh so well. She wented to college with him, toured and performed with him and loves him lots. He's a good bean. His music is amazingly awesome :) Here's his website. Go there and listen to his music! When you're done, buy it. It'll make him happy!

If that doesn't do it for you, shmaybe you'd enjoy a funky, mellow tune by The Weather Inside. Click here to listen to "Streets of Jerusalem" which is also a free mp3 download if you're on facebook and go to the iLike app... dude...quality free music. P.S. Momma's favorite is "24/7 (I Can Feel Your Heart)"

Jeff Dueck is a bean Momma wented to college with who used to play the piano a lot for chapels. His song, "Better Days" is smooth and well...you need this song in your collection.

One more really good song that makes you wanna curl up and purr is "City Lights" by Peter Field. Peter am a good friend of Momma's. She's even had the pleasure of singing and performing some of his music with him in the past.

Nothing would make Momma and me happier than if you clicked on some of those links and purchased those albums. They're good! Promise!!

It might not be nip...

But It's Just As Fun To Play With!!!


I've had a few beans ask me and Momma where we got mine cat treat toy... Methinks she gotted it at PetSmart, but it's been a long time and we aren't too sure 'bout that. Anyway, here's a link to a site in California that seems to have the one I have :)

A New Kind of High

Auntie Deb am bisiting me from Colorado and she bringed with her the bestest smelling nip ever. It am called Orbit Gum. It's so much better than any kinda nip I've had! It am spearmint smelling and Momma said she hasn't seen me act so silly since the good strong nip she put on the floor a while back... schmaybe she will take picktures of me and put them on here?!! Momma??

What in the world?

WOAH!!!!

Did you see the size of that bug???

I gotta go check it out...

Happy Kaboomie Day!

Just a real short message to wish all my U.S.A. friends a happy 4th of July :) Enjoy the day, snack on yummies (I got to have some real live dead crab that Momma caught at Red Lobster with her bean friends!) and when it am all way dark, do a turtle in the window or in front of the talking box to enjoy some fancy kaboomies in the sky!