Tuesday Tears - Memories of Madi

Graphic by Zoolatry

As many of you know by now, Raz's sweet ladycat Madi left for the Bridge last week.  Madi was a very special kitty.  Raz and Madi met when they were fixed up for the Queen of Hearts Ball.  Madi was the Mayor of Blogville at the time and Raz was super honored to be her escort.  Slowly their relationship grew and they became a couple.  They had many fun adventures together and we put together a slideshow of some of those fun events.  Madi loved fast cars, fun times, RED, TWERKING and just plain being everyone's BFFF!




Please join us on Wednesday, September 26 when we host a special Blog Hop for Madi Come Laugh With Us.  Post anything you want to do with a Box...such as stand up comedy, a joke or pun,

Recite a poem...karaoke, just a picture with a box, etc...anything goes no rules except RED!

There will be a link set up at Living Laughing and Barking in our Backyard so Madi's Mom and Dad can see all your wonderful posts.

One thing that Raz feels really bad about is the reason for our Sparks post yesterday.  Raz was planning on asking Madi's Dad for her paw in marriage right after the storm passed.  He never got the chance to do that.  Please always remember to tell those you love how you feel EVERY day.  Dearest Madi, I hope you know how much you were loved. 

Friendly Fill-ins and Flashback Friday

We're pawticipating in Friendly Fill-ins sponsored by McGuffy's Reader and 15 and Meowing.

Raz is answering for us this week.

1._My new sisfur Noelle_____keeps me _on my toes!______.

2. __Napping and eating treats______is the secret to __happiness______.

3. A friend  is a wonderful thing to have....especially when you need help opening the treat box!   .

4. Right now (and always), I am thankful    for my special ladycat Madi.   .

Today is also Flashback Friday.

Mom always laughs when she sees photos of our woofies OUTSIDE their beds while we kitties take over.....even if it's just with a paw!  Cubby and Clifford were such gentle souls.  Raz looks pretty young in this photo but he took over Clifford's bed

Toes Tuesday with Raz

Raz is showing off his ManCatly toes.  If you biggify, you can see his smile....we know he's dreaming of Madi!

Up close - go ahead....smooch them....you know you want to!

ManCat Monday - Dreaming of Madi

Shopping Around the World and Friendly Fill-Ins

This month's Shopping Around the World is hosted by our pal Da Phenny!

From his blog:

guess what? Bacon asked me if I would like to be the co- host for SHOPPING AROUND THE WORLD for march.
I said YES!You probably know the game, but I will share the instructions…
Shop for groceries, share the prices with blogville and  create a meal with sharing the recipe in a post … not difficult huh? After finishing your post, you can link to me and to Bacon, so we know that you are “in”…
I thought this month we can  make a
a PIE  or a dessert or  anything sweet.Date: 03/31/2017Something what maybe is tradition in your family for special occasions … or something a granny or a momma made for you to cheer you up after a hard day, or something what was common in your furmily for birthdays or special events…

Our recipe is for Low Carb Peanut Butter Pie

Not Mom's photo!

This is the crust recipe for the recipe but Mom usually just makes her almond crust of almond flour and butter - bake 350 8-10 minutes
.Low Carb Peanut Butter Pie Crust:

• 1 c. natural peanut butter, (I use creamy for the pie crust)
• 3/4 c. sugar free sweetener (can sub in regular sugar, honey, maple syrup, but it won’t be low carb.)
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 c. almond flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.  Mix the peanut butter, sweetener, egg & vanilla.  Add almond flour, salt and baking soda and stir until thoroughly mixed.Press half the dough into a greased pie plate.  

For the Filling:

• 3/4 c. cream cheese, at room temperature
• 3/4 c. sweetner, powdered (you can sub in powdered sugar or other powdered sugar substitutes)
• 1 c. creamy natural peanut butter
• 1 Tbsp vanilla
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 c. whipping cream, whipped and sweetened
• 1/2 c. sugar free chocolate chips
• 1 tsp coconut oil, for drizzling

Once crust is thoroughly cooled, mix the cream cheese and powdered sweetener well until thoroughly blended.  Stir in the peanut butter, vanilla, salt, & whipped whipping cream.  Mix until well blended and same consistency.  Pour into cooled  crust and freeze for at least 2 hours.

We decided to do some of the items we never have listed before.  We didn't include the sweetener because everyone likes different varieties.

Natural Peanut Butter  $4,69/lb

Vanilla - $4.98/ ounce

Almond Flour - $9.98/lb

Coconut Oil - $7.58/ 12 ounces

We're also pawticipating in Friendly Fill-ins sponsored by McGuffy's Reader and 15 and Meowing.

Today Raz is answering the Fill-Ins!

1. The first thing I think about in the morning is _____Madi!  and treats_________.

2. The last thing I think about before sleep is ____Madi!  and treats___________.

3. I am looking forward to     Easter, because we get HAM!        .

4. I am so pleased    to have been the lucky guy matched up with Madi!!           .

Poetic Thankful Thursday "J" JUMP

Today is Poetic Thursday hosted by our pal Sammy at One Spoiled Cat.

Today's letter is "J"

Our poem today is

JUMP!

Jump up high....it's what we do,

Raz and Allie, Ellie too.

We JUMP to the bed

To sleep on Dad's head.

We JUMP to the table

To lick butter, if able.

We JUMP on the chair,

To leave Mom our hair!

We JUMP on the cat Tree

To watch Bird-TV!

We'd much rather JUMP

Than just be a lump!

Today is also Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

Raz is THANKFUL for his pawsome gal Madi.   Look at the super collar and heart she sent him for Valentine's day.  Now he can have her heart close to him all the time!!!

There was also a sweet card.....sorry....ManCats don't share PRIVATE messages from their Ladycats!!

REMINDER - Sunday is not only Selfie Sunday hosted by The Cat On My Head but is also Welcome Teddy Sunday!

  

From Madi's blog:

Info on linking up to the hop will be posted
on Thursday.

Good news is there are no rules for the Welcome Post..it can be anything you want to post to say Welcome. Feel free to use this badge.  Here are a few examples of things you could post about:

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1.Give Teddy advice on being the new kit in the house,

2. Tell Teddy something funny/mischievous/or cute you did

when you were a new kit/pup

3. Tell Teddy how to pull the wool over his peeps eyes

4. Write him a poem

5. Or anything that would make you feel welcomed if you were a new kit or pup!

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Poetic Thankful Thursday "I"

Today is Poetic Thursday hosted by our pal Sammy at One Spoiled Cat.

Today's letter is "I" and our poem is called

INNOCENT

INNOCENT faces, INNOCENT looks

Our INNOCENT style is one for the books.

We  don't whap things down

Or chase each other around.

Our INNOCENT faces show

What you already know!

We're always good,

just misunderstood!

Today is also Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

Raz is Thankful that three years ago he was lucky enough to be paired up with Madi for the Queen of Hearts Ball!  He is thankful every day that he isbe her guy!

Queen of Hearts Ball 2/14/2014

Poetic Thursday "W" and Thankful Thursday

Today is Poetic Thursday hosted by our pal Sammy at One Spoiled Cat.

Today's letter is "W" and Raz is doing our poem

Wonderful

Wonderful life, yes, that's me

Wonderful suits me to a "T"

T isn't our letter today

Next time that letter we will replay.

Wonderful Madi is my gal

Ask her to twerk and yes, she shall.

My wonderful gal makes life super

Her photos are purrfect...never a blooper!

Today is also Brian's Thankful Thursday. 

  Needless to say, I am thankful for my gal Madi.

Photo Hunt FLIP and Caturday Cat Art

This week's Photo Hunters theme is  FLIP.

Raz likes to play with the dangly mousies on the little cat tree.  He gets great pleasure when he FLIPS the mousies up into the air.

Today is also Caturday Cat Art Blog Hop

We used the Mirror and Tilt effect on LunaPic which FLIPPED Raz's photo for a cool effect.  We also added a nice frame.  Raz hopes Madi FLIPS when she sees his photo!

See more Photo Hunters posts HERE.

See more Caturday Cat Art HERE.

Friday Fun!

As you probably know by now, Allie and Mauricio are engaged.  Raz's girl Madi is having a special event for the happy couple.

Here's a sneak peak....

Hurry on over to see the rest of the fun.   Click HERE to teleport over!!

Our pals at 15 and Meowing and McGuffy's Reader are starting a new blog hop called Friendly  Fill ins

Here are the Fill-ins for this week and our answers are below...

1. I want to stop ___________________ and start _________________________
2. I haven’t ______________________ in ___________________________________
3. I believe _________________________
4. My earliest memory is __________________________

Ellie is answering for us today...

1. I want to stop ___NAPPING______ and start ____NOMMING______
2. I haven’t _____HORKED_________ in ____2 DAYS_______________
3. I believe ___I AM PURRFECT______________
4. My earliest memory is ____SNUGGLING WITH MY SISFUR________

Valtentines Day Sunday Selfies

We're pawticipating in The Cat on My Head's Sunday Selfies today.

We all did Valentines themed selfies today

Allie and Raz  also wanted to share pictures of them with  their sweethearts!

Happy Valentines Day!   We love you all!

Graphic by Zoolatry

Photo Hunters WALTZ, Caturday Cat Art

This week's Photo Hunters theme is  WALTZ.

Two years ago Raz was lucky enough to be matched up with Madi to go to the Queen of Hearts Ball.

Needless to say, he needed dance lessons.  They went to Arthur Murray to learn how to WALTZ.

  

Today is also Caturday Cat Art Blog Hop

We used BeFunky to make an old time photo with a Grunge frame.  They sure are a cute couple!

See more Photo Hunters posts HERE.

See more Caturday Cat Art HERE.

Toes and Tummy Tuesday with Raz

Raz has such a sweet tummy and adorable white toes.

See the smile on his face?  We think he's dreaming of his beautiful ladycat  Madi!

Sunday Selfies

We're pawticipating in  The Cat on My Head's Sunday Selfies today.

One of the fun things we're doing at  Cat Scouts right now is Flat kitties visiting each other.  Flat Madi (Raz's girlfriend) came to visit us last week.   Look at the great selfie she took while picking plumeria in our garden...

Who knew Flat \Cats could take selfies????

Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day to all of our wonderful pals.

Allie would like to send a special Happy  Valentines Day to Mau

and Raz says Happy Valentines day and Happy 1st Anniversary to Madi