Life on the Chipmunk Superhighway #SundaySelfie

Meows from Mudpie!

I've been having SO much fun watching the chippies in our driveway this week! It's become a chipmunk superhighway! 

Each morning Mommy eats her breakfast sitting on the back steps so the door can be open a few inches for me to watch them. She says they're running like crazy because they're busy getting ready for winter, and they don't have a Mommy to take care of them, feed them, and keep them warm like I do. 

One morning a little guy came right up to the step and I body slammed the door! That kinda freaked Mommy out MOL. 

We're joining our friends at The Cat on My Head for the Sunday Selfies blog hop!   

National Cake Decorating Day #CaturdayArt

Meows from Mudpie!

Today is National Cake Decorating Day, so Mommy asked ChatGPT to create a cake decorated with little ol' me. Do I look delish or what??? 

Visit more artsy kitties at Athena's Caturday Art blog hop!

And now our weekly answers for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, hosted by 15andmeowing and Four-Legged Furballs!

1. How to use a wing/butterfly corkscrew is the strangest thing I ever researched online. I had to watch a YouTube video because I could not figure out how to do it. It's obvious I don't drink much! 

2. My wi-fi network is named NETGEAR89. That's what it came with LOL.

3. Loving cats is both a blessing and a curse. As impossibly perfect as they are, they tear our hearts out at the end. They're worth it though. 

4. I nap with Mudpie when life gets tough.

Thankful for Our Festive Prize

Meows from Mudpie! 

Last month we were one of the lucky winners in Zoolatry's fun Name the Nine contest. We got to choose a prize from GiftingTopia (which benefits the Cat Blogosphere). Mommy picked this adorable Here Comes Santa Cats tote. She'll surely be using it in the coming weeks when she goes out Christmas shopping. 

Hopefully a box or two of squeezies will find their way in there too! (Hint, hint)

Unboxing September's CatLadyBox

 The theme of September's CatLadyBox was Lap Cat Season...here's what was inside!

Featured Cat Lady Artist:

Leeza Hernandez of Leezaworks

Cat Loaf Tee:

There have a been a lot of cute CLB tees over the years, but this one is in the top 5! 

Everything about it is purrfect, from the graphics to the color.

Kitty Dish Towels:

Cats depicted as cherries and mushrooms...too cute!

These will be put to good use once the holidays are over.

(I have Halloween and Christmas dish towels, of course!)

Cat Shelf Sitters:

These are so sweet and rustic looking.

I'm not completely decided yet but I think I'm going to place them in my living room window to peep outside.

Falling Leaves Wiggler Wand & Chirpy Chirp Bird Toy:

As Vermonters, we highly approve of the falling leaves wand toy, and the bird toy is very timely as just last week Mudpie was drooling while watching a bird in the driveway (not to mention the chipmunks)!

Boo Crew Tee:

I chose this t-shirt as an add-on to my September box. I had to have it! 

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Getting Ear Scritches on Mommy's Lap #SundaySelfie

We're joining our friends at The Cat on My Head for the Sunday Selfies blog hop!   

Tortie in October #CaturdayArt

Visit more artsy kitties at Athena's Caturday Art blog hop!

And now our weekly answers for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, hosted by 15andmeowing and Four-Legged Furballs!

1. I plan to watch lots of Halloween movies and TV shows and attend a ghost walk at a local cemetery in October.

2. Finding a ghost kitty blow mold was the highlight of my week.

3. 'Tis the season for pumpkin spice lattes. Peppermint mochas are still my faves though.

4. Though a lot of people like football, I can't stand it.

2026 Cat Writers' Association Certificates of Excellence

Over the past 10 years I'm honored to have won 19 Certificates of Excellence and 2 Muse Medallions from the Cat Writers' Association. On August 9th I learned that I added 2 more to my collection from the 2026 contest. It was Mudpie's Gotcha Day, which made it even more special.

These are the pieces I won them for...

Article, Feline-Human Bond, Long Good Night, Sweet Prince

Article, Feline Human Bond, Short Dear Mudpie

These pieces mean the world to me because they honor two cats that have had a tremendous impact on my life - Mo after his passing, and Mudpie after a decade together. Muse Medallions will be given out at the Cat Writers Conference in Dallas/Fort Worth in November. Just being a contender is such an incredible honor!

Never in my wildest dreams did I think such things were possible when I joined the CWA back in 2013. Cats are my greatest passion and being recognized for my creative endeavors involving them is truly a dream come true.