Happy Furrriday Folks!
The very first thing I want to share is that my very good friend Nerissa of Nerissa’s Life honored me with a brand, spanking (ouch) new award courtesy of his very creative Mom’s artistic talents. It’s called the “Why I Love Thee Award” and it’s beautiful……..
Nerissa’s Mom created the new award originally to celebrate Nerissa’s 25,000 hit mark on the blog BUT the timing is pretty darn good for Valentine’s Day too don’t you think? It’s ALL ABOUT LOVE.
It’s also very easy to comply with the rules of acceptance…..VERY. First you thank the friend who passed the award to you (SAMMY HUGS AND THANKS TO YOU NISSY!), you link back to their blog (DONE), then comes the super easy part…….if you’re a pet you tell everyone why you love your human/biped/peep/human…..and if you’re a human getting the award you tell why you love your pet! Last but not least, you pass the award to more blog buddies (at least one but no limit on number).
Why I Love My Mom and Dad by Sammy Kimmell
Thirteen years ago I was in a shelter all alone in a tiny cage….since I was already tiny, I didn’t know the world could be so big. But it didn’t matter because all of a sudden I was with two humans who were kind to me, gave me a safe place to live, yummy food and so very much love. When I’m sad they make me happy, when I’m sick they take me to the doctor, when I’m lonely they keep me company, when I want a nap, Mom’s lap is ALWAYS available. When Mom’s away, Dad takes care of me and we “hang out” together like guys do. I wish I could live my last thirteen years all over again because every minute (even when I’m at the vet’s) has been precious to me. Every time I can softly touch my Mom’s face with my paw, or look her in the eye and wink, or curl up in a warm ball on her lap in the most vulnerable of ways, I feel all the love a kitty can feel and my heart is full.
Who can I pass this new award to? Well, I’m sure the recipients of this will be passing it around like crazy – and there will be many duplicate awards made so if that happens, just FEEL THE LOVE from all the friends who nominate you! I know that’s what Nerissa and his Mom would want.
Mollie & Alfie (Mollie I know how busy you are right now and that your Mom’s sick so just hang on to the award and pass it on when you can!!)
It’s always hard to pick people to pass awards on to because I love every single one of you – I hope you all know that by now!
Enjoy your Furriday………we’re having rain and some sleet but thank heavens no BIG SNOW like North of here…..Stay safe everybody!
Love, Sammy your HUG Specialist 😀 😀 😀
Oh Sammy it’s bootiful, fank youz soooo much 🙂 We love you round the world twize and more 🙂 xx00xx
Mollie and Alfie
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Hi Mollie!!! Glad you are happy with the award but you tell your Mum not to worry about messing around with it just now….she’s got MORE than enough to do with the BIG BALL coming up…….just wanted you to know how much I love you all.
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Aww sammy so glad you found your forever home with your lovely ma and pa! Congrats to all the winners!
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Hi Kirby! We’re ALL lucky to have our forever homes aren’t we? You’ll be growing up in a home full of love just like I did……YAY!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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That is a beautiful tribute to your Mom & Dad 🙂
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That’s a beautiful award Sammy and I just love your reasons for loving your parents. Such a heartwarming story. Stay safe and warm with all the snow around.
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Hi Miss Susan! I’m glad you like my reasons for loving my parents…..they are my world. Mom wanted to give the new award to EVERYBODY……all the bloggies we follow are so full of love, it’s always hard to do those things…… 😀 😀 😀
Happy Furrrriday
Hugs, Sam
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Hi Cody!! I guess all of us have a story to tell – and the best part about ALL of them is that they really are “all about LOVE” aren’t they…..HAPPY FURRRIDAY!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Congratulations Sammy! And thank you very much, it’s a beautiful award. I really enjoyed reading why you love your mom and dad so much, that’s really sweet. Here’s a Clowie Cuddle for you!
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Oh Clowie! What a GRAND way to start my Friday – with a wonderful Clowie Cuddle!!! YAY!!!!
Kitty Hugs, Sam
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Aw, Sammy, what a sweet love note to your pawrents! (sniff, sniff….) One of these days, maybe I’ll be the loving lap kitty that you are… Motor Mommy’s sure hoping so!
Thank you so furry much for the award – it’s beautiful. I’ll try to get Mommy to sit still long enough to write an acceptance post!
Love you – we’re so fortunate to be warm, dry and loved in this bad weather, aren’t we??
Sundae
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Hi Sundae! We are lucky to have nice warm homes on a day like this…..did you get any snow? We have an inch but I think it’s stopped. WHEW! Stay cozy and warm dear Sundae Girl…….
Love, Sammy
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Oh, Sammy, what a beautiful description of the love you have for your pawrents and they have for you! I wish every kitten and grown up cat alone in cages could find a loving home like you have….and my babies have!
Hugs,
June
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Hi Miss June……glad you liked today’s post “full of love”…..I too wish every cat (and other animal) could be as happy as I am in a house instead of in a cage or even worse on their own out in the big scary world.
Have a super HAPPY Friday
Sammy
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Nerissa was kind and awarded me that same award. I hope to have the time to post it. Mom and I loved reading your reasons, Sammy. xoxox
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Hi Katie! I saw that Nerissa awarded the new award to you – so I didn’t pass it on to you. It’s a beautiful rose isn’t it? Makes me wish SPRING would hurry up and get here!!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Awww thank you so much, Sammy! We love you and feel the love 🙂 You are such a special cat with a wonderful family.
Oink oink,
Katie and Coccolino the mini pig
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What a nice thing to say Miss Katie and Cocco!!! Concatulations – you guys definitely “FEEL THE LOVE” around your house too (when Cocco’s not being a bad boy of course).
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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ConCats on the LOVEly award Sammy. I LOVE your story 😀
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Thanks ever so much Austin……..I really appreciate it – I can’t say enough about how lucky I feel that I was adopted by my humans. They are the bestest!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Congratulations!!! Oh Sammy, how nice! Thank you! Roses say: lest we forget. And that’s a wonderful rose, of course ;o) I wish we all could live to all eternity – maybe I can find a way via magic or my Bad Idea Catalog? Thanks again for nominating me and have a wonderful furday ;o)
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Hi Easy! I wish we could live forever too – although cats DO have nine lives so maybe in a way we kind of DO live forever??? I saw on your blog today that your wounded paw isn’t any better 😦 I do hope it starts getting better soon. Perhaps a magic spell on that paw is in order?????
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Sadly it isn’t better, too much tongue-therapy said the staff ;o)
To live forever would be fine – I’m working on it in my secret lab ;o)
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I’m sorry to hear that Easy! Tongue-therapy is something we all seem to think is GOOD for our wounds and itchy spots but it never really is….just keeps them from healing I guess. As for your secret lab experiment on living forever? If you need a lab assistant I’m available!!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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HUGE CONCATULATIONS SAMMY!!! you are such a sensitive kitty and my Mom REALLY loved your story!!! YOU DESERVE A ZILLION AWARDS!! Love, Cody and Mom
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Hi Cody and Miss Caren…..thanks for the concatulations! I truly appreciate it and I’m also happy that you enjoyed my “I LOVE MOM” story!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Waaaaaaaaa…..sniffle, sniffle…I MISS MY ZERO!! I didn’t go back up north as I’d planned and I haven’t seen him or Max in TWO WEEKS!!!
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Yikes! Withdrawal huh? Nothing worse!!!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Congratulations Sammy! I am glad you have a wonderful home Sammy. I know we all wish that every kitty was so fortunate. That picture of you on your Mom’s lap is so sweet. Right there face to face so you can keep an eye on her!
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Hi Pix! It would be tough for her to escape me when I’m “UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL” like that wouldn’t it? Tee Hee……I’m sneaky like that. I am a very lucky guy and my #1 wish would be all kitties and pups and homeless animals could be as lucky as I have been……..
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Awwww how sweet! Have a great weekend!
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Well I do kinda love my Mom a ton…….guess that kinda shows huh??? 😉
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Aww Sammy congrats on the lovely award and thanks so much for sharing it with me. Big Misaki hugs and slobbery kisses to you xxx
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Hi Misaki! Thanks for that Misaki hug and slobbery kiss…….JUST WHAT I NEEDED TODAY!!!!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Concatulations on a LOVEly award, Sammy!
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Thanks Sparkle – it’s a pretty rose isn’t it? My Mom can’t grow the darned things so getting a photo of one is the next best thing!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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I’ve gotta give you awards more often, Sammy. Best way to get those Sammy hugs!!! Actually… for me… it’s like… the ONLY way. I never guess the Tuesday teasers, you know. No, that’s not right. I do guess them. Just not correctly. heheheh… Paws crossed for next week!
Purrs,
Nissy
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Hi Nissy! It was a pleasure passing on that pretty new award of yours to some of my buddies this morning. I love roses and so does my Mom…..!! I have a “Guest Teaser” this coming Tuesday so WATCH OUT! Tee Hee
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Hello there I’m Milo 😀
Just thought i pop overs and say helloo!! Your humans sound lovely!!
Love Milo 🙂
Pees- I’m not sure how to follow you on here but i will adds you to my bloggy with that add thingy on blogger!!
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Hi Milo! Sorry you couldn’t find the “follow” thingie – it’s on my sidebar on the home page but WAY WAY down (I need to move it UP UP UP!!). Anyway, thanks for visiting – I’m gonna visit you too – it’s always nice to meet a new friend……..
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Hey Sammy, you were so eloquent with your words, Mom and I have very leaky eyes…Nissy passed the award to me and i will post on Caturday…it is a very very lovely and timely award. And we know how much you love your Mom and Dad and they you…paw pats, Savvy
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Hi Savvy……I loved your bloggy post about your Dad too. Very sweet. I know you and I both feel we are the luckiest kitties in the world to have found our forever homes AND we also have in common the wish that all homeless animals could do the same…..
Kitty Hugs, Sammy 😉
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I admire your ability to keep up with all these awards Pam, but I admire Sammy even more. Love the crossed paws. What a lovely boy.
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Hi Isobel…….the award thing is truly hard to keep up with but I always enjoy that Sam’s blog brings some smiles to folks. That crossed paws photo is one of my favorites – but then again he’s never taken a “bad” photo! I absolutely loved your blog post about MasterB and his coming into his own….he most certainly has!
Hugs, Pam
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Wow! Thank you very much Sammy! And Concatulations to you too. Your mum and dad are pretty darn cool! I know they love you as much as you love them! I’m a bit behind on awards I need to pull my paw out and sort them out! =^.^= Bisous Bailey
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Hi Bailey……it’s tough keeping up with all the awards floating around – my Mom is sure we’ve not acknowledged some of the ones we’ve received but gosh – it’s almost a full-time job!!!! Concatulations though – you’re one of the first to get this one……since it’s brand new!
FEEL THE LOVE……..
Kitty Hugs, Sam
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What a nice award and a great story Sammy. You are lucky to have such great people and they are lucky to have you!
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I think you’re right Hailey and Zaphod – – – my story is a perfect illustration of a “WIN/WIN” situation!! 😀 😀
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Awww Sammy! Concats on the award! Your story made mommy feel all warm & fuzzy – and then she went over to cuddle Faraday and he told her to take a number, MOL!!
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I’m glad you all enjoyed my little “Ode to Mom”….Faraday was just teasing her with that take a number thing – right???? 😀 😀
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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awww too sweet!
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Thank you for thinking of us 🙂 This has made mum’s day xxx
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Oh boys I’m SOOOOOOOOOOO glad!! 😀 😀
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Congratulations on the award Sammy! loves the part where you spoke about your mom and dad. 🙂
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Thanks Miss Dianda!!! That was because I LOVE them and they LOVE me!! YAY!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Oh Sammy dat Ode to dda Hu’manz waz purrfect!!! Diz iz how me feelz ‘bous me Hu’Mum!!! Eben da Vet bizitz are all right cause me KNOWZ Mum lubz me enuff to take guud care of me!!!! WE iz bery bery lucky kittehz!!!!
Nose kissez, Nylablue. xo
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