Feels Good...

Life is too short to start your day with broken pieces of yesterday,

it will definitely destroy your wonderful today and ruin your great tomorrow...

Getting home after a long time away makes for lots of cleaning, and with Sniffer we had 

extra hair all over the place to deal with.  Not a problem.  Did the same when we 

came back home to Brutus.  Sniffer was happy (I think), he ran in circles,

 and dropped at our feet as much as possible. Yes, he was happy.

Sniff Sniff does not like getting picked up too much.  Same as Shadow.  Maybe because

both are/were still babies.  Brutus on the other hand loved being picked up and 

carried around.  That we did and I loved it and miss it so much.  

Even so I picked Sniff up and held him for a long time.  He got some brushing, soft

 foodies and lots of attention.  As with all kitties he was all over the suitcases.  That night

and the following night he slept with us throughout the night, cuddled up right next to me.

Right before we left for Norway, Sniff developed the habit of jumping up between Arvid's

 legs as soon as Arvid sat down to watch TV.  Arvid sits, Sniff jumps up and he sleeps 

and sleeps.  Arvid being Arvid sits very still.  He had lots of practise with Brutus. 

 Sniff and him are both happy.  Seeing them this way makes me smile.

The weekend is looking amazing!  We arrived in Chicago on Wednesday afternoon, 

and that same evening we went to Buddy Guy's Legends.  Had good food and 

we enjoyed Albert Castiglia's music.  By midnight we were exhausted.

We are now all caught up with the time zone and our bodies are fully rested.

I had a stomach problem all day yesterday, but today much better.  Arvid is a happy busy

 camper as always.  Sniffer is currently laying next to him on the copying machine. 

Our world is complete.  We are home and there is nothing better that that.

If you can lie down at night, knowing in your heart that you made 

someone's day just a little bit better, you know you had a good day...

~Nadiya~

Feeling Positive...

Always try and be a better person than you were yesterday,  cause 
we aren't guaranteed tomorrow.  Positive thoughts lead to positive results...

All three of us woke up late today.  Sniffer was awake at 6am as usual, but if I don't get out of 

the bed, he roams around a bit then he usually will come and lay down again.  Usually I am 

awake.  I give him foodies then he goes back to bed with Arvid those 2 are sleepyheads.

Our day so far is very relaxing.  Arvid has soccer almost all day long.  Saturday

 is filled up almost every week.  Gives me time to go to the mall or do something

 on my own.  Today I don't feel like doing much.  Just relax and read.

Sniffer already did his "job" for the morning so now he is fast asleep on his condo.  

To live the life of a cat.  No worries.  No stress.  Just eat, sleep and play. So simple.

In the background I hear Arvid screaming.  Ronaldo just scored for Real Madrid.

Last night as we were coming home I asked Arvid if he thinks of Brutus and if he misses him.

He said, "everyday."  He said he misses Brutus watching the soccer game with him, and
 he misses him sitting on his lap.  I can't deny it.  I miss Brutus so very much.  So much.
We miss Shadow's crazy ways.  He had this special way of bouncing off the furniture
then jumping onto our leg.  Shadow was a biter.  Not hard, just very cute.

Last night we went and listened to music.  This evening we meet with some friends
from Denmark.  Who knows maybe it's time for Kilwins again.  We will be there after all.

When you are joyful, when you say yes to life and have fun and project positivity all around you,
 you become a sun in the center of every constellation, and people want to be near you.
An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality...

~Nadiya~