Spooky Drawing with the Mama's Boy

I've mentioned before how my orange boy Evan is quite the mama's boy, which I'm more than happy with. He's also my little shadow, which I've also mentioned before. He helps me with everything. If I'm cooking in the kitchen, he's at my feet. If I'm mowing, he's right there at the door watching me. If I'm sitting on the couch doing art, he's on my lap.

This is sometimes why I don't get art done. If Evan wants lap time, Evan gets lap time. And since I do tend to do art while sitting on the couch watching TV, that means art time often becomes Evan's lap time.

Honestly, I love Evan lap time, so I'm not mad about it.

I don't know how or why Evan finds my notebook or that there clipboard comfortable, but he very often uses them as a pillow. In these photos, I had just finished that doodle, which I shared here on our blog at some point earlier this month. And now you know Evan helped me scribble it up.

That there is a glimpse at my DIY notebook of a planner. I'll scribble up a drawing on a page, and then I'll use the rest of the page to create a to-do list, write some daily highlights, and that sort of thing. I don't know why that works for me, but it really does and it keeps me and my tasks in check.

Evan and all of us here wish you a happy  Monday!

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Flashback Spooky Doodle of the Day

Our new Halloween doodles will begin again tomorrow. We have one more flashback for today, in no small part because I scanned our newest doodles but then failed to upload them for me to share with you all. I'll remedy that tonight, but for today, here's another one of my favorite flashback Halloween doodles. This one was inspired by Evan and his love for blankets.

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Tip of the Day

Today's Halloween tip is one we're sure you all know, and it's to practice proper door safety. This is of course most relevant if you are handing out candy on Halloween night, or if you are hosting a Halloween party with a number of arriving guests. Knocks on the door, the doorbell, children or adults in strange costumes, and all of the hustle and bustle of Halloween can scare some furbabies. On the other hand, some cats or dogs might enjoy guests, and so they might be attracted to the door on Halloween. Either way, if you have increased traffic at the door on Halloween, there is always the chance that your kitty or pup could escape if proper precautions are not taken. This is why it is important to practice proper door safety, so that you can avoid escapes.

There are of course a number of options for keeping a cat or dog from escaping out a busy door on Halloween. First, you can set up a safe room for your cat or dog and keep them in there during the Halloween festivities, so that they have no ability to escape from the house when people show up at the front door. Depending on how your house is set up and how determined your kitty or pup is to reach the door, you can also put up baby gates or pet gates to keep a cat or dog in an area of the house away from the door. If your furbaby is leash trained, and as long as the leash is securely held, your kitty or pup can also be kept safe in the house by attaching them to their leash, with of course someone holding said leash. You best know your furbaby as well as the setup of your home, so use whatever method is the safest, most surefire way of keeping your kitty or pup from escaping out a busy door on nights like Halloween.