Friendly Fill-Ins and Eddy's Pumpkin Pal

Hello, friends! We're ready for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, and we'd love for you to join us. My amazing co-host Ellen of 15andmeowing came up with the first two fill-in statements, and I came up with the second two.


1. I _________ daylight savings time.

2. This month, I plan to _________.

3. _________ gives me nightmares.

4. Now that _________, it's time to _________.


My answers are below in bold.

1. I have a love-hate relationship with daylight savings time.
(I'm a morning person and actually enjoy getting up early, when it's quiet before the world around me is awake. That said, I don't really like when it's still dark out for sometimes hours after I get up. So, I like that the time change this weekend will make the sunrise earlier. That said, I also don't enjoy getting home from work or giving pup Astrid her afternoon walk in the dark, so the whole part where it will get dark earlier in the evening is not so great.)

2. This month, I plan to do my best.
(Like most months, I do have goals this month to complete lots of drawings, do a lot of writing, and that sort of thing. That said, I'm in a season in my life where things are just a bit hectic. Between my full-time job, my special needs boy Evan, the other kitties and the pup, chores and general adulting, and everything in between, I'm trying to tell myself that I can have goals, but all I can do is my best.)

3. A sicky kitty or pup gives me nightmares.
(I most often either don't dream or don't remember my dreams, good or bad. That said, when I have a bad dream, it often relates to one of my cats or the dog being ill. Sometimes the furbaby in question isn't even sick in reality, but sometimes they are. I had nightmares earlier this year when Evan was struggling with various issues, for example, and those nightmares involved Evan being ill.)

4. Now that Halloween day is over, it's time to slowly but surely get into the Christmas spirit.
(I love Halloween and I don't take down my decor or stop watching frightfully festive movies right away. After all, today is still All Saints' Day, and tomorrow is All Souls' Day. Halloween season isn't over just yet. That said, usually a week or so into November, I'm ready to start getting the Christmas version of festive. I'm usually still a bit in the spooky mood, but also the Christmas spirit, and it's an interesting mix. I'm already itching to scribble up some ghostly Christmas doodles, if that even makes sense. Halfway into November or so, though, I'll be all out ready for Christmas.)

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I intended on sharing some of the jack-o'-lanterns from my annual visit to a local farm's Halloween pumpkin display. I didn't get all of those uploaded, though, so I'll share those in the next couple days. I ended up with both Evan and Thimble at the vet today. Evan is just getting his usual sanitary shave, but Thimble's allergies had a major flare and she itched herself bloody, so she ended up with an urgent appointment for another steroid shot. That always gives her immediate relief that lasts a couple months. She'll feel better very soon, and I'm beyond glad for that, the poor girl.

The above said, since we're not yet quite ready to say goodbye to Halloween, Eddy decided to remind you all that her toys are kept in jack-o'-lantern buckets. And those are her toy bins all year long.

You'll have to excuse us if we have a couple more Halloween posts, as Halloween still has a little life left in it.

Eddy and all of us wish you a happy Friday!

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Not So Spooky Doodle of the Day

It's pretty much become tradition that I share a certain flashback doodle the day after Halloween. After all, it shows the Halloween aftermath while Christmas is just around the corner.

Every year I mean to recreate this doodle in some way, but I just haven't yet. I scribbled up the above one a few years ago, but its contents still ring true for me every single Halloween and the days after.

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Tip of the Day

November is Pet Cancer Awareness Month. More than once before we've shared tips on the prevention of cancer in our kitties and pups. We're going to repeat some of those tips over the next few days in honor of this month's importance. We'll start with none other than spaying and neutering. Spaying and neutering your furbabies is not only important for population control, but also because, like humans, they can develop cancers of the reproductive tract and related systems. This can include uterine cancer, mammary cancer, and prostate cancer.

What's more, timing of spaying and neutering can also be crucial. It is important to ensure that a kitty or pup is of course old enough and big enough for neutering, but also not too old. This is because, for example, there is an increased risk of mammary cancer in female cats and dogs who are allowed to go through one or more cycles prior to being spayed. We could go on and on about this topic, but let's suffice it to say that, as most of you certainly know, it's incredibly important to spay and neuter your cats and dogs for more reasons than one. We'll even say it again. Please spay and neuter your kitties and pups, and do so before they can be affected by an increased risk of cancer.