Happy Halloween!

As the title says...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Now, let's kick off this spooky day with a very Halloween Friendly Fill-Ins challenge. 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 like pumpkin _________.

2. My favorite movie to watch around Halloween is _________.

3. If I could meet any Halloween creature, I'd choose _________.

4. I'd like a Halloween treat basket filled with _________.


My answers are below in bold.

1. I like pumpkin cookies.

(When I think about what pumpkin treat I like the most, I think it's cookies. A few years ago none other than Ellen shared with me a pumpkin cookie recipe, deliciously complete with chocolate chips, and I love the end result. I do like pumpkin pie and that sort of thing, but I like pumpkin cookies even more.)

2. My favorite movie to watch around Halloween is Halloween.

(This is far, far from being a movie of high quality in any regard. That said, it's a nostalgic classic that I've always watched around my tied-for-first-place holiday. I admittedly watch Halloween multiple times throughout the spooky season, and the first watch of it always puts me in the Halloween mood. I also always watch it on Halloween night itself, because of course.)

3. If I could meet any Halloween creature, I'd choose a witch's feline familiar.
(First and foremost, I'd want to make sure the kitty familiars are being treated properly. Secondly, I'd love to know more about their magic.)

4. I'd like a Halloween treat basket filled with Unreal candy.
(Unreal is a brand of candy that is mostly dairy free and gluten free. Since I'm both lactose intolerant and gluten intolerant, I was very happy to find this brand a couple years ago. What's more, they make candies that I find way better than the more popular brands. They often use dark chocolate, which I love, and they have one of the most delicious dark chocolate peanut butter cups I've ever tasted.)

Now it's your turn!

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You are also welcome to complete the fill-ins in the comments below,

or in the comments on Ellen's blog, 15andmeowing.

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We're of course not done with Halloween yet, though. To celebrate, all of the kitties took some photos with a certain jack-o'-lantern in our house. Thimble introduced him yesterday, when we explained that this particular pumpkin sits in a heavy feline traffic area at our house, and so he's often a victim of cat puke, spilled food, and all sorts of abuse.

So, Evan will kick off this frightfully festive jack-o'-lantern fun today. He didn't feel like truly posing with the pumpkin, so the jack got quite the view.

That is indeed my hind limb paralyzed boy's shaved back end.

Thimble wanted a bit more of a spooky vibe to her Halloween, and the jack-o'-lantern was happy to oblige.

You can barely see the tabby girl there, so here's one where you can see her cute little face far better.

As always, my girl Eddy wasn't keen on cooperating, but that doesn't mean the jack-o'-lantern wasn't able to deliver a spooky shot or two with her.

As for calico Tonks, she decided to get up close and personal with the jack-o'-lantern.

Can you even see Tonks in these? She's there, being all cute and kooky.

Our housemates Toby and Winky, who own my sister, also wanted to participate. Toby decided to do so from his beloved space station toy. The jack-o'-lantern happily creeped on him.

Winky just went for a classic pose, but it's still frightfully festive, so that's fine with me.

I of course didn't want to leave my sweet angel pup Astrid out of our Halloween post, so I went back and found a photo of her posing with that very jack-o'-lantern above.

Fun fact: Astrid was actually tied to the coffee table in that there photo. This was just a week or so after her surgery to repair a torn CCL (the dog equivalent of the ACL), and she wasn't allowed to jump or run or do much of anything. She didn't like being in her cage or otherwise majorly confined while we were home, but we learned that if we tied her leash to the coffee table, she was happy to sit on the floor and behave herself. And, she was indeed about to eat a cookie in the shape of a witch hat, with Evan as a spectator.

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Last year I shared this here Halloween image, which contains all of the doodles I scribbled up of my furry babies in Halloween costumes.

This year, my kitties reprised those roles, but in a far more cozy Halloween night setting.

Our housemates Toby and Winky are not in that drawing, but they still got a new doodle for this Halloween. We'll be sharing it very soon, in addition to a number of other similar new doodles, as we will be continuing the spooky holiday for a few more days.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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Tip of the Day

Our final Halloween tip is to use this spooky holiday as a chance to spend some quality time with your furbaby. Whether you're already staying tucked inside on Halloween night, or whether you wait until after handing out candy, do consider getting cozy and festive with your kitty or pup. For example, you can cozy up with your kitty or pup on the couch and read a spooky story, if that's your kind of thing. Another option is to of course watch a spooky movie or TV show, if that strikes your fancy. Of course, as we mentioned yesterday, do keep in mind your furbaby's sense of hearing and comfort when selecting a scary movie and volume level. For something more calm yet spookily festive, consider sitting down with your furbaby to watch It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, or a certain famous orange tabby in Garfield's Halloween Adventure. Halloween night is of course also the perfect time to not only enjoy yourself some treats (of course without sharing anything toxic with your furbaby), but to also give your kitty or pup any festive toys or treats that you got for them.

Halloween may sometimes be considered a night filled with tricks and terrors, but you and your furbaby can instead use it to spend some quality time together in a festive yet safe manner. So, cuddle up on the couch and spend some cozy and festive time with that furbaby. Happy Halloween!