I don't want to dwell on any sadness, and there is no way to tell without a lot of invasive tests, but the doctors think I may have a form of lymphoma, and that's not so good friends. I am really feeling a lot better now and the hope is that I still have lots of great and happy times in front of me. My Sass-O-Meter is back to Medium and I woke Mom up for breakfast on time as usual. I'm looking forward to kicking back and soaking up all the love, sun puddles, and porch time I can.
So I'm letting Mom have her own voice from now on. Of course I may have guest posts on Mom's blog (and of course she'll probably talk about me), and naturally as her muse, I will have my paw in all things she writes (sometimes literally). Who knows, someday when there's a "One who'll come after me" Casa De Housecat may have a new kitty with blogging chops at the helm. Looking at the world through feline eyes is addictive.
I've found the kindest and most amazing friends to read what I have to say. It's been the best, and most unexpected, experience to be able to meet all of you! So please join us in a celebration of a few of our favorite things.
Over the next month we're going to post some of our very favorite posts (or yours - just let us know) and new posts from Mom's new blog here at the HC. The new blog is listed in our profile and we will include links on this site.
Special note to our Kindle subscribers, the new blog is available now on the Amazon site and it's called Hart Stories (but search by Meg S Hart and save yourself some scrolling). You're subscription to this feed will end as soon as your monthly subscription runs out.
Now on to the party!! Please help yourself to the niptinis, meowgaritas, wine, and milk for the kittens. We have some treats and a giant e-cake. Please kick back and enjoy the only shot ever to appear on this blog of my special one... Behold Mousey!
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| Isn't he the most handsome mouse in the world? |
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| No Dad, I am not amused. |
Finny De Floof
I think woo need a puppy to cheer woo up!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, retirement is ovFURated - woo just bekhome a khonsultant!
As fur that L word -
Do what khats do best and choose to ignore it -
Hugz&Khysses,
Your Floofy Tailed Pal
PeeEssWoo: Mom says more wine please!
We're sorry to hear that you may have lymphoma. We know Sweet Praline visited you often and considered you a special furriend. We wish you much more quality time with your mom and dad and will miss you.
ReplyDeleteHappy Retirement.
Truffle and Brulee (and Mom Paula)
Oh Finny! We suspected that something kinda bad was happening. BUT, we are glad that you are almost back to your sassy self. We're gonna bookmark your Mom's blog right away...as soon as we wipe a tear and down a drink or two!
ReplyDeleteUm, we couldn't bat Mousey, could we? Just once?
We will miss your blog tremendously, Fin.
I hope you do get to feeling better soon, Fin!
ReplyDeleteYour Mousey is awesome!!
Fin, we're hoping you and your family have lots of wonderful days together. We're sad that you may have something very bad, but we'll purr loud and hard for you sweet friend.
ReplyDeleteThe Florida Furkids and Angel Sniffie
Do you get a gold mousie for your retirement, Fin? I'm just glad you are feeling better - what's the use in retiring if you cannot enjoy it? I am keeping my paws crossed that you do NOT have that evil disease and you have loads of time to supervise your human while she tries to figure out how to write on her own!
ReplyDeleteHey Finny SIF, we will miss you but wish you a whole lot of quality time with your parents. Of course, we will follow your mom's blog and keep track of your antics.
ReplyDeleteDo drop in to see us occasionally, even though we are not posting as much as we would like.
Purrs, purrs, purrs to you!!!
Fin we will certainly miss your voice. We've come to know it so well and love it these past couple of years. And Fin...you and your mom are the reason that Glogirly and I have found our voices too. You were one of our first friends and you took us under your wing, showing us the ropes. You both hold a very special place in our hearts and our blog.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the sun puddles.
You are loved.
xo Katie & Glogirly
This gifs us anudder sad, but wish you a very happy and destructive retirement! We all hopes you will let the Mom visit us from time to time. We will definitely miss the floof. xoxo
ReplyDeleteAw Finny, we wish you a happy retirement and hope for a long long time of sassing in the sun and feeling good!
ReplyDeleteFin, please please plan on having a very long and relaxing retirement! We really hope the v-e-t is wrong about any lymphomas. We have really loved your blog and your sass. We are going to add your Mom's blog to our google reader thing right now.
ReplyDeletePurrs, headbutts and nosekissies, sweet furry girl.
Simba, Audrey and Mom
Retirement is grand but remember to fill the time with lots of snuggles and lap time or you'll be bored and starting a new hobby...No, really we are sending purrayers for a long, wonderful retirement and that your mom's blog is a hit.
ReplyDeleteSnuggles,
Taz, Runt, and Charles in Illinois
Wait... what? You're retiring from blogging? But you're one of my best friends! I'm so sad.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get to have your say every now and then on your mum's blog.
well cat poop. here we just was getting to know you and now you is off to enjoy your retiredment. bah!
ReplyDeletewe haz really enjoyed reading you Miss De Floofs and eben though we will visit your mum's blog we hopes there maybe an update or two about the glory of you.
HA! i rhymed!
anywayz.
xoxo
Ms. Stella O'Houligan
This is beyond sad. We will you now that have chosen to retire but we will look forward to your guest posts on your Mom's new blog. We'll have a niptini to celebrate your retirement, Fin!
ReplyDeleteOh, and do we get to share your mousey?
Fin, I did wonder if there was something bad going on, but it looks like you are a trooper of the first order. We shall miss you blogging and doubt that your mom will be nearly as good, but don't tell her, as we don't want to upset her!
ReplyDeleteAustin will be along, but at the moment he is outside digging up a real live mousy for you to enjoy in your retirement. Isn't that sweet of him! ;)
Enjoy you retirement, Fin. We hope you will enjoy it for many years x
Fin, truthfully our mom wondered if there might be more to your illness and retirement, and so we see that could be the case, unfortunately. We certainly hope you're with your beans, and us, for a long time yet. But for however long the Fates grant you, we wish you universal peace, blessings, Joy, Light and love.
ReplyDeleteOkay, enough of the serious stuff...We're ready to party!
BSIF, I am in awe of Mousey. I always wondered what he might look like given that im quite the mousey-aficionado myself. I guess it runs in the floof family.
ReplyDeleteWe three girls are so sad to hear about the possibility of a lymphoma - that's such a nasty opponent. But we know that you are surrounded by much love and living the good life, so there'll be plenty of good times ahead. And of course you'll be always in our hearts. I will never ever forget how you and Momo took me under your wings, or put better: under your floofy tails when I was still a little pipsqueak. Oh my, mom is actually leaky eyed, she's not exactly good at letting go, but you might already have guessed that. ; ) Dearest Fin, enjoy your retirement and we'll be looking out for your appearances for sure. Now, bring on those niptinis!
Your LSIF and LSIHF
Fin ~ we have enjoyed your company, and we will keep on enjoying your company ~ as long as you and your Mom keep "keepin' on".
ReplyDeleteRetirement, the golden years ... whatever it's called, kick back and have fun (and lots of treats) each and every day.
Hugs 'n' purrs, the
Zoolatry Girls
Fin, I am glad to hear that you are feeling better. Enjoy your retirement!
ReplyDeleteMy dear Fin, you're the best, always have been and always will be. I hope you have a wonderful and long retirement and words cannot express how happy I am to have you as a friend. We all send lots of purrs, hugs and love to you and your Mommy.
ReplyDeleteOH Finny, Fin, Fin we will miss you very much but let's face it you will be very busy showing your Mom how to blog properly - these humans think they know it all but the are definitely several classes below us felines when it comes to blogging. However we will allow our mum to tell us when there is news and/or pictures of you.
ReplyDeleteWe so hope that the v-e-t's opinion is wrong and you were just having an off day.
We will miss you very much and will miss your sense of humour.
Take care now and remember we love you. Hannah and Lucy xx xx
Fin, happy retirement!! But this is bittersweet for us. We had a feeling something serious was going on with you. We purr that you have many good days with your mom and dad enjoying their love and snuggles. We will visit your mom's blog, but we will hearing from you everyday. Fin, you were one of our first furiends in the blogosphere, and you hold a special place in our hearts. So we will party with you and celebrate your retirement, but you may see us shed a tear or two also. We love you, Fin.
ReplyDeleteWally, Ernie & Zoey (and mom Sue)
Oh, Fin...our mom was so upset when she was typing our message to you...we meant to say "we will miss hearing from you everyday."
ReplyDeleteoxoxo
Fin. What to say? We suspected that something really bad was going on, I don´t know how, but we knew.
ReplyDeleteHopefully you will have long days of loving and cuddling to enjoy still but the sadness of losing your voice is definitely there.
And seeing Mousey at last - well, it made us teary eyed, we must confess.
LOVE YOU SO MUCH! All the best to you and your mommy and dad!!
Marion with Jolan and Mumtatz
Fin dear,
ReplyDeleteI'm going to miss you...nooo...am missing you already. Have a good retirement my dear. purrr...meow!
Floofily yours,
Angelina
Fin,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing a pic of Mousey with us! We will miss our mom reading to us about you but we are sad that you may be so ill. Our purrs will continue for you and your parents. Keep the sass up...as much as they complain, our parents like our sass!
Take good care and we will look forward to our mom reading your mom's blog to us!
Dip & Dot
Oh Fin, we will misses you and your advenshurs and musings. You are tfavorite in our household. We continues to purr fur your healf.
ReplyDeleteLove, TK
I will miss you, Finny. So sad you are sick, but glad you are feeling better.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing guest appearances from you on your Mom's blog.
Sctitches and hugs to you.
Retirement Party :>( we are not sure we likes this news. But we loves a Party!!!!!! Seriously Fin, we loves you and we loves reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteHealing purrs and crossed paws that you have many happy healthy years with your family.
We love you Fin and hope you continue in good health for a very long time!!! Your mousey is very handsome. :) We are glad to be able to help you celebrate your retirement and know we will continue to see you around the cb. Love us....
ReplyDeleteHappy retirement Fin, well deserved and don't work too hard helping your mum.
ReplyDeleteNow for a niptini and some munchies.
We wish you all the best on your retirement, Fin, so sorry to hear it's because of health issues. We would love to hear about all the pointers and help you are going to give your mom on her new blog.
ReplyDeleteoh, great party and delicious niptinis!
purrs,
Mindy
Moe
Bonbon
Cookie
Mike
We're glad you're feeling better, Fin, and send you our very best wishes for a lazy retirement full of love and other good things.
ReplyDeletePurrs,
The Poupounette Chans
Fin
ReplyDeleteFirst and foremost we is glad the sass-o-meter is back and that you are better. We are sad beyond words about your retirement but we completely understand. We will miss you lots and lots. We will most assuredly follow your Mom and we bid you a very long and happy retirement! Don't completely forget us!
Xoxoxo
Purrs
Abby
Oh Fin, you are one of our favorite bloggers and we are really going to miss you. We are glad you are feeling a little better and we sure hope you will be around for a lot longer. Mom is going to need all kinds of instructions on how to do the blog herself so you just need to get to feeling better. We are sending tons of strong purrs that you can stay with us for a long time. And big hugs to Mom. We know she is very worried. Now we are going to go have a niptini for sure. Be sure to give mousey a good whap for us. Please take care.
ReplyDeleteAwww Fin..Everyone loves you!! Just look at all the folks that showed up to your party. :) I must admit that I am crying at the moment, I was hoping it was just a bump in the road, and now I am hoping the vet is wrong. Enjoy your retirement and your time with your people. If you get a chance have your mom post a floof or two for our favorits, they are always great, your such a "model" kitty! We are all going to miss you, but look forward to reading your moms new blog and seeing some guest posts from you. Take care and I hope you are feeling more sassy very soon. All the love in the world to you sweetie!! <3
ReplyDeleteGees, just a thought...Who will do the 2012 Cat-O-Lympics? Surely we can't pass that up, this coming summer. :-)
ReplyDeleteOh my Bast!! Mom is so lax, we didn't even know you weren't feeling well, now we find out you're retiring?!!
ReplyDeleteWe wish you well, Fin, and we'll miss you terribly. We do hope you'll come out of retirement for the Cat-O-Lympics.
Love,
George, Tipper, Max & Misty
Tiger, Cricket & Gino
oh, fin.
ReplyDeletechook
We are sorry to hear you may have lymphoma Fin. We did wonder if you were more ill than you were telling us. We are glad you are feeling better now and wish you a long and happy retirement. We know you will have your paws full showing your mum how to blog, but try not to overdo it.
ReplyDeleteOkay, now it's time to PARTYYYYYY!!!!!
Pee Ess
ReplyDeleteMousey is very handsome. Very nearly as wonderful as Scruffy Rat aka Fred Bare.
Eric
Fin I'm so sorry to hear that you were so ill - I do hope you that you get to live a long and happy retirement and keep bringing smiles to all you meet. Please do keep us up to date via your mom's blog, and since I only met you earlier this year I'm looking forward to seeing some of your 'best of' posts xoxo
ReplyDeleteFin, we don't know what to say. Except we will miss you blogging. And if you have lymphoma, we hope you will have a lot of quality time with your mom. Let all your friends know how you are doing.
ReplyDeleteFinny, we are having a hard time "celebrating" your retirement...especially if you have lymphoma my furriend. ::wipes away tear:
ReplyDeleteSniff...
But if we must we'll put on a brave face and have a piece o e-cake.
Purrs,
Your pal Cory and family
I am a relative newcomer to your blog and have enjoyed every word and sometimes the wordless! I want to let you know that seeing your name pop up in my e-mail always put a smile on my face and I couldn't wait to open up the new blog to read about what you had to say! I am getting ready to look for your Meowmy's blog. I hope she writes with the wit and humor you have always shown! So sorry to hear your sick, but when the time comes you will make a purrfect kitty angel!!!
ReplyDeleteLove to you and your family!
Laurie and the "Girls" Tuxee, Baby, Itty Bits and Cheesecake
We will miss you, Miss Fin, but we wish you a long and happy retirement with lots of quality time to enjoy it. Healing purrs and headbumps to you, and we hope to hear from you from time to time.
ReplyDeleteFin & Mom, You are the best- you brightened so many days & were the highlight of Kindle ea day. Will definitely get signed up with Mom! I guess it's time for lots of gravy, leaving the bathroom water faucet trickling, extra lap time, extra special neck scratches and such. We will miss you terribly but look forward to hearing from you and Mom! Know you will enjoy lots more fun times together and be forever in our hearts. Remind Mom you are first, the blog bunch will understand. Sending you lots of love, Lassie & Mom
ReplyDeleteI can't say anything glib or cheerful because right now I am just too sad.
ReplyDeleteMy eyes are leaking...I am purring and praying with all I have.
Of course we will still follow your Mom...but I guess I am selfish...I will miss YOU......
I don't feel like smiling right now
xoxoxoxoxo
Oh Fin, we are so sorry to hear of this latest news. You've always been one of our fav furriends to visit. We wish you a wonderful, peaceful future.
ReplyDeleteRetirement? THis gives me Teh Sad...
ReplyDeleteWe wish you a happy retirement and hope you are feeling better. We are sorry to hear of the lymphoma. Purrs ahugs to you from all of us.
ReplyDeleteJB
Me is sorry that yous is not well and is retiring. We will miss yous and we will follow your Mommy. We wishes yous the best and we sends yous many many healing kisses
ReplyDeleteNellie
Fin we are very sorry to hear that you are ill, we hope you have a long and happy retirement!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, gorgeous Finny,we are so sad to hear this, but wish you a long and happy retirement...We will miss you terribly and only want the very best for you, precious girl...We love you, sweet friend and are so grateful to have shared your blog time...Big hugs to your parents, we know what a special relationship you guys have...love and hugs...J, Calle, Halle, Sukki
ReplyDeleteOh, this makes me so sad! I only just found your blog recently and will look forward to going back & reading from the beginning. And also cross my fingers to see your guest posts on your mom's blog.
ReplyDeleteI lost my sweet Mocha to lymphoma in September, only 2 weeks after her diagnosis, but she had lost all of her sass at that point. I wish you and your Mom & Dad much lovies and warm, sweet memories in your retirement.
xoxo
Fin, we only just read this as mom has been visiting grandbeans this weekend. We are so sorry to hear that you may have lymphoma and are sending mega healing purrs and love. We have enjoyed your blog and wish you a very happy retirement which we hope is quality and healthy for as long as possible.
ReplyDeleteWe will keep in touch via FB and your mom's blog ~ so no goodbyes, just au revoir. xx
Hi, Fin and mom Meg,
ReplyDeleteJust found out about all this a few minutes ago, dearest furriend since we have been on the go all weekend.
Fin, so sorry to hear about your illness, but glad to hear you're better. When a little feline person is close to an author, anything that happens seems to cut that much more deeply. Dearest Fin and mom, please take care and know that you are always in our thoughts. Enjoy "retirement," and we'll be in touch via FB and mom's blog.
Tom, Mittens & mom Julie
xoxoxo
Oh Fin! We did not even know you were feeling poorly! You know, of course, that we will begin BIG purrs for you immediately to make up for all the time we've missed. We LOVE you, Fin!
ReplyDeleteAww, Fin, just what we didn't want to hear...that you're retiring, and it may be that you have lymphoma.
ReplyDeleteWe discovered last month that our Jonny has lymphoma, too. The good news is, he's doing really well so we're hopeful for us and for you.
We've loved reading your "Housecat Confidential" and we're glad to know your mom is continuing her fabulous writing with her own blog.
And the fact that you get to supervise is the best. We hope you get to say a preface each time or a meow or two now and then.
And enjoy your mousey. He looks like a keeper.
OH Finny, we are sad to hear about your illness. We are glad the sass-o-meter is getting higher!!! We will miss you, sweetie. You are a true furiend.
ReplyDeleteWe will keep updated with your mum though.
purrs and {hugs}
Goldie, Shade and Banshee
Oh, Finny...one never knows what life holds, do they? We hope you will enjoy resting on your laurels while your mom stretches her wings and flies solo...we will be there, following her too!
ReplyDeleteHappy Retirement Fin!! Lots of hugs and purrs that you have a lot of quality time left!! Sorry we sre so late!! Mom works in retail and Christmas is the big one!!
ReplyDelete((((((HUGGGSSS))))) to you all!!
Your TX furiends,
Fin, we are really sorry to hear about that whole lymphoma thing, but we have high hopes that you'll have a long and comfortable retirement. We are so thankful for you, and we'll certainly miss seeing your beautiful sassy self as often.
ReplyDeleteWe love you and your mom, and we're sending real big purrs and prayers, okay?
Hugs and headbonks, dear friends!
fin - I know what you and you folks are going through. Just want to wish you a Merry Christmas and eat a lot of treats tonight!
ReplyDeleteSmoochies!
Oh Fin-
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your illness.
I have been following you for about a year now and loved it when a new post would arrive on my kindle.
I'm really looking forward to your mother's new blog,needless to say, I will miss yours emencely.
Several times you had me laughing out loud.
Thank you.
K. Bish
Oh Fin-
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your illness.
I have been following you for about a year now and loved it when a new post would arrive on my kindle.
I'm really looking forward to your mother's new blog,needless to say, I will miss yours emencely.
Several times you had me laughing out loud.
Thank you.
K. Bish