Well, well.
Look what the cat dragged in.
You know I’m not really a fan of cats, right? I think it’s in my DNA. My dad hates cats to the bone.
That’s because he had a bad experience after he moved here to America from his Egyptian homeland.
But first, his initial bad experience: he arrived in America on Halloween.
And he had never even heard of Halloween before.
You would think that this would have been enough punishment for one poor soul. But no. Because then someone asked him to babysit their three cats.
Not one cat.
Not two cats.
No, my friends. We’re talkin three cats.
Three.
It’s like a bad Dr. Seuss book.
Unfortunately, my dad said yes to watching the cats.
Everything was fine until nighttime. Dad fell into a sound sleep.
Later, he woke up to the distinct feeling that something was staring at him.
Three something’s.
They crouched around him as if he was their prey, watching him like they would watch a helpless rabbit….their tails twitching like three snakes.
He was traumatized forever. Never again would he say yes to babysitting cats. Never again would he allow a cat to come near him or even share a sidewalk with him.
Okay. Maybe I’m exaggerating a little.
Anyway, let me get to the point here. When a cat has to drag me into someplace, you know it’s serious.
But this post isn’t about cats or their catty cattiness….and really, nobody’s dragging me. In fact, I am feeling pretty thrilled about being back in my little space on the internets.
I was nominated by some really nice (and generous!) people for Funniest Blogger via Bonnie’s Sheenazing Awards , and I want to say thank you. And hello to blogging again:)
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Tori says
Woohoo! I have missed your blog posts so much!
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Heather says
Thanks, Tori!:) So happy to be back!
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Jason says
I also missed your humorous blog. Welcome back!
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Heather says
Thank you Jason! Feels great to be back:)
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Janie says
I am glad you are back! I only discovered your blog after you left and worried that was all I was going to get to read. Thank goodness I worried for nothing.
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Heather says
Never fear, Janie!!!
I just took a little break. Thank you for reading my blog!
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Bonnie says
Yay! I’m so glad you’re blogging again, Heather! You are hilarious – laugh out loud funny.
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Heather says
Thank you so much, Bonnie!:) I love making people laugh. Its one of my favorite things to do! and seriously, thanks for all you do to make the Sheenazing Awards possible!
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Rosa says
Mama Boo! Haha so you got nominated as a way to force you to start blogging again.
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Heather says
Hahaha WELL PLAYED, my friends. WELL PLAYED.
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Ann-Marie says
The highest compliment that I can offer you is that my husband asked about you this last week. He has missed your creativity. You wre the only blogger I share with him ;). Yay for being back!
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Heather says
Oh my goodness! That is a huge comliment! Thank you, Ann-Marie, and please give your husband a high five for me.
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Amanda says
Yay! Love your posts because I know I’ll get a good smile out of them. every. single time. You have such a gift, not only here but one I felt the brief few minutes I met you in person while at Edel! Woohoo! No pressure or anything
Life does get busy, but if you are back, yay!
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Heather says
Hey Amanda! It was so great meeting you and Rachael at Edel! It was one of my favorite moments of the weekend by far:) Its been really nice keeping in touch with you through fb and instagram, too. Im looking forward to getting back into this blogging thing. Thanks for sticking around:)
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Mitzi says
Welcome back, Heather. It is good to see your drawings and read your stories again!
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Heather says
Thank you, Mitzi! Good to be back and to see you here again!:)
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Joy says
Yaaaaahhhhooooooo!!!
1: I totally agree with this nomination!
2: You’re baaaaccckk!! *happy dancing*
3: My eldest daughter has to read this post. She has had an inexplicable lifelong fear of cats. She can TOTALLY relate to your dad!
Oh I’m so glad you’re blogging again!!-
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Heather says
HAHA! Happy dancing with you, Joy!:) Yes, the fear of cats. The struggle is real. Thanks for reading!!:)
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Ellen M. Evans says
Welcome back from outer space.
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Heather says
Did you guys miss me at group last night?
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MargoB says
Yayyyyy!!!!! I know everyone above already said it, but I’m gonna say it again: Yayyyyyy!!!! You’re back!!! I enjoy your ‘blog, Heather…thanks for being so real, thanks for ‘blogging, thanks for the cool stick-figure pictures…..thanks for making me laugh, and thank you for sharing your Chrisian walk with us. It’s nice to see your posts, once again
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Heather says
MargoB, thank you! I really missed being in this space. Thanks for celebrating with me and for visiting and commenting!
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Michelle g says
I never removed you from my feed because I KNEW you’d be back!! Yay!
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Heather says
Aw! That’s truly generous of you because I KNOW it can be annoying wonder if the person is ever gonna blog again or what?? Should I take them off my feed or what?? haha. Thanks for waiting:)
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Monica Benninghoff says
Thank God and the saints you’re BACK! I found you and your lovely photos on Instagram one day last month while I was searching the ‘net for you… but I’m not a regular Instagramer… nor am I a stalker… Oh gee, thank you for coming back to blogging! Loved what the cat dragged in story about your dad. Poor guy. How does he feel about dogs?
I missed your humor. You make me laugh out loud — your stick-figure drawing resonate with the non-artist inside me. I’ll never be able to make MY stick figures look so life-like! Welcome back. Now I can go to bed and have happy dreams!
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Heather says
Thank you Monica! I miss your comments:) Yeah, my dad loves dogs actually. My family is definitely more of a dog family..in fact, we just got a great dog a few months ago and he is really great. I’m sure I’ll be blogging about him soon:)
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Kathleen says
Oh I am so glad you’re back. I had found your blog shortly before your last post and have been checking back ever since. In the meantime I’ve perused your older posts for some good laughs. You should definitely win the award over at Bonnie’s!
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Heather says
Thank you Kathleen! I’m super glad to be back. And I’m flattered to be nominated but honestly I’m not thinking about that. I just needed an excuse to do this again and it was really timely! It just feels good to do the thing I feel I’m meant to do:)
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Caroline M says
Man, whoever you are that did the nominating…. THANK YOU!! I was beginning to worry about Heather and, to be honest, most of my worries were completely selfish ones, like “How will I live another day without her wonderful hilarious drawings?” For real, you were this close to getting a bill from my psychiatrist’s office.
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Heather says
HAHAHAHA oh man, please!! NO MORE BILLS!!;) Thank you for the warm welcome, Caroline!:)
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Anna says
Well, I go give birth to twins and a week later I find some time to check blogs again and, lo and behold, three posts up at one of my favorite sites! Great baby gift, thx!
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Bee bee says
Where have you BEEN???!!! Taking care of your family or something??? Being busy because of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays????!!!! WE MISSED YOU!
So glad to see a new post. Hope you have some time to spend with us!
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You’re back! You’re back you’re back you’re back!!!! WOO HOO!!!!
Now you’re going to tell us what kept you away, right? Right????
Thank you Melissa! I will be back to share what kept me away, for sure! Thanks for reading:)