It's our 3rd Blogoversary!!

Thanks to Ann from Zoolatry for the pictures!!

Hi Everyone! Wow, I can't believe we have been blogging for three years!! I had started a couple blogs in the past and kept up with them for oh, a week or two, and then just got bored or busy and stopped. But this was different - first, it was about the cats. So there was always something to write about (even if it was just hey, everyone is the same and doing good), and that was really helpful. Second, well, I met all my wonderful friends - I never thought I would have more then a couple people checking out the blog - see, let me explain how it started.  As you know, Virgil's gotcha day is August 2. When I took him home, Kelly had asked that I send pictures so she could watch him growing up, because she had considered taking him too. But then I thought hey, why don't I start a blog, so I can post pictures of Virgil and the rest of the cats too, and that way I can write about what is going on too. So that is how House of Cats started. I had a hard time thinking up a good name - and there actually was already a blog with House of Cats as the url in blogger (which is why I am actually houseofcats-amy.blogspot.com) but I thought hey, it is a perfect name so I am using it anyway. I came up with our first header:



It was a black background because for some reason I could never get any other colors to match, even using the right html codes.

For a long time we didn't really have visitors - then one day I submitted a picture of Virgil to a website for cute kittens, and that started everything. Eventually we found the cat blogosphere and from there we met all our wonderful kitty and doggie friends!! Some have quit blogging, some are very new to blogging, and we don't get to post as much here or visit like we used to (and like we want to) but we are still so glad that we met all of you! There have been sad times, and happy times and it has been great to have found so many like-minded people, kitties and doggies out there to share them with -  you really all have been just so wonderful - I wish I could have a big party and have all of us get together in person! But blog parties are the next best thing!!

So, let me see, for those of you who haven't been around from the start (or since the last blogoversary), here are links to our first two posts - the first was pictures only, and the second was introducing the kitties

Our First Post

Our Second Post

And for pictures I decided to find one of each cat from our previous posts that I really like to post here - some you may have seen before (many times on some because I really like them) and some maybe not. So, I hope you like them.

Oh, before we go I wanted to mention that our friend Milo and Alfie from The Cat's Meow have their 3rd blogoversary today too (what a funny coincidence) so be sure to go by and say hi if you get the chance!

Ok, here are the pictures of each kitty i wanted to post - enjoy! We will see you tomorrow for World Cat Day!!

Kirzon


Lola


Virgil


Barney


Gus


Stella


Trixie


Floyd