MaggieMoose: Saturday Pre-Super Bowl Thank You

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day: 

"Unselfish and noble actions are the most radiant pages in the biography of souls."

David Thomas

  Today is Saturday. Maggie and I don't work weekends (no blogging zone). We usually play, become slugs, do something adventurous or entertain friends & family. We woke up early this morning. Our hearts were bursting with gratitude. I got my cup of coffee while Maggie ate her food and then did her business outside. The first thing Maggie wanted to do upon her return from the chilly outdoors (40F) is get up on my bed to lay on her towel and go back to sleep. She looked at me with her Hello, reminder-it's SATURDAY!  So, up she went on the bed with little boogies still in her eyes from sleep. I explained to Maggie sometimes exceptions need to be made. We must blog today. People need a SHOUT OUT! It's for those fellow bloggers, twitters, Facebookers and other friends and family that have voted for Maggie #24 in the pet contest she entered. The contest is called Super Dog Sunday (dog photo with a football theme). The goal is to bring awareness to homeless pets. Maggie's support from her community has overwhelmed us. We are filled with gratitude to all those who have and are trying to support our mission of spreading the news. 

Every vote for Maggie#24 means the Petfinder Foundation gets some exposure. We're not on the staff of the Petfinder Foundation. We're just pet lovers trying to help a great organization help others (homeless pets). This organization is in line with our mission of promoting moose size pawsability living. We give it the MAGGIEMOOSETRACKS® stamp of approval. Petfinder Foundation understand the words "can do". As my dad taught me and I'm teaching Maggie "....can't isn't a word in the dictionary...." I look up above and silently say thank you dad for teaching me this important lesson and not keeping it to myself. Meanwhile, after my explanation to Maggie why we need to blog she jumps on board with all paws. She cleared out her eye boogies and proudly told me she's ready to rumba! Let's blog! Maggie and I say to those radiant souls who voted for Maggie #24- thanks and more thanks! Come back and see us again.... We've got lots tucked up our sleeves. Join our adventures of living life with moose size pawsabilities! We say to those visiting us for the first time-there's still time to vote (through Feb 3rd) and come on back ya all. 

HOW TO VOTE FOR MAGGIE #24:

CLICK this link below. Scroll down to Maggie #24. She's wearing her home team's SF 49er scarf. http://www.dogtipper.com/giveaways-contests/2013/01/superdogsunday-kickoff.html Click this Like button on the contest's website.

FYI-if you're supporting another football team that's OK, it's not about the football. It's about bringing awareness to the homeless pets. We proudly support our home team, because we're a football family. 

GO SF 49ERS!

MaggieMoose: I Can Do Something

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do."

Edward Everett Hale

  Maggie and I are sending out our last minute pleading request of her followers & friends to vote for her in the Super Dog Sunday football photo contest. Maggie is #24. The vote is to bring awareness for homeless pets (and preventing euthanasia) through the Petfinder Foundation. Yes, Maggie is competitive and likes a win here or there, but she wants a win-win. It's not all about her. In her #24 photo she looks super cute in her SF 49er football scarf. Hello, 2013 Super Bowl is this weekend.... Maggie realizes she gets to watch the big game lounging in a warm & cozy fleece by my side while many pets can only dream of such comforts and happiness. Help make those pets' dreams come true. Support this seemingly silly contest that packs a big punch for animals waiting to find their forever humans. Each vote counts. Petfinder Foundation not only assists with placement of pets, but people can sponsor pets too if they're unable to adopt. There are many ways to help. Maggie says word of mouth works too. Tell a friend about Petfinder Foundation. WOOF WOOF. As we get ready for the 2013 Super Bowl in the Big Easy Maggie and I remember to not let pet homelessness take a bite out of any of their happiness. We care so, we share. Will you?

Maggie is only one, but she can do something. She's not letting what she cannot do interfere with what she can do. Won't you help? VOTE NOW. VOTE FOR MAGGIE #24. VOTING OPEN THRU SUPER BOWL FEB. 3RD. IT'S FOR HOMELESS PETS. PLEASE CLICK THE LINK: http://www.dogtipper.com/giveaways-contests/2013/01/superdogsunday-kickoff.html WOOF WOOF .... many humble thanks.

MaggieMoose Attends The Pawty

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun."

Charles R. Swindoll

  Today Maggie is recharging her batteries the best way she knows how-upside down. Maggie's calendar has been full. It's the day after her birthday celebration, a couple days after her SF 49ers football team won their play off game (Super Bowl 2013 here we come), and a few days after Maggie attended her first ever blog pawty on Twitter. The social media darling of the pet world Blog Paws hosted this fabulous pawty. At first there was a little awkwardness. Who were these cats and dogs? Maggie warmed right up when she saw the bulldog celebrity Tillman (skating dog). WOOF! WOOF! Then she recognized another pet friend from her Twitter world. It was RumpyDog! He was serving up drinks & appetizers in his role as one of the Barktenders. Might Maggie like a Wigglebutt Whiskey with a side of ham? Maggie passed on the drink, but definitely took the ham offer. YUM. Catnip concoctions were served up for the kitty kats hanging out. Another drink that was popular was the Cocker Rocker. Baconbeer, tuna cheezecake and waggie drinks populated the blog pawty. Tillman talked about Season 2 of his Who Let The Dogs Out? It starts on Feb 1st on the Hallmark channel. Maggie met many new friends too numerous to mention them all. Names like CarmaPoodle, Cokie the Cat, Fidose of Reality, or Life with Beagle had Maggie's head buzzing. The most important part of the whole blog pawty was the mission to raise money for pets in need. Maggie thanks the Blog Pawty Team for a great pawty. New friends, quizzes for prizes and pawards just added to the merriment. Maggie also learned some new words at the blog pawty. BOL means bark out loud and MOL means meow out loud. Friends make life more FUN! How about Maggie's new word she made up? FUN.

FurryFriends Understanding Needs....   

MaggieMoose: Super Dog Sunday & Petfinder Foundation

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world."

Samuel Johnson

  Maggie carries in her heart the SF 49er football team. Dreams of her home team playing in the 2013 Super Bowl Sunday game get her all misty eyed. A football fan to the core, Maggie cheered on her local Stanford University football team to win the 2013 Rose Bowl so, why not continue the cheering for her local NFL team, the SF 49ers? Oh, and her SF Giants baseball team won the 2012 World Series too, but that's another dog tail. This coming Sunday on Jan. 20th, the SF 49ers have an important playoff game. It is also an important day for Super Dog Sunday. This is a photo contest with a football theme which benefits the Petfinder Foundation. It's hosted by Event Barkers. Maggie loves her warm & cozy home. She wants all homeless pets to find their special homes with their forever humans. Petfinder Foundation has moose size pawsability thinking, one pet at a time. We like. WOOF! WOOF! Their compassionate goals are to ensure that no adoptable pets are euthanized. They work collaboratively with shelters, rescues, and other animal organizations to meet these powerful goals. After careful reflection, Maggie tossed her photo in the Super Dog Sunday hat. 

We entered Maggie's most recent SF 49er photo of her 2013 Super Bowl dreaming. While Maggie might look like a sweet girl, she's also a tenacious one. She's hoping to take a bite out of unwanted homeless pets just like she grips her football. Serious business. We agree, we rather see portraits of pets in forever homes, than on the streets or in some shelters waiting. 

GO SF 49ERS! GO PETFINDER FOUNDATION! WOOF WOOF

Bread Pudding, Gators, And Coaching

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"I liked the energy of cooking, the action, the camaraderie. I often compare the kitchen to sports and compare the chef to a coach. There are a lot of similarities to it."

Todd English

Ornament from New Orleans, LA

  Yesterday I was at a wonderful gathering with some work folks at a fine restaurant called the Mayfield Bakery & Cafe. Maggie remained back home soaking up all the family loving. Yes, Maggie & I have our holiday company. We are thrilled! Back to the restaurant, after our lovely meal the desert I enjoyed was the Caramelized Apple Bread Pudding. No words to describe its richness. Ten out of ten for high marks. 

After I was back home I put the family's Christmas presents under the tree by Maggie's cozy bed. I saw our alligator chef Christmas ornament I brought back from our trip to New Orleans, LA (NOLA). Now that was some cooking down there. The best food I have ever tasted. I remember my desert from Commander's Palace. It was the Creole Bread Pudding Soufflé with warm whiskey cream. My taste buds are spoiled for life. I know Maggie might agree, the cooking smells in NOLA have the potential to drive her crazy with desire and want. Meanwhile at home, Maggie was following the scent of our kitchen's different food groups as our family picked on this or that before the main meal; pizza delivery. Maggie obliged us by tiding up the place through her vacuuming up any crumbs. When the pizza arrived she  chewed on her rawhide treat as she observed us now and then in full pizza mode. Our cooking frenzy is upon us. Christmas less than a week. Lots of goodies on the daily menus. Maggie offered to help clean up the place should we drop any crumbs. Maggie loves Christmas, but more importantly she loves SF 49er football and Santa. Family, food, football, and Santa; all a perfect way to spend a week. LET'S GO COACH HARBAUGH! LET'S GO NINERS! LET'S GO SANTA! Woof, woof, nice treat you left me....