Happy Mother’s Day to the Moms Whose Kids Have Paws
Today we’re wishing an early Mother’s Day to all the moms out there and especially to the moms whose kids have paws!
We know they may not always tell you but the dogs and cats and other animals that you walk, feed, and care for in so many way, love you to the moon and back.
Though the namesakes of our pen name, Sparkle (ML’s cat) and Abby (Anita’s dog), are now gone, they were such a big part of our lives. We miss them every day. (Please don’t get us started or we’ll have to tell you the story of how with the help of the lovely Catriona McPherson, we left a whole panel, and most of the audience, in tears at a conference a few years ago…)
However, we also want to share that we do have some other furry rescue pets in our lives now. Zoey (ML’s cat) and Sophie (Anita’s dog) have their own unique and very definite personalities. And, in fact, they had a little get-to-know-you meeting on the deck last week.
Here’s the thing. We can’t imagine our lives without our pets. And we’ll bet that your pets can’t imagine their lives without you. So, let us speak for them and with a “woof” and a “meow” wish you an early happy Mother’s Day!
We’d love to hear about your furry kids!
Please feel free to share in the comments.
Mary Lee, Anita, Zoey, and Sophie aka Sparkle Abbey
Sparkle Abbey is actually two people, Mary Lee Ashford and Anita Carter, who write the national best-selling Pampered Pets cozy mystery series. They are friends as well as neighbors so they often get together and plot ways to commit murder. (But don’t tell the other neighbors.)
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Nice post, Mary and Anita. I love the photos!
What a great post, ladies! Like you, I can't imagine life without my fur babies–an Old English sheepdog and a bichon frise'. Happy Mother's Day to you!
It's fun to know where your pen name comes from. Such a great way to honor your dearly departed loved ones!
I can understand how you left an audience in tears… animals are so dear
Nothing grabs at your heartstrings like a pet. I am petless in Las Cruces, currently. Sounds like Sleepless in Seattle in a way, doesn't it? But I have two rescue dogs one in Arvada and one in Colorado Springs. I miss them terribly but they are in terrific and spoiled hands. I'd love to hear about the panel some day– wait, would it drive me to tears?