What do I mean by "Buy a Cat Toy, Save a Life"?

This is two true stories.

Once upon a time there was a family in Oregon who decided to buy a Playful Pancake cat toy instead of going out to dinner. And when they bought the cat toy, they got one goat for a kid in Sudan instead of eating at a restaurant and they made dinner for themselves and that bought one goat.

And another time there was a very sick kid in Darfur (which is in Sudan, in Africa) and her family's only way to save her life was to get her medicine. How in the world would they be able to get the medicine because they were so poor. A goat to the rescue! Luckily they had goats from Kids for Kids, which is the charity I give money to. They took the goat to the market and sold it and got money to buy the medicine. That saved her life.

Goats are so important to people in Sudan because they can save lives in many ways, like getting money for emergencies, and making milk for healthy kids.

And you can help by buying a goat by buying one of my cat toys. That's why I say "Buy a Cat Toy, Save a Life!"

Where is "blue-footed booby"?

"Blue-footed booby" is named after the bird that lives in the Galapagos Islands.

He was bought by Dianne of Thousand Oaks, California.

Here is a picture of Dianne with "blue-footed booby" at her rehearsal - she is a violinist in the Santa Barbara Symphony.

We Made 20 New Pancakes!

Over the weekend some friends came to help me make Playful Pancakes to get ready for a table at the Philomath Frolic & Rodeo Holiday Craft Fair which is November 4th and 5th. Everyone made 5 each, so that's 20 total! We took a lot of breaks to play.

Angelica, Meaghan, Malia, and me

Here's the names of what we made:

Cassidy: he he, King Tut, ping, good, Mozart

Mozart

Angelica: squirly, zecoe, alian dood, Queen Star, spify

Angelica with her 5 Playful Pancakes

Meaghan: Goldfacey, king star, smokey, Goldeyed, enormous nose

Malia: crazy, christmas, raccoon, sky, ten eyes

Malia and Meaghan cleaning "crazy"

Where is "Muse"?

Muse was bought by Mrs. Basolo, a teacher at St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, California. She uses Muse as a hall pass. Here is a picture of her with a student, Nathan, and Muse.