Today is the big day! Exactly 15 years ago TODAY, June 16, 2009, we posted our very first blog post here on GLOGIRLY.  Glogirly and Katie, 2005, taken by Gloman on Katie's first night with her forever family. This photo was used on our blog logo for many years.  Glogirly had recently been laid off from her 20+ year career designing displays for Marshall Field’s and Macy’s. She went back to school to learn computer design and decided that it might be a good idea to dip her toes in social media and blogging just in case that’s where her next chapter would lead. She figured it wou ..read more

Welcome to Week 14 of our 15 week countdown to retirement! (Just click over to HERE if you missed the big announcement.) Today's blog post is one of Glogirly's favorites. The photos are taken in her office, a.k.a the guest room. Whenever she works in there, the kitties supervise her from high atop the cat tree. It's an added bonus for guests when they are supervised as well.  The conversation between Ellie and Waffles highlights Ellie's confidence and chutzpah. Despite her slight physique, as compared to Waffles "he-must-work-out" mancat muscles, she speaks her mind and even walks a ..read more

Welcome to Week 13 of our 15 week countdown to retirement! (Just click over to HERE if you missed the big announcement.)  Four years ago this month, we said goodbye to our Katie. She was the inspiration for our blog and for many years, its sole voice. Glogirly wasn't sure she'd ever find the words for our blog again. But through the love of Waffles, she soon realized it had never really left her. Just one week after Katie's passing, we posted the following thoughts of Waffles as he gazed out the window looking towards the sky. He helped us all to smile again, even if our eyes ..read more

Welcome to Week 12 of our 15 week countdown to retirement! (Just click over to HERE if you missed the big announcement.)  Today's post is one of our favorite interactions between Waffles and Ellie. Waffles has always been such a good sport when it comes to his harness, santa suit, and other silly fashion statements we've tried out with him over the years. When Glogirly saw the cowboy mouse online, well...she just couldn't resist. And sweet Ellie couldn't resist having a little fun with Mr. Waffles and Mr. Mouse. Giddyup Waffles WAFFLES:  Hang on, Mr. Mouse! This bucking ..read more

Welcome to Week 10 of our 15 week countdown to retirement! (Just click over to HERE if you missed the big announcement.) Today's post honors all the cat moms, moms without fur, and the influential women who have shaped our lives. Like the kitties, Glogirly was adopted when she was just a kitten...er, a baby. She's been blessed with four mothers over the course of her life. First was the young woman who gave her life. Then was her mom you taught her how to live it. Her mom chose a very special woman to be her godmother, who near and far was always there for her, especially after she lost her m ..read more

Welcome to Week 9 of our 15 week countdown to retirement! (Just click over to HERE if you missed the big announcement.)  Today's post is a fan favorite! We couldn't let this countdown go by without including it. Katie and Waffles had a complicated relationship. Waffles wanted to endear Katie SO much, but Katie really wanted nothing to do with him. It was not uncommon for fur to fly when Waffles made his moves. That's what made this post and the photos SO crazy.  Glogirly couldn't help herself when she saw how great these shots turned out. LOL! We hope you enjoy this as much as we di ..read more

Welcome to Week 8 of our 15 week countdown to retirement! (Just click over to HERE if you missed the big announcement.) Today's post is from 2016, back when we lived in our Minneapolis townhouse, Katie and Waffles would often hop up onto the  bar stools overlooking the kitchen, and more importantly, the food prep area. But never until this day had they BOTH sat at the counter, side by side. With breakfast in their sights, they put adie their usual "complicated" relationship and Glogirly snapped away at as many photos as she could get. That's the story behind the photos...but what she ima ..read more

Welcome to Week 7 of our 15 week countdown to retirement! (Just click over to HERE if you missed the big announcement.) Part of the fun of our countdown is perusing some of our most favorite blog posts. The funniest years of our blog were absolutely the early years of Waffles and Katie. Those of you that have been with us all this time know their relationship was complicated. Waffles was fascinated with Katie, vying for her attention every chance he got. Katie tolerated Waffles. It's not that she didn't like him...it was more like a sister brother relationship. Or rather, the all knowing olde ..read more

Welcome to Week 6 of our 15 week countdown to retirement! (Just click over to HERE if you missed the big announcement.)  Since it's April 15 today, we thought it would be fun to share Ellie and Waffles take on taxes. In between skiing, Glogirly managed to find time to prep all her records for the big tax day and the kitties OF COURSE had to help.   Cat Tax Prep WAFFLES:  Whaddaya mean you can't deduct our toys on your taxes???  ELLIE:  Glogirly says that's not how it works, Mr. Waffles. She also said you don't even know what a deduction is. W ..read more

Welcome to Week 4 of our 15 week countdown to retirement! (Just click over to HERE if you missed the big announcement.)  Last week we shared the arrival of sweet Ellie and her first face-to-face encounter with Waffles. We've often wondered if when Waffles looked at Ellie with eyes as big as saucers, he remembered Katie's glare when he first met her way when he joined the family. What goes around, comes around!  Here is one of our very first posts with Katie and Waffles. It comes from way back in 2012. FYI-In the beginning we called Waffles, "Waffles Too." Don't let that throw you ..read more