Just A Friendly, Albe An Unofficial, Reminder From Reilly Rosalita The Maltipoo For Howard County, Maryland Voters

Full disclosures:

1. Reilly was bribed with treats to get her to take the pictures and wear her customly-modified shirt.
2. She did meet now-Executive and -First Lady Kittleman once when she was a very-tiny puppy, since she came home during the time of then-State Senator Kittleman's election campaign.
3. She is as barky as—or perhaps even more barky than—the speech bubble suggests. By the way, the "Always" and "Never" are, as far as "Momma" knows, "Momma"'s ideas for a revised "People, not Politics" slogan—since "Always People, Never Politics" really does describe Executive Kittleman's philosophy and takes the slogan out of the pantheon of understatements.
4. "Momma" downloaded free-for-commercial-use Graviola Font after using free online font-analyzer tools. She then used the Graviola font in this Powerpoint-made reminder card in which she also used Canon® camera-taken and Microsoft Windows® Photo Gallery- and Windows® Photos-enhanced photo.
5. The Early Voting days are on June 14-21, 2018 and October 25-November 1, 2018. "Momma" will be working the polls on some of those days, and on each of the election days 🙂. As far as she knows, Reilly can't come along, though 🙁.
6. "Auntie Nicole" could not get Camille to wear her own Kittleman shirt even for treats—this is why Camille also did not wear a bow for the Normandy card: e.g., she hates wearing anything except for her harness and her leash when she must wear it!

Since It's Still June 6th West Of the EDT Time Zone....

PS "Momma"/"Auntie Nicole" began creating this card when it was still the 71st Anniversary of D-Day in the EDT Time Zone! Also, Camille would not wear the bow, though she at least posed for pictures.

Commentary: I Haven't Delayed Getting Back Into Writing. Something's Delayed Me, And That Something Is That...

The sheer combination of—among other factors—the energy drain and other problems (including exacerbations of my Cerebral Palsy and IBS) that my mental illnesses cause me (and I'm even feeling nausea and anxiety over an OCD/Anxiety-effected thought as I type), discouragement because few to no people seem to be really buying my books (and am I really supposed to feel encouraged when few to none will read what I write?), and confusion and frustration regarding personal matters which affect my medical conditions to be exacerbated have really assailed me—not to mention that (as much as I love Reilly and Camille) Reilly's and Camille's inappropriate barking affect my focus to be taken away

Thus, feeling energized to write is hard. Feeling encouraged to write is hard. Finding the time and space to write is hard. Therefore, to get back into writing is hard.

What else can I say, then?

Their First Ancestors Were Here Since The Fifth Day Of the Beginning Of the World. So They Have A Message For You.

#MaltipooMonday: Is That A Trick Of the Light On Camille, Or Was Reilly On Livestream?

Guess.

Belated #FluffyFriday & #FlashbackFriday Post: How Did Reilly & Camille Handle Their Human Family Being In Virginia For 7-8 Hours?

Even though they weren't exactly happy about it, they—according to Shelby's human family—did really well. As "Momma"/"Auntie Nicole" forestated—and heard—they even got to spend time with Shelby! When she heard about that, she was pleasantly surprised, since the original plan had been for two of Shelby's family members to:

1. Come over to see Ri and Cam, and get instructions.
2. Let them rest in their crates for 2-3 hours.
3. Check on them and be with them for an hour.
4. Let them rest in their crates for another 2-3 hours.
5. Check on them again, feed them dinner, and be with them for another hour.
6. Let them rest in their crates until their own human family comes back from Virginia.

Of course, Reilly pretty much tried to monopolize the attention, and she even (as "Momma"/"Auntie Nicole" witnessed) did so from the get-go! To say that Reilly went as far to, if one will, try to dominate Camille right in front of their friends and petsitters suffices—though "Mom-Mom" thankfully stopped Reilly's embarrassing antics at home, and Reilly does not seemed to have tried embarrassing Camille at Shelby's house!

Both Reilly and Camille behaved overall, and Camille had a (relatively-)good example in her cousin. Camille also ended up (at least at first) sticking close to her role model while she was adjusting to being on her sister's turf—partly because (obviously) not even being Shelby's older sister would protect her from her cousin's jealously, let alone on Shelby's turf!

After the impromptu playdate and right at about dinnertime, they ended their eventful day by being taken back to their (mostly Reilly's) turf to get fed, resting in their crates after they ate and while they waited for their human family, and greeting them once they came back from Virginia. 

Quick #FluffyFriday & #FlashbackFriday Preview: How Did Reilly & Camille Handle Their Human Family Being In Virginia For 7-8 Hours?

Both of them actually did really well. They even got to spend time with Camille's sister Shelby! Of course, Reilly pretty much tried to monopolize the attention. However, she behaved overall. She also was a (relatively-) good example for Camille.

"Momma"/"Auntie Nicole" will detail more later.