Welcome to Thankful Thursday Blog Hop. Sadly, I have to deliver some very sad news.
One week ago my website was hacked and taken over. Thankfully Go Daddy were able to retrieve my site, but my new security won’t let me use the Linky Tool. We have tried a hundred times and even phoned the security company in America. *saddest face*
MICHELE – PEPI’S MOM: it is with great sadness that I have to announce Pepi cannot continue hosting his loved Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.
We began hosting the hop after it was passed to us from CokieTheCat, and we have loved it dearly. I dearly wanted to continue with Pepi’s hop and did not want to have to end it.
I couldn’t say anything about it last week because we had malware sweeps and security scans working for days. I had to spend close to $1,000 to secure the site and remove the malware attacks.
I have lost all the blog hop entries, and only have the comments remaining. Pepi will be able to enter blog hops, but not host them. We have asked Brian, from Brian’s Home if he would like to inherit running the hop, and thankfully he has accepted!
With Pepi over the Rainbow Bridge, it’s like losing another part of him, and its kicked off a new wave of grieving in me, leaving me very sad.
I wish to thank everyone who took part and supported us over all these years, even when we were traveling and couldn’t leave any comments for weeks. This is a terribly sad post for me and one I did not want to have to make.
Brian will do a wonderful job, so please don’t forget to go to his website next week. He will be a natural and I know everyone will support him. Thankfully Pepi can still participate in blog hops, so you’ll still see him pop up in different hops, in the crowd, especially Brian’s Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you again.
You guys are the greatest and I love you all very much.
Michele and Pepi *waves paw* :=o)
PepiSmartDog
We sure hate your site was hacked, that’s awful. We’re happy to carry on the tradition though and honor some of our best and longest friends Pepi and Cokie.
Oh no, that’s terrible! 🙁
We’ve really enjoyed hopping along with mew guys all this time and if Brian’s Home continues will we be there…
Hope mew have a better weekend
Purrs
Basil & Co xox
Thank you so much Brian – it’s a huge comfort to know you will continue the hop.
We will enjoy joining in with you. ((((HUGS)))) xxx
Thank you Basil, we are very sad to lose our hop, but thankful to Brian for carrying on the tradition. Thank you for all your support over this time. You’ve been great. (((((HUGS)))) xxx
Michelle, we are so sad for you and can understand why it feels as if you are losing another part of Pepi, but Pepi will live forever in your heart and you will never lose him. Thank you so much for hosting the blog hop each week for so long. We have enjoyed it and know that Brian will do a great job as he continues it in Pepi and Cokie’s honor.
I am so sorry. I have always enjoyed this hop and thought it was a great way to keep Pepi’s memory alive, I can understand why you are grieving. Pepi will never be forgotten. XO
Michelle I am so sorry because I do understand your sadness. With all I’ve had going on inside my life I hate to admit being thankful has been hard and that is one reason why I had not been participating as of late. But I need to continue as it is a really good blog hop. I am glad Brian will take over and look forward to joining in.
This makes us so sad. We are sorry that your bog was hacked, and that you will no longer be able to host the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop. Pepi will never, ever be forgotten, and his spirit lives on, even if the hop is now hosted by Brian. Glad you will still be hopping. Hugs!
Oh, no! We are so sorry that your site was hacked, angel Pepi. We know what you are feeling right now and it makes us sad too, but we will continue with Brian, when we have time, because we loved to participate in your blog hop. Hope to see you around 🙂 Soft Pawkisses 🙂 <3