Talk about leaving things till the last minute! My human is just getting around to the Christmas wrapping now.
She does not really have any family, so she only had one human gift to wrap. We kitties aren’t getting anything because we already have so much! We said we didn’t want anything this year. Well, maybe Binga didn’t say that, so I said it for her. I hope she don’t pull out her whapping paw.
The important task was wrapping the gifts for my Secret Paws recipient. My human and I spent the past few weeks looking for things, and then my human was going to order something off Etsy, and then she forgot and wound up scrambling at the last minute. The past few months have been like that for her. I hope she gets unscrambled in the new year! Anyhow we completed the shopping on Tuesday, and wrapped everything that very night.
I can’t show you what we got, of course, in case my Secret Paws recipient stops by here. But I can show you that we included one of my limited edition refrigerator magnets! It’s wrapped in one of the gifts — I hope they don’t lose it!
We boxed everything up in a Priority Mail Regional Rate Box A. That’s a secret the post office doesn’t advertise, because it’s less than almost all the other Priority Mail choices. You have to get it online, and choose the “calculate the price” option instead of the “view flat rate boxes” option (even though it is a flat rate box). my human saved two or three dollars on shipping that way. My human is dropping it off at the post office first thing Wednesday morning.
I just want to say that Binga slept through all the wrapping, and showed up after we finished. Then she tried to pretend she helped so she could get a treat.
2021 Somali Cat Wall Calendar, Starring Summer
See all of Summer’s merch at her her Zazzle Designercat Shop
Sweet memories <3
Well Summer, I’m the first to comment on this blog post. I know how hard this must be for your human mom this year without Binga and Boodie. I want her to know, she does have family. We all love you both
LOL yeah I am not even sending anything out until after Christmas. Better late than never!
Love the wrapping paper! Whoever your Secret Santa recipient is, they are very lucky.
Laila
Our mom is always scrambled and we don’t’ think she’ll ever be unscrambled. Sigh…. gotta love her. Your secret paws is going to love opening those pretty gifts.
Your Humom is just like ours…she only just got out her snail mail cards and now she has to try and get her ecard done…which this year will have to be an improvised one…sigh…
Binga made all of us giggle!
You are great at lending a paw in the gift wrapping department! I love your magnet.
You are a good helper, Summer. Very respectful of the wrapping stuff. I have a feeling my girl Binga might not share that admirable restraint! Because The Human is all retired and not constantly frantic like she used to be, she actually got our stuff organized and mailed in the first few days of December. We had to send our package pretty far this year so she said she had to hop to it which is generally not in her nature.
some kitty (or kitties are going to be so happy!!!)
Good helping with the wrapping, Summer! And good showing up to take the credit and a treat, Binga! MOL!
What great wrapping paper! I bet your Secret Paws is going to be soooooo excited! Hello Binga 🙂 Have a great rest of the week!
Luvs
Marty
ha! we like Binga’s style 🙂 Summer, we love your wrapping paper and wrapping supplies in the first picture. we bet your secret paw pals will love the gifts you picked. the little magnet is cute. thanks for sharing your mailing secrets too 🙂
pip, minnie, hollie, sharpie, ditto, TL
You are a great help, Summer. We hope Binga got a treat after all. She looks kinda sad that she missed out with the wrapping.
Your human is way ahead of me. I won’t get to wrapping until Sunday night. Cute wrapping paper.
Oh your Secret Paws will love the magnet of you. I cherish the one Mom brought home from her visit with you at the Portland cat show. Mom thinks it’s hers — but I think it’s mine! Tee hee hee. Like your momma, Mom found some cute pussycat-themed wrapping paper, too. She’s going to save it for next year.
I didn’t know that about priority boxes…must investigate! Tell your human not to feel bad, everything is scrambled here too! Love her purple nail polish 🙂
You did a great job with the wrapping, and Binga did too by keeping out of the way.
Great job ! We think Binga helped more by sleeping during the wrapping than by giving a helping paw ! Purrs
Whoa! TW loves that peace paper. Too bad we didn’t know about that special rate. It cost us more to mail the package than the amount we were allowed to spend and we shipped US.
Hi Pretty Cats!!
I hope that some Chicken and Rabbit Treats from the Seattle area, gave you all a nice little Christmas gift!
Great job. I have nothing wrapped yet and I’m sure that my girls will help me with it all when I need to be done.
Binga is always worth a treat 🙂
Thanks for the posting tip!
When it comes to treats and helping, Mrs H says it is the thought that counts 😉 I hope Binga managed to get one for posing so beautifully. Sure sounds like you scored on the postage and that your recipient will score on the presents, too.
Toodle pips and surprise secret paws purrs(Now try saying that with a mouse in your mouth)
ERin
Binga is working her angle, Summer, while you work yours!
Good work Summer. Binga SHOULD get a treat for just
showing up – I’m sure she would agree. Her age sets her
up to deserve treats for her presence.
We see Binga came out to supervise that all gifts were packed and ready for shipping, she’s great that way, MOL. Mom says she loves the “Peace” paper. Must be a “mom” thing, MOL. Purrs
tell your human she is ahead of mom….nothing wrapped here
What a great job you, and even Binga, did helping with the wrapping.
BINGA! I have missed you. My mom was late wrapping too. Must be a “thing” the mom’s are going through. Bin ga, I know you got a treat and Boodie too. XXX
Wrapping paper is so much fun and you sure were a great helper sweet Summer!
That’s going to be a fun gift, we know. Your magnets are pretty pawsome. but.. we really think Binga would have liked a present. Or 20.
Your Secret Paws recipient is very lucky! And we love the Hello Kitty paper!
We hope Binga got that treat, and more!
Purrs,
The Chans
Looks like you did a great job helping, Summer. I haven’t wrapped my christmas gifts up yet (except my Secret Paws which was shipped and has already been delivered according to tracking!). I have tomorrow and friday off work, so I can start wrapping everything.
Binga has the right idea. I wonder if I can let McLaren and Laser crack on with the wrapping and nap while they do it.
What fun to help get the gifts ready.
Bet the recipients will love them!
Purrs Georgia,Julie and JJ
Great job, Summer. We love the wrapping paper.