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You are here: Home / Diary / Christmas Wrapping Time

Christmas Wrapping Time

December 19, 2018 By: Summer Samba35 Comments

Somali cat surrounded by wrapping paper

Talk about leaving things till the last minute! My human is just getting around to the Christmas wrapping now.

somali cat with Christmas gift

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.

somali cat with secret paws gifts

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.

somali cat with her own refrigerator magnet

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!

somali cat with secret paws gifts wrapped and ready to be boxed up

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.

tortoiseshell cat with presents

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.

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Comments

  1. LESLEY CASTLE says

    December 21, 2020 at 3:16 am

    Sweet memories <3

    Reply
  2. Catherine lingg says

    December 5, 2020 at 5:21 pm

    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

    Reply
  3. Coco & The LunaTicks says

    December 22, 2018 at 7:33 am

    LOL yeah I am not even sending anything out until after Christmas. Better late than never!

    Reply
  4. Laila and ANGEL Minchie says

    December 20, 2018 at 4:53 pm

    Love the wrapping paper! Whoever your Secret Santa recipient is, they are very lucky.

    Laila

    Reply
  5. lola the rescued cat says

    December 20, 2018 at 2:46 pm

    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.

    Reply
  6. Dalton/Angel-MrJackFreckles/Pipo & Angel-Minko says

    December 20, 2018 at 11:10 am

    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!

    Reply
  7. Melissa Clinton says

    December 19, 2018 at 9:40 pm

    You are great at lending a paw in the gift wrapping department! I love your magnet.

    Reply
  8. Spitty the Kitty says

    December 19, 2018 at 9:25 pm

    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.

    Reply
  9. caren gittleman says

    December 19, 2018 at 8:47 pm

    some kitty (or kitties are going to be so happy!!!)

    Reply
  10. meowmeowmans says

    December 19, 2018 at 8:37 pm

    Good helping with the wrapping, Summer! And good showing up to take the credit and a treat, Binga! MOL!

    Reply
  11. Marty the manx says

    December 19, 2018 at 6:38 pm

    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

    Reply
  12. Fraidy Cats! says

    December 19, 2018 at 6:03 pm

    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

    Reply
  13. William's Kith & Kin says

    December 19, 2018 at 4:55 pm

    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.

    Reply
  14. Ellen Pilch says

    December 19, 2018 at 4:28 pm

    Your human is way ahead of me. I won’t get to wrapping until Sunday night. Cute wrapping paper.

    Reply
  15. Valentine says

    December 19, 2018 at 3:59 pm

    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.

    Reply
  16. Melissa & Mudpie says

    December 19, 2018 at 3:09 pm

    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 🙂

    Reply
  17. Memories of Eric and Flynn says

    December 19, 2018 at 2:39 pm

    You did a great job with the wrapping, and Binga did too by keeping out of the way.

    Reply
  18. The Swiss Cats says

    December 19, 2018 at 1:12 pm

    Great job ! We think Binga helped more by sleeping during the wrapping than by giving a helping paw ! Purrs

    Reply
  19. Cathy Keisha says

    December 19, 2018 at 1:05 pm

    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.

    Reply
  20. CRAIG S. C. OKAJIMA says

    December 19, 2018 at 12:56 pm

    Hi Pretty Cats!!

    I hope that some Chicken and Rabbit Treats from the Seattle area, gave you all a nice little Christmas gift!

    Reply
  21. gina says

    December 19, 2018 at 12:40 pm

    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.

    Reply
  22. The DasH Kitten crew says

    December 19, 2018 at 10:29 am

    Binga is always worth a treat 🙂

    Thanks for the posting tip!

    Reply
  23. ERin says

    December 19, 2018 at 8:33 am

    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

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  24. Eastside Cats says

    December 19, 2018 at 8:15 am

    Binga is working her angle, Summer, while you work yours!

    Reply
  25. Pat K says

    December 19, 2018 at 7:14 am

    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.

    Reply
  26. Purrjamm Cats says

    December 19, 2018 at 5:56 am

    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

    Reply
  27. Random felines says

    December 19, 2018 at 5:56 am

    tell your human she is ahead of mom….nothing wrapped here

    Reply
  28. The Island Cat says

    December 19, 2018 at 5:11 am

    What a great job you, and even Binga, did helping with the wrapping.

    Reply
  29. Katie Isabella says

    December 19, 2018 at 5:09 am

    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

    Reply
  30. Brian Frum says

    December 19, 2018 at 4:33 am

    Wrapping paper is so much fun and you sure were a great helper sweet Summer!

    Reply
  31. Toby and Leia says

    December 19, 2018 at 4:08 am

    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.

    Reply
  32. The Poupounette Gang says

    December 19, 2018 at 2:26 am

    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

    Reply
  33. Carry Loves Cats says

    December 19, 2018 at 1:35 am

    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.

    Reply
  34. Mickey's Musings says

    December 19, 2018 at 1:18 am

    What fun to help get the gifts ready.
    Bet the recipients will love them!
    Purrs Georgia,Julie and JJ

    Reply
  35. The kitties of purring pines says

    December 19, 2018 at 12:35 am

    Great job, Summer. We love the wrapping paper.

    Reply

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