Cats Herd You

Pierre: It’s apparently Boxing Day, which is a holiday observed in many parts of the world. I don’t really understand that, because any day there’s a box around here, I’m in it.

Pierre: The best part is when you get a box that is big enough to stretch out in.

Newton: Hey, is there room in here for me, too?

Pierre: Do I really have to share my box with him?

There’s a traditional gift exchange among the cat bloggers around the world called secret paws. Just like the secret pals that humans often have in their workplaces at the holiday, one extremely dedicated cat blogger handles scrambling the names of all of the participating kitties and then assigns them out.

One of the most exciting parts of the arrival of a secret paw box is that it can mean that gifts come early if you’re persistent enough. We were so persistent that we kept breaking into the closet where the box was stored, so we were allowed to open the gifts from our secret paw before the holiday. So here we are, the night before Christmas, opening our secret paws box…

Newton: Finally! We’ve been asking to open this for days. I can smell amazing things in there already. Someone hurry up and help me open this!

Newton: What do you see in there?

Pierre: A lot of really cute wrapping paper.

Newton: Forget the wrapping paper. I want what’s inside!

Pierre: This stuff is pawesome! There’s a great cardboard scratcher with catnip, party mix, treats, toys, something for the head peep, and this teaser. Oh, boy!

Pierre: Bring that teaser over here. I love it!

Newton: You’re pretty enthusiastic with that thing, Pierre.

Pierre: Gimme gimme gimme gimme.

Newton: I think I’m standing back while this goes on.

Newton: This toy is so irresistibly soft. Check out the kangaroo pose while I hold it with both paws!

Don’t worry, Ashton is enjoying the gifts, too. She doesn’t like to play with toys when anyone else is in the room. But we can hear her rocketing around the sunroom when no one is looking, batting those blue toys around.

Newton: *My* blue toys.

Ashton: That’s what YOU think, Newt!

Thank you so much to our secret paws, the Florida Furkids. We love all of our gifts! Also, a special thanks to Truffle and Brulee for organizing the whole secret paws exchange. Without your tireless work to keep us all organized, it would never happen.