Secret Paws is here!

Hooray! Hooray! It's one of our favorite days! Our Secret Paws package arrived! We got a  very intriguing package from Crepes, Rocky, Niles, Mrs Peabody and Doodle from Cat in the Fridge.


Maggie was the first to investigate the box.


Being the oldest cat I have to set a good example and read the card first.


We got a tin of really cool Christmas colored balls to play with. (You'll see these again...)


And look! Cat grass! We needed this!


Huggy Bear helped me pick out a catnip mouse to play with. He was so excited that he got blurry in the picture.


But really, how could you help but not get excited with all these cool gifts!


Maggie likes to check out the box and make sure Mom and Dad got everything out.


Josie showed up a tad bit late to the opening, but she still got to pick out a ball or two to play with.


There were peppermint striped balls, and green ones, and they jingle when we bat them around.


Josie had trouble deciding.


Huggy Bear had no trouble deciding -- it's the crinkle butterfly for him.


I was partial to the heart-shaped mouse from the tin of catnip mice. I kept knocking it under the dresser so Mom and Dad would have to get up and get it for me. It's a really fun game. I highly recommend it.


And then there was the Catnip Stogie! This this is amazing! It is compressed catnip in the shape of a cigar. Maggie just couldn't contain herself. She licked it and put her stink on it so we all knew it was hers.

There were Temptation Mix-Ups too -- some of our favorites! (I know I got a picture but I don't see it right now...)

Thanks to all the cats at Cat in the Fridge for the great Secret Paws! We are having so much fun with all the awesome toys. We can't wait for the grass to grow so we can eat it.

[We made a mini version of this post on the Secret Paws site.]

Secret Paws pictures

We received our Secret Paws gift about a week and a half ago, but Mom and Dad made us wait to open it until mid-week last week. We got some amazing gifts from Sparkle the Designer Cat! We got nip mice, and nip sticks and sardines and Greenies, and best of all, a copy of Sparkles book!


Here we are checking out all the great stuff. Look at all of us in one picture!


Josie was all over this mouse!


And Maggie was loving the nip sticks!


These colorful mice are pretty awesome too. We love their long tails.


We had so many mice to choose from...


And of course the box counts as a toy, too.


And Huggy Bear really liked this nipped up toy.


Josie decided to lay across the treats so no one else could get them.


All this excitement made us need a nap. No better napping spot than under the tree.

Thanks again Sparkle! This was a great Secret Paws!

Missing kitten update

No news on the missing kitty yet. Fortunately it is warming up this week, almost into the 60s, and there are some residents in that area who leave food out for their outdoor cats, so here's hoping. Mom and Dad's friend said that the other three had a good checkup from the vet today.

Here's the video account of the incident. Mom and Dad's friend is Samantha, the one who chased after the van. You can also follow Midlands Kittens on Facebook for updates and pictures of very cute kittens. Sadly, they think the van is totaled, which makes it tough for the kitten rescue, not to mention the rescuer with three small children. We're still keeping our paws crossed.

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Also, if you want a McKitten-Cat Christmas card, they're going in the mail tomorrow so please send us your address to jenianddean [at] gmail [dot] com.

Secret Paws is in the mail

Our Secret Paws package is in the mail. We tried to keep it, but then we remembered that this is the season of giving. I hope our Secret Paws likes what they get ... I'm pretty sure they will.

Christmas cards

Mom and Dad are a little late getting the Christmas cards out, but if you'd like to get a McKitten-Cat Christmas card please send us your address to Mom and Dad's gmail: jenianddean (at) gmail (dot) com. Better late than never...

Also, here's a video link to Mom and Dad's friends who had the kitten/stolen van adventure.

Secret Paws!

UPDATE: Thanks so much Cheysuli, Gemini, and Ichiro! We love our Secret Paws!

Mom and Dad finally let us open our Secret Paws package and it was so awesome! The only thing is, it was sent straight from Petco and there's no note to say who sent it. So please let us know so we can thank you and give you credit for the awesome gifts.


As is the rule, we have to inspect the box before we take everything out. We have to help Mom with the unpacking.


Maggie really got into inspecting the box.


We got all kinds of great stuff like fuzzy jingle balls, and Temptations!


And an awesome new pink blanket!


And a super cool nip Pawbreaker!


And some feather balls! Oh, and lots of paper in the box, that we love too, but I think that's just a bonus.


Huggy Bear couldn't decide what to play with first.


Maggie picked the blue fuzzy ball.


Josie loved the blanket bunches.


Huggy Bear had a blast on the paper.


And I love the box!

Thanks so so much for our Secret Paws gift! Please leave a comment so we can thank you by name and give you credit for these awesome gifts!

Christmas wrapping

Mom was very busy this weekend wrapping presents. That meant we were very busy snoopervising.


I was in charge of the wrapping paper and the flat gift boxes.


Maggie was responsible for making sure the boxes were the right size.

Easy Like Sunday

We'll be hanging out under the warm Christmas trees today. Mom and Dad are nice and put up two so we don't necessarily have to share our under-the-tree time.

Christmas gift from Santa

Santa left us a Christmas gift ... a crinkle hat. I guess this is like what his elves wear.


At first, we weren't real sure about it.


Maggie was the first to go in and explore it. I think she was really after the fresh cat nip inside.


Initially, Josie was satisfied to just study the bell at the tip of the hat. The crinkling made her a little nervous.


Eventually she did go in the hat. She was trying to sneak up on the bell, I think. She ended up pushing the hat around the kitchen for a few minutes. We're still trying to figure out this thing, and decide if we like it or not. (I think the hammock from Secret Paws is winning, right now.)

Merry Christmas to all ...

... and to all a good night (of thundering herd of elephants, and snuggles with Santa). I hope Santa brings you everything you wished for and more.




This is Maggie in the other tree. Our bigger tree is in the living room, but not visible to the street, so Mom put one in the entryway by the stairs. Of course Maggie had to try out both trees to see which is best. (I don't think she's decided yet, and we expect more tree testing soon.)

Secret Paws is here!

Our Secret Paws package arrived today and our Secret Paw is Forty Paws! It is such an honor to be Secret Paws with someone we've been following for so long, and they really spoiled us.


Maggie and Huggy Bear helped empty the box.


Josie inspected the empty box very closely.


Look at all this stuff!


How did it all fit in this box?


Huggy Bear picks which one he wants to open, then opened it with his teeth! It was the hammock.


Temptations ... worth licking your lips over, for sure!


I was very excited about the fresh nip and the orange bag of Temptations.


Nip is good!


"Where's this end go?" Maggie helped Dad assemble the hammock.


Maggie modeled with the collection of presents.


But then got so tuckered out she needed to nap on the hammock.


I think Maggie thinks these are all hers.


We were told to share, but someone didn't listen too good.


Once Maggie agreed to share Josie hasn't gotten out. Josie loves the hammock I think even more than Maggie.

Thanks everyone at Forty Paws for our amazing Secret Paws package -- we love it!

[On a side note, you may notice a little blue line on some of the pictures. Our camera is goofing up with one week left on the warranty, so we'll be sending it off and going low res on our pics for a few weeks. Bummer!]