Christmas wrapping with cats

[dinahsmum]

1.Clear space on table.
2. Go to wardrobe and collect bag in which presents are contained, and close door.
3.Open door and remove cat from wardrobe.
4.Retrieve wrapping paper from cupboard.
5.Go back and remove cat from cupboard
6.Go to drawer and collect sticky tape, scissors, labels, etc.
7.Lay out present and wrapping materials on table.
8.Go back to drawer to get string, remove cat from drawer.
9.Remove present from bag.
10.Remove cat from bag.
11.Open box to check present, remove cat from box, replace present in box.
12.Lay out paper.
13.Cut paper to size.
14.Throw away first sheet because cat tried to chase scissors and tore paper.
15.Cut second sheet of paper to size by putting cat in the bag the present came out of.
16.Place present on cut-to-size paper.
17.Chase cat down hall and retrieve ribbon.
18.Re-roll and smooth ribbon and remove now torn paper from table, due to cat's enthusiasm in chasing ribbon.
19.Repeat steps 12 - 19 until down to last sheet of paper.
20.Shut the blasted cat out!

Illustrated by Bentley & Chester

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[CathyW]

yep i know that feeling . so i make sure the sirs are the other side of the door b4 i even start..
but i loved the pics :)

[Elaine]

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Brilliant Hilary, love the pictures. Chester and Bently are two very handsome cats indeed.

[Kazz]

God that brings back memories......lovely ones too. To Cleo boxes and bags were irrisistable the called to her like a magnet .....always

[alexgirl73]

Oh they are fab pics DM, and I admit to laughing out loud (in embarassment) 'cause that just sounded so much like our house last Christmas lol.

[Natalie]

Those pictures are fabulous...What fun for them :-D :-D :-D

[angieh]

Really great - completely apt, exact and well illustrated! I award Bentley and Chester a well deserved Oscar for their performances.

[cats' staff]

Hee hee, had me laughing out loud- thanks!

[Tina]

Brilliant! That made me choke on my coffee LOL! It's so much fun trying to do anything with the cats "helping"!

Haven't started the Christmas wrapping yet, but will be doing so soon......should prove great fun! Miw loves to help me do it, just like described above LOL!

Not sure if Mousie will be so inclined to "help" as she had an "incident" with the tape dispenser in August when she "helped" wrap my son's birthday gifts........not sure if she'll have forgotten that yet! Took ages to remove the sticky tape she had managed to get wrapped around her LOL!

Great pics.....your boys DO look very helpful and like they have a great deal of fun with it! LOL!

[Phoenix]

That is so true! Lovely cats by the way! :-D

[dandysmom]

I laughed aloud also; so very true! All of mine have adored helping wrap; friends are used to getting presents wrapped in paper with little pinprick claw holes in it, and slightly bedraggled bows! Bravo to Bentley and Chester for illustrating how to help...and to mum for catching them in the act!

[calismum]

great description - and so true!

[Moli]

So very true!!! Lovely pictures of the boys..:D