Mailcall

Hi kitties! A little while ago, we were lucky enough to have our blog name picked in a draw run by the uber handsome D'Artagnan Rumblepurr. We were given a gift certificate to Baby Patches' shop,Nip and Bones.

We had lots of fun choosing some toys, and today our special package arrived.At first, we were distracted by the wonderful crunchy paper that was in the box! Boy did we have fun wrassling in that!This is the great haul that arrived for us- a new wall mounted Cat Dancer to replace the one Lishy has been destroying, a Kong Wubba that we have heard so many good things about, and a Da Bird toy with a couple of replacements which we have been hoping to have a turn with for a long time. We have been running ourselves ragged playing with Da Bird all afternoon! It's been such wonderful fun. We want to say a gigantic thankyou to Rumbles, Inigo and the lovely Rumblemum. They did a marvellous job fundraising during the contest, and we can say for sure that Rumbles is our Next Top Cat Model :)

Today is our blogoversary. We have had our blog for two years :)

Paw it Forward

We got a lovely surprise in the mail. It is a Paw it Forward package from the lovely Sei-Chan, Tama-Chan and Tommy. Can you see the cool way they write 'Australia'? That is the French version:) Right from the moment it was open, I was intrigued!This toy was nommable right from the instant I laid eyes on it!

And there was a wonderful fun supply of balls. Suey and I love to play with balls.

Here is some extra good smelling nip. We like the way it is written- 'katzen minze'. It sounds like something you would get at an expensive restaurant!

This mousie is lots of fun. We can hang it on the door handle, and then pull the mousie, and it wriggles! Talk about a great idea!

The girls and Tommy also included a Cat Dancer! That was a wonderful surprise! We have not been able to get one in Townsville, and had heard so many good things about it. My favourite thing of all was this beautiful photo of the lovely Poupounette ladies. I could gaze at them for hours:)

The guide to Paw it Forward is as follows:
"The exchange focuses on doing an act of kindness without expecting anything in return other than that the recipient will, in their turn, pass the kindness along and 'pay it forward' in their own way.This is how it works...I am going to agree to send something fun, inspiring or uplifting to the first 3 blog owners who posts a comment on this entry. In turn you will then post about this on your blog, link to me, then send something to the first person who signs up to play along through your blog.There are no cost restraints, BUT don't go crazy! The little something you send can be something you made, bought, were given or found. No biggie, just a gift that will make the person smile. Maybe something unique from where you live? And, remember that kindness does not have to involve money; there are untold ways to help others every single day, everywhere you go - just look around". (We changed the rules a little bit. We know that times are tough for a lot of people, and hoped that this might make it more playable for people. If you want to play with three people, it is your choice, or if you'd like to play with one or two people, that is also your choice:) ).

If someone would like to play Paw it Forward with us, leave a comment saying so:)

Tama-Chan, Sei-Chan and Tommy, thankyou very much for your lovely package:)

Making Friends

The Smitten-Kitten girls are really starting to get along with the Oscars- even Sally! She still doesn't like it when the Oscars try to wrassle with her, but otherwise is doing well. She will happily share food and water bowls with them, and was even caught giving Meryl's ears a tentative clean!

Polly joining in on a bit of fun with Brad, Meryl and Heath

Sean and Penny sharing a meal.

Mickey, Penny and Meryl hanging out together.

The personalities of the Oscars are becoming clear. Heath adores attention, and wants to spend every moment snuggling. Brad is very playful. He will often rear up on his back legs waving his front paws around if he sees any potential toy- and this includes hands, moving blankets and ties on clothing. Mickey is more reserved, and likes to sit back and watch. Sean is the smallest of the five, and is the only shorthair in the litter. Mum wonders if he has a seperate father to the other four, and if he was possibly conceived them. He reminds mum of Seamus- he runs around like the little engine that could, wanting to be involved in anything and everything. Meryl is a sweetheart. She is very gentle, and sweet with the Smitten-Kittens. It's going to be great to get to know them better.

On another note, mum thinks Polly is well out of the woods, after her illness. Her energy levels continue to increase, she has the appetite of a horse, and her body conditioning is becoming really good. Thankyou very much for the purrs for Polly. We really think they helped a lot.

Mum also wants to thank you for your purrs for her. She was feeling a little overwhelmed the other day. Thankyou for helping her to keep things in perspective, and remember all the good things that there are in this world:)

Mail Call!

For me? Really? How cool! I wonder who it could be from?


This is what was inside the packaging.


It smells interesting. Apricot.


Floofy. Suey also detected some calico mixed with tuxie.


It's from Goldie, Shade and Banshee! Wow!!

Shrews!! We will be able to teach these little rascals a thing or two! We don't have shrews where we live, so we are very excited to get a chance to finally have a go at them!

This one will be mine. All mine. Because it is blue, like my collar tag!

Thankyou very much, Goldie, Shade and Banshee. You are so kind, and your mum is very talented :)

Thankyou!

Thankyou to those who stopped by with advice about Miss. Mystery-Cat. We will follow it up with TICA and the CFA. Thankyou also to the Cat Blogosphere for posting our question:)

For those who asked, we got our signatures from My Live Signature. It was quick and easy to use (and free as well!).