wrapping presents with a cat

[bubblegum]

Wrapping Presents With A Cat

My cat and I go thru these steps I swear every year without fail...

1. Clear large space on table for wrapping present.
2. Go to wardrobe and collect bag in which present is contained, and close door.
3. Open door and remove cat from wardrobe.
4. Go to cupboard and retrieve rolls of wrapping paper.
5. Go back and remove cat from cupboard.
6. Go to drawer and collect transparent sticky tape, ribbons, scissors, labels, etc.
7. Lay out present and wrapping materials on table, to enable wrapping strategy to be formed.
8. Go back to drawer to get string, remove cat that has been in the drawer since last visit, and collect string.
9. Remove present from bag.
10. Remove cat from bag.
11. Open box to check present, remove cat from box, replace present.
12. Lay out paper to enable cutting to size.
13. Cut the paper to size, trying to keep the cutting line straight.
14. Throw away first sheet because cat tried to chase the 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. Lift up edges of paper to seal in present, wonder why edges now don't reach, and find cat between present and paper. Remove cat and retry.
18. Place object on paper, to hold in place, while cutting transparent sticky tape.
19. Spend the better part of the next hour carefully trying to remove transparent sticky tape from cat with pair of nail scissors.  Cat very unhappy.
20. Seal paper down with transparent sticky tape, making corners as neat as possible.
21. Look for roll of ribbon; chase cat down hall and retrieve ribbon.
22. Try to wrap present with ribbon in a two-directional turn.
23. Re-roll up ribbon and remove paper that is now torn, due to cat's enthusiasm in chasing ribbon end.
24. Spend next 15 minutes looking for cat, before coming to obvious conclusion.
25. Unwrap present, remove cat.
26. Put wrapped present in your bedroom closet.  Return for ribbon.  Find cat has eaten most of it.
26. Swear to yourself that next year, you will get the store to wrap the darn thing for you.

[pogohatesme]

Me personally....I'd leave the cat, wrap it with the present and let ther person think they're getting a great 2 for 1 gift lol

[Julie]

Bubblegum that's very funny and sooo true  ;)  I go through the same scenario with my cats  ;D

[butch1286]

Hahahahahaha. I love that that was so cute its like me and my birds can't do anything without them. I am making my little brother a crochet blanket at they feel the need to help their favorite task would be helping me eat dinner. I am sending the cat story to my mom and aunt it is so cute and funny. Hahahaha

[bubblegum]

glad you enjoy it

[cweirick]

That was so funny -
this is my first Christmas living with cats -
and haven't wrapped the gifts yet --
and we have THREE cats!!!
Guess I better break out the eggnog! :)
CHAD

[pogoisevil]

You're exactly right....it's a real adventure with my cat every year!! :)

[foxx]

LMFAO!  That is the funniest, and most accurate, story ever!  omg thanks for the laugh!  :-*


and chad...make sure there is a lot of bourbon in that eggnog...you are gonna need it! 

Try this tip...give your cat a little nip before you wrap...LMAO!

[Lish]

Yep, very true! LOL ;D