Though Mom held out on us as far as the toys go, we got something so cool in the mail last week.
Mom bid on a Ham-mick at the auction for MaxMaxx and won. She then got to pick the fabric for it, and before we knew it, there it was on our doorstep.
Giulietta, Mauricio, Lisbeth and Fiona checking out the Ham-mick and getting their nip on.
When Dad brought the box in the house, we noticed that it had been badly damaged. And Dad said that he saw our neighbor cat, Sparky, chewing on it. The hole in the box was quite large so we assumed the package also had been damaged in the mail. We were really surprised and ecstatic when she opened the box ’cause none of the Ham-mick pieces had fallen out.
More inspection with Calista Jo joining in.
As soon as she laid everything out on the kitchen counter, we attacked. You see, nip was sprinkled everywhere inside the package. When Mom discovered this she examined the box further and realized all the damage to the box had been cat inflicted by Sparky…with maybe some help from Misty May or Mauricio, who had been hanging out on the porch as well. They’re keeping their traps shut as their birthdays are coming, and they don’t want to miss out on any treats or presents.
Lisbeth on the bed with Calista, Misty May and Giulietta wondering when they will get a turn.
Mom put that Ham-mick together lickety-split and put it in the foyer. Lisbeth immediately claimed it for herself. But most of us are finding it quite to our liking as well, including Giulietta, Fiona, Calista Jo and Mauricio. Neither Astrid nor Lily will sleep that close to the floor fearing they will be attacked. And Misty May prefers the human’s bed.
We have added Ham-micks to our list for Santa Claws ’cause when we are all stuck in the house this winter, it sure would be nice to have more than one. And extra nip coming in the mail is always appreciated.
Lisbeth relaxing and Giulietta enjoying the nip.
P.S. Please visit HH and the Boys today. Our angel, Madison, is #8 in HH’s (Lou Belcher’s) current 30 in 30 days cat paintings. When mom saw a photo of the painting yesterday, it took her breath away. She says it looked as if the real-life Madison was staring back at her. She’s been wanting a portrait of Madison since he went to the Rainbow Bridge. She was so excited about Lou’s ability to capture Madison’s look and personality that she has purchased the painting!
Lisbeth: “Mine all mine, finally!”
P.P.S. if you haven’t marked your calendar yet, please add a big, smiley, cat face for the 17th. That’s when Mauricio and Misty May will be celebrating their ninth birthdays. Mom has planned a GIGANTIC surprise for that day. It is really impawtant that we have lots of visitors and Mom knows you will want to tell all your friends. She’s even going to allow us to let the cat out of the bag (that better not be a new cat coming to live with us…we do not consider that an appropriate birthday present) as to the actual surprise a couple of days early. So keep checking back with us whenever you can.
Lisbeth: “Yippee, all those other cats have backed-off, and I can finally get my easy on.”
P.P.P.S. (Just how much pee do we need to put in this post?) You know those toys and treats Mom was holding back? She let us have a little green mousie with a fev-vered tail. And she let Maggie give us that entire bag of treats while she and Dad were away for a few days. We’re still ticked off that they left us again, and we weren’t very good while they were away (fodder for another post we suspect), but we sure did enjoy the extra noms.
Purrs and hugs, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
The cats seem to enjoy it very much.
You guys are SOO special
Madison’s painting was lovely! And boy do we want one of those hammocks! They look so comfy. We will need to work on LP…Enjoy yours , sweeties 🙂
the critters in the cottage xo
Hey, Come look. We think your Peeps will be happies.
We hope one day our mom will get us one of those ham-micks. They must be good if the neighborhood kitties will chew the boxes they come in!
We never got to see the material your Mom picked but that’s OK cos it’s nice to see you enjoying it.
Nice Ham-mick! You should all squeeze on together! Me-Ommmmm
Oh we are so excited to see you enjoying your Ham-mick. They are terrific things. The kitties here love their hammicks. Take care and enjoy.
with all that nip around, no wonder they tried to break into the box! 🙂 So glad they all liked the ham-mick..
Mawvawlaws ham-mik! But only one….hmmmm…ope I get to be your secret Santa cuz I am gonna regift you the one MomLinda got me and I only used a few times to humor her…now I won’t get on it…heh…heh
What a LOVELY Ham-Mick that is!!!! And a nice bonus that it came all wrapped up with “you know what” so you got a bonus sniffy along with a new nap spot. Way cool! With my arthritis I have a bit of a problem climbing up on stuff for napping purposes but that hammock is LOW to the ground and I could handle that. I’m making a note to add that to my Santa List RIGHT NOW!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
Awww. That hammick does look very comfy! Especially since it came with a generous sprinkling of potent nip! 🙂
Your Ham-mick seems very cool. I might put it on my list to Santa too!
I saw the portrait of Madison: it is very beautiful.
Purrs
Ham-micks are the best (well, once I got ove rthe fact that they are not really made of HAM). Elisabeth, you look ADORABLE in that ham-mick and I do not think you should have to give it up, nuh-uh. The Humans have to order MORE of them. Stand firm.
You all look very relaxed. I’m surprised you let your tail hang over the hammock. I’d worry my tail would get stepped on.
That’s ham-mocky thing is cooooool! I ‘think’ I’d fit on one of those.
You kitties are lucky your hammock was intact after all that kitty damage to the box! BTW, I LOVED the portrait of Madison by HH!
That is a lovely painting of Madison.
I love my ham-mick too.
We just love those Ham-micks and they are so darn comfy! We saw the Madison painting earlier today and it is really wonderful.
The ham-mick looks like the purrfect way to enjoy an easy Sunday!
That Ham-mick sure does look comfy! And just the right size, too.
Sisfur Lisbeth ya look mightee comfy in da ham-mick!!! Me hopez Santa Clawz bringz more cause wif all of ya dere will bee a huge need!!! MOL!!!
At leest ya can take ternz…well if ya wanna 😉
Yow dt nip musta bin guud too…me iz glad ya were alloud dat n da green mousie…soon da Hu’Man will furget what ya did n da toyz will be jumpin outta da drawer…
Lub Nylablue xo
Oh yeah…once you got one ham-mick, you just gotta get more! We’ve got 2 between the 3 of us…and we need at least one more!
We saw Madison’s painting. It is beautiful.
We think those ham-micks are just the bees knees!! C’mon, you can tell US who chewed the box!!!
You look like you really love your hammick! What a great thing to win in the auction for Uncle MaxMaxx!
looks like you need some more ham-micks 🙂
Where do you get these ham nicks as they look great x
OH wow a Ham-mick! YOU guys are so lucky!!!
Your hammock is really cool ! We’ll ask Santa Claws too, maybe we could get a surprise on Christmas. Purrs
How wonderful of a surprise! And it looks super comfy. Now you just need one for each kitty. 😉
xo Catherine
We love our Ham-Micks
In fact that reminds us that Dad has not put them back up from the paint and carpet work
*Tim runs off yelling “DAD DAD”*
Wow…I need to get a couple of these for my Girls! What a very cool thing! ~xo~
What a great post and you all look so comfy on your new hammock… Enjoy. Thanks to your mom for mentioning the painting and for buying the painting. We are thrilled that the painting of Angel Madison will soon be with her.
Have a great day.
hugs, Bugsy and Knuckles…. and HH too.
Wow, you guys a lucky kitties. What a great surprise in the mail.
You are all so happy on your hammock and I got one too as a gift. Oh I love it. All of you look so snuggable and lovable. You could NOT have been naughty one little bit.