Our Secret Paws Will Arrive for Some (Kitty...or Kitties!) TODAY!

We received notification about our Secret Paws gifts that we sent!!!  They will be delivered by AMAZON....(see below!)

Hi caren, your gift will arrive: Friday, November 30

Ok, so Cody is right, I AM a "slacker!" Last year I mailed at the deadline (I think) and had a miserable time getting a street address (because I had gone to FedEx to mail my package) and no way was that going to happen this year. So, yep, I took the easy way out and ordered our Secret Paws items online AND had Amazon WRAP THEM and ship them! Easy Peasy!! I am pretty certain some "kitties" (yep, that's a clue!) are going to love their gifts regardless!! Enjoy!! 

Much love from Cody and I!

Oh my! oh my! Look at what I got!

Hullos to all my pals in all time zones!

I’m Peekaboo! and today I’m taking over and doing my first post ever to tell you about my first Sekret Santa!

I’m seven months old so this has been a year of many firsts.  But that’s a story for another day.  I was having a nice day when I saw Butterfly (old grumpy girl) looking very attentively at a box

And so I asked Butterfly what she was reading.  You see, it’s a very curious curiosity that I know how to type but don’t know how to read.  So the silly old girl say, “Nothing.  This has nothing to do with you.  Someone has sent me a gift.”  But I knows she was not telling the truth, so I asked Mom to read to me what the label said.

“Well, PeekaBoo!, it actually says ‘Butterfly and Peek a Boo’ .  Someone very kind has sent you and Butterfly a package.”  I knew it! I knew it!  That ol’ grumpy Butterfly telling me a lie.

So Mom let me sniff the package and just as I was getting another whiff, the box was gone! What? Where is it?  That grumpy Butterfly wanted to look at the box again.



Well Mom explained the name of the kind hearted pal who sent us the box has to remain a sekret for the time being.  So I’m a bit disappointed with that rule, but ol’ grumpy Butterfly and I would love to say a big thank you to our Sekret Santa.

I’ll post again when we are allowed to open the box.

Until then, I hope everyone has a wonderful box coming to their home soon!  I’ll put up more pictures the next time when Mom gets the hang of adding photos!

Signed: Peekaboo!

 

Sending Secret Paws Packages - 2018

The names of your Secret Paw were emailed to you today (Friday, November 23, 2018).  If you don't receive your name(s) by Sunday night (November 25), please email us immediately at sweetpurrfections@gmail.com so we can take care of this.  We thought we'd post a few hints and reminders about participating in Secret Paws.

1. Visit the blog of your secret paws to get to know a little about them.  If they don't have a blog, read comments in the email you received to learn a more about your special kitty. Some have left blog posts on previous Secret Paws webpages (http://secretpaws2017.blogspot.com).  Go to last year's posts on this page and type their blog name in the search bar on the top left.
2. Double check the mailing address in your email to make sure it's a valid and complete address. You may want to look it up on the Internet to verify it.  If it's not valid, email us and we'll contact your kitty.
3. Check deadlines for shipping with the post office, Fed Ex, UPS, etc., especially if you are shipping to another country.  We have a tab at the top of this page about shipping deadlines.
4. We strongly recommend shipping your package using Priority Shipping in order to have a tracking number and insurance. Packages do get lost and this is the only way to track them and know when they are delivered.
5. Be sure to include a card inside your package to identify who you are with your email and/or blog address so your secret paw can thank you.
6. Review the likes and dislikes of the kitties from your email.  Some of the kitties have allergies and we'd hate them to get something that would make them sick.
7. Feel free to drop in a little surprise for the human.  They always like chocolate, notepads, and other special cat related items.
8. Consider wrapping each item in holiday wrap.  Many of the kitties have expressed they like this.
9. Some of the kitties have woofies and other fur children in their houses.  This is an exchange for kitties, but if you feel comfortable sending something to the other species, please feel free to do so.
10. Please accept the "author request" to post on this blog.  If you can't find the email request, please let us know and we'll send it again.
11. Feel free to post about putting your special package together to ship on your own blog and on the Secret Paws web page!
12. When you receive your package, please either send an email thank you to your secret paw and/or post on your blog and/or this blog pictures of your kitties enjoying the package. Some kitties never heard from their Secret Paws last year.  Failure to acknowledge the receipt of your package may disqualify you from participating in the future.
13. Most of all, have fun!
14. Any questions, please email us immediately at sweetpurrfections@gmail.com

We will check each day to see who has received their Secret Paws package and has posted either on their own blog or this blog. We won't contact anyone about receipt of Secret Paws package until the end of December. 

Please be patient with everyone. Some packages that are shipped overseas take a little longer. Some people don't open the packages until Christmas.