Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Friday, December 15, 2006
GIFT WRAPPING WITH THE HELP OF YOUR CAT
1. Clear large space on table for wrapping present.
2. Go to closet and collect bag in which present is contained, and shut
door.
3. Open door and remove cat fro m c loset.
4. Go to cupboard and retrieve rolls of wrapping paper.
5. Go back and remove cat fro m c upboard.
6. Go to drawer, and collect transparent sticky tape, ribbons, scissors,
labels, etc...
7. Lay out presents 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 determine size to cut.
13. Try to smooth out paper, realize cat is underneath and remove cat.
14. Cut the paper to size, keeping the cutting line straight.
15. Throw away first sheet as cat chased the scissors, and tore the
paper.
16. Cut second sheet of paper to size - by putting cat in the bag the
present came in.
17. Place present on paper.
18. Lift up edges of paper to seal in present. Wonder why edges don't
reach. Realize cat is between present and paper. Remove cat.
19. Place object on paper, to hold in place while tearing transparent
sticky tape.
20. Spend 20 minutes carefully trying to remove transparent sticky tape
fro m c at with pair of nail scissors.
21. Seal paper with sticky tape, making corners as neat as possible.
22. Look for roll of ribbon. Chase cat down hall in order to retrieve
ribbon.
23. Try to wrap present with ribbon in a two-directional turn.
24. Re-roll ribbon and remove paper, which is now torn due to cat's
enthusiastic ribbon chase.
25. Repeat steps 13-20 until you reach last sheet of paper.
26. Decide to skip steps 13-17 in order to save time and reduce risk of
losing last sheet of paper. Retrieve old cardboard box that is the
right size for sheet of paper.
27. Put present in box, and tie down with string.
28. Remove sting, open box and remove cat.
29. Put all packing materials in bag with present and head for a room
with a lock.
30. Once inside locking room, lock door and start to relay out paper
and materials.
31. Remove cat from box, unlock door, put cat outside door, close
and relock.
32. Repeat previous step as often as is necessary (until you can hear
cat from outside door)
33. Lay out last sheet of paper. (This will be difficult in the small area
of the toilet, but do your best)
34. Discover cat has already torn paper. Unlock door go out and hunt
through various cupboards, looking for sheet of last year's paper.
Remember that you haven't got any left because cat helped with
this last year as well.
35. Return to lockable room, lock door, and sit on toilet and try to
make torn sheet of paper look presentable.
36. Seal box, wrap with paper and repair by very carefully sealing with
sticky tape. Tie up with ribbon and decorate with bows to hide
worst areas.
37. Label. Sit back and admire your handiwork, congratulate yourself
on completing a difficult job.
38. Unlock door, and go to kitchen to make drink and feed cat.
39. Spend 15 minutes looking for cat until coming to obvious
conclusion.
40. Unwrap present, untie box and remove cat.
41. Go to store and buy a gift bag.
2. Go to closet and collect bag in which present is contained, and shut
door.
3. Open door and remove cat fro m c loset.
4. Go to cupboard and retrieve rolls of wrapping paper.
5. Go back and remove cat fro m c upboard.
6. Go to drawer, and collect transparent sticky tape, ribbons, scissors,
labels, etc...
7. Lay out presents 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 determine size to cut.
13. Try to smooth out paper, realize cat is underneath and remove cat.
14. Cut the paper to size, keeping the cutting line straight.
15. Throw away first sheet as cat chased the scissors, and tore the
paper.
16. Cut second sheet of paper to size - by putting cat in the bag the
present came in.
17. Place present on paper.
18. Lift up edges of paper to seal in present. Wonder why edges don't
reach. Realize cat is between present and paper. Remove cat.
19. Place object on paper, to hold in place while tearing transparent
sticky tape.
20. Spend 20 minutes carefully trying to remove transparent sticky tape
fro m c at with pair of nail scissors.
21. Seal paper with sticky tape, making corners as neat as possible.
22. Look for roll of ribbon. Chase cat down hall in order to retrieve
ribbon.
23. Try to wrap present with ribbon in a two-directional turn.
24. Re-roll ribbon and remove paper, which is now torn due to cat's
enthusiastic ribbon chase.
25. Repeat steps 13-20 until you reach last sheet of paper.
26. Decide to skip steps 13-17 in order to save time and reduce risk of
losing last sheet of paper. Retrieve old cardboard box that is the
right size for sheet of paper.
27. Put present in box, and tie down with string.
28. Remove sting, open box and remove cat.
29. Put all packing materials in bag with present and head for a room
with a lock.
30. Once inside locking room, lock door and start to relay out paper
and materials.
31. Remove cat from box, unlock door, put cat outside door, close
and relock.
32. Repeat previous step as often as is necessary (until you can hear
cat from outside door)
33. Lay out last sheet of paper. (This will be difficult in the small area
of the toilet, but do your best)
34. Discover cat has already torn paper. Unlock door go out and hunt
through various cupboards, looking for sheet of last year's paper.
Remember that you haven't got any left because cat helped with
this last year as well.
35. Return to lockable room, lock door, and sit on toilet and try to
make torn sheet of paper look presentable.
36. Seal box, wrap with paper and repair by very carefully sealing with
sticky tape. Tie up with ribbon and decorate with bows to hide
worst areas.
37. Label. Sit back and admire your handiwork, congratulate yourself
on completing a difficult job.
38. Unlock door, and go to kitchen to make drink and feed cat.
39. Spend 15 minutes looking for cat until coming to obvious
conclusion.
40. Unwrap present, untie box and remove cat.
41. Go to store and buy a gift bag.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Veil
I bought my veil and it finally came in. It has been used so I got it for like half price. It's great! can hardly wait for the day to come so i can wear it.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Another Registry
So we have registered at a second store, Linen's N things. Most of the items at our registry here are for Linen and a couple of other things. Our registry number is 500714112391 in case you would like to check it out
Thanks
Mel & Hank
Thanks
Mel & Hank
Friday, December 01, 2006
Registry Quest - Sears
So we started our first registry. We are planning on giving people lots of options. So far we started at Sears. Our registry number is 200632695801. It will be changing constantly so keep checking back. We will keep you updated as time passes.
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