Ho ho ho! We've got your Xmas gift SORTED!

Hello my friends!  Apparently it's getting really close to Xmas... not that WE'D know, since we're not allowed to have a TREE. (something about a kitty with a first name starting with 'D' who would tip it over... *glaring at Hammy*)

BUT! I bet you're all looking for the perfect Xmas gifts. And I bet that at least one or two of you have a 'hard to shop for' person on that list. Well worry not! We have the most perfect and original gift ideas for you!

Miss Julia is holding an auction with proceeds to go to her BOOTIFUL kitty Annabelle's vet bills. There are lots of super cute things for very reasonable prices. Including one Kiwi soft toy who makes authentic Kiwi peeping noises!

Mister Kiwi would be great for kitties, puppies or humans (I bet the mini humans would adore this guy!)

We love these Kiwi guys, as you can see from us smooching on them...

I wub you, Mister Kiwi

Hmm.. do you smell me smelling you?

Peep! Peep! Peep!

There are heaps of really cool stuff up for auction, including AWESOME toy packages, and some cool books.

Check out the auction and poof! You might just finish off your Xmas shopping! What could be better than that?

Note from Rumblemum: The 'No tree' rule came into place before Diego was born... so you be the judge about who the tree-tipper might be...

Secret hidden cat

Sometimes I like to do surveillance over Rumblemum and that Ham.

It's times like these I'm glad I have my mouse-house. I've strategically placed it behind the other cat tent, so you'll never know I'm there. If you look you can see the tail of my mouse-house, but you'll NEVER see ME!

Secret Agent Cat!

And then just like that, I appear! From out of nowhere!

I'm like Batman. Except I'm a cat. I'm CATMAN.

I draw the line...

I don't mind being called Hammy. To be honest, even the mention of Ham is a wonderful thing. But lately Rumblemum has been coming up with new nicknames, and some of them are catching on.

My name is not 'Dewberry'. I don't care how cute you think it is.

Fireworks!!

Hammy doesn't really like loud noises. He freaks out a bit when there are storms and stuff.

Every year there is an event in New Zealand called 'Guy Fawkes Day'. It's a bit like Halloween, but with fireworks. This year Guy Fawkes fell on a weekday, so that meant that they did the fireworks not only on the day, but also on the weekend.

This is how Hammy usually is when there are fireworks:

WAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!

This year, Rumblemum decided to be prepared. She's been getting this 'Happy' supplement from Epic Health to try and help Hammy feel better about things that usually freak him out. All week she dosed our food with the 'Happy' in preparation of the noise.

So this is how Hammy was this year for the fireworks:

ZzzZzzzz

... Ok, so not quite. But what did happen this year is that Rumbledad, me and Hammy ALL sat at the window together watching the fireworks! Hammy and I were both unfazed by the noise, even though it was much louder here than in our previous apartment. We used to hide under the bed, and we wouldn't come out for ages after, but not this year!

We're big fans of Epic Health- and in the interest of full disclosure we want to say that while we got a bottle of Happy to try, we've since bought a bottle and will buy more - it works wonderfully. In fact a lady that Rumblemum works with bought a bottle for her kitty because he was over-grooming himself, and within two days of using it he'd stopped over-grooming and was being super smooch-y again!

And speaking of super smooch-y...

I'm cool as a cucumber! 

Ham Hawk gets an arch-nemesis

They say every hero has an arch nemesis. Now 'Ham Hawk' thinks that HE is the hero, but I gotta say I think SUPER RUMBLE has a better ring to it. Ham Hawk totally sounds like a villain name to me.

And so, SUPER RUMBLE lays a crafty trap to catch that Ham Hawk...

All through the night he'll prance and mew

Looking for ham that he can chew

He thinks that he's a hero fair

He won't even notice that I'm there!

If I hide he'll never know

Until I POUNCE then away we go!!

Note from Rumblemum: This is an actual trap that worked out pretty well for Rumbles. What you don't see is Hammy walking by and Rumbles giving him a gentle thwock...

My sister!!

So you all know I have a stinky little brother named Hammy.

What you might not know is I also have a BOOTIFUL sister named Cleo!! She lives in the USA, and has some pretty excellent adventures.

This is my lovely sister. Can't you see how much we look alike?

You can see the resemblance around the eyes!

Ok, so Miss Cleo is a woofie... but she's still my sister at heart. She's also trying to raise awareness about how important it is to adopt senior woofies as well as puppies.

Older woofies have even MORE love to give, because they've been practicing things like cuddles and kisses longer than puppies have.

Please can you stop by and wish Miss Cleo a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to celebrate her special day, and if you're on Facebook join the PARTY! There will be prizes and lots of photos of cute anipals!

I've turned off comments for today - if you wouldn't mind stopping by Miss Cleo's blog and wish her a big happy birthday instead please :)