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Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Christmas in July Wrap Up

As I sit here typing this Isaias is knocking at our door, predicted to pass right over my town. I'm worried sick about a repeat of Halloween when we got 4" of rain and my basement had tons of water in it. I've replaced my window well covers and have the wet vac plugged in, ready to go, hoping to not get caught off guard this time. It's been such a long day just waiting for the storm to arrive, I can't wait until it's outta here!

Storms like this with heavy rain are one more reason I *hate* summer. Give me a good ol' snowstorm anyday! 


Today we want to thank our sweet friend Ellen at 15 and Meowing for her surprise Christmas in July gift that arrived last week. Mudpie got a precious pink fishie that she absolutely loves, and I got Grumpy Cat footie socks and note cards!


Among other things Ellen and I share an intense dislike of summer and a love for all things Christmas and Grumpy Cat. Her package was the purrfect way to end Christmas in July!

UPDATE: Thankfully by the time the storm reached northern Vermont it was losing steam. We got over 2" of rain throughout the day and into the evening but it was nowhere near as bad as I feared. On the plus side, we got a fabulous north wind blowing through!
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15 comments:

  1. M DawsonAugust 5, 2020 at 1:33 AM

    Your heartfelt words hit home. As a summer person I am lucky I don't have your challenges and I like the warm but it's not like your warm or hot AT ALL.

    I love your gift, how sweet to have such a friend. Ellen sent Harvey a Toothfair gift and he and I were so proud.

    I am glad you are safe. Stay well you two.

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  2. Summer at sparklecat.comAugust 5, 2020 at 3:52 AM

    I'm glad the storm wasn't too bad for you! Those are lovely gifts from the 15 and Meowing human!

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  3. Mickey's MusingsAugust 5, 2020 at 3:59 AM

    Ooooooo! Pawsome goodies for you two.
    That pink fishie looks like it will be fun to play with.
    Glad to hear that the storm fizzled ;)
    Purrs, Georgia and Julie

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  4. The Island CatsAugust 5, 2020 at 8:11 AM

    What fun gifts you got! And we're glad the storm wasn't too bad.

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  5. The Florida FurkidsAugust 5, 2020 at 9:45 AM

    The storm pretty much fizzled for us (which we're okay with). We only got 1/4 inch of rain here in Florida.

    What great gifts!

    The Florida Furkids

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  6. Patricia TAugust 5, 2020 at 10:49 AM

    Nice gifts! Glad the storm lost steam.

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  7. Eastside CatsAugust 5, 2020 at 1:10 PM

    Dodged a bullet, I'd say!
    Mudpie, Sweetie ADORES her Ellen fishy toy too; in fact, I sleep with it almost every night, because she really likes to bring her toys to bed!

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  8. Brian's Home BlogAugust 5, 2020 at 1:26 PM

    Those were fun goodies! Glad the storm wasn't too bad for you, we got really lucky here.

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  9. Timmy TomcatAugust 5, 2020 at 1:36 PM

    Those are some awesome goodies Mudpie so you send Ellen a thank you note. Glad you were safe

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  10. Hairballsandhissyfits.comAugust 5, 2020 at 5:11 PM

    glad to hear the storm passed you by!! And i think Christmas in July sounds like a fantastic idea

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  11. meowmeowmansAugust 5, 2020 at 11:05 PM

    Those gifts are great, Mudpie. We are glad the storm was not so bad for you and Mom. We had a bunch of damage and a lot of power outages here in our area. But we personally only lost power for 5 hours, thank goodness.

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  12. ReneAugust 6, 2020 at 3:58 PM

    We love Grumpy Cat too! Those socks look adorable.

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  13. World of Animals, IncAugust 6, 2020 at 5:53 PM

    Thanks for sharing this Christmas in July post. The footie socks look so cute. Mudpie, we hope you are having a great time with your new fishie. Have a great day.
    World of Animals

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  14. The Menagerie MomAugust 7, 2020 at 5:16 PM

    What purrfect Christmas in July gifts! Grumpy Cat is our hero. And aren't Ellen's crocheted fishie so much fun, Mudpie? Now that we've celebrated Christmas in July, can it just be autumn and Halloween already? And we're so glad the storms weren't too bad for you! Purrs!

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  15. pilch92August 7, 2020 at 7:36 PM

    Thank you for the shout out. I am glad you both liked your gifts. I will tke snow anytime too> XO

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