Yesterday, while Hubby the Shipping Manager was off on his appointed trip to the good folks at the U.S. Post Office with various and sundry primitive Christmas dolls and snowmen (where he's known as the "Christmas Doll Shipping Guy"), he stopped into the Hallmark store in the plaza. This past weekend, another hundred or so collectible ornaments were released, and hubby (and Mrs. Cozy Creek Wendy...) are suckers for anything cat-related. Scamper and Poofy are so super-diligent in their roles here at Cozy Creek that spoiling them more often than not is the rule of the day.
It so happens that for 2019, Hallmark has released so-called "Mystery Boxes." (No not Scooby-doo, that's for another post...) The box as purchased is seen below. You either get a blue or orange tabby cat playfully hanging from a Christmas ornament ball, but the trick is that the ornament itself is sealed inside a black opaque bag inside the box to prevent selective choice by peeking and cheating.
Well, combining something to surprise Mrs. Cozy Creek and the cats for Christmas is something hubby can't pass up. So he selected a box off the shelf from the few remaining and after handing a few bills to the cashier, eagerly tore into the box like Charlie Bucket opening the Wonka Bar with the Golden Ticket in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Lo and behold, here was the result:
A blue-ish-grey tabby clinging to a ball! Mrs. Cozy Creek and all the cats heartily approved.
MYSTERY SOLVED...and now back to making the Christmas dolls.
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