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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2004cats love Christmas
Hi all. I haven 't been in the group for years but used to post here ages ago. I have 2 Himmies that are now 9. I don't know how they got that old as I haven't aged a bit. Ha Ha. One thing I noticed is that they are now accustomed to my decorating and watched me last weekend pulling out boxes from storage getting all the decorations out. Casey got extremely excited as he seems to think his life is rather boring. Bobby just sat on the bed and waited for empty boxes to play in. They watched as I put up the greenery over the fireplace, placed the candles (where Bobby as a kitten sniffed and burnt his whiskers at age 1) and have jumped around happily as all the hubbub happened. They were in heaven and feeling very frisky. Each night I light up the fireplace, candles and a little tree. I have all kinds of scents going on and they sniff the candles. Gotta watch those whiskers though. The beginning of another holiday season... Christmas is so much more fun with cats in the household. Regards http://www.auctionrepair.com/pub/1105.jpg Bobby http://www.auctionrepair.com/pub/1106.jpg Casey aw, beautiful babies! Do you have any of them enjoying the Christmas candles and fireplace? Jazz & his mama  SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > http://www.auctionrepair.com/pub/1105.jpg > Bobby > > http://www.auctionrepair.com/pub/1106.jpg > Casey they love the scented candles but have learned to not get too close. Bobby burnt his whiskers once and has learned. Bayberry, cinnamon and vanilla get him going.... > http://www.auctionrepair.com/pub/1105.jpg > Bobby > http://www.auctionrepair.com/pub/1106.jpg > Casey Gorgeous!! Joyce > http://www.auctionrepair.com/pub/1105.jpg > Bobby > > http://www.auctionrepair.com/pub/1106.jpg > Casey What absolutely beautiful kitties. Tweed Louie and I are not putting up a tree this year, because I know what the Juvies will do to it. Further, Roxie likes high places and will try to turn it into her command post; knowing her, she will have paw-to-paw combat with the star topper like she did to get the top perch of the cat tower. Odessa would just hide in the branches, but she's so black that it would be hard to track her if it's a good thick tree, or a good fake. I don't even want to think of what they'd do to ornaments! Stosh and Brandy are two cats who like to play Tarzan on my hair when it's braided, so I would worry mightily for the safety of tinsel and lights. They'll get yogurt, catnip and a bit of ham for their holiday. And we'll have, hopefully, a home that won't be destroyed by Ritalin-challenged kitties! Blessed be, Baha > Hi all. I haven 't been in the group for years but used to post here ages > ago. I have 2 Himmies that are now 9. I don't know how they got that old [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Regards Somehow, I didn't think the folks at your temple do CHRISTmas trees? I can imagine that would be a safety issue. Add a few tree lamps to break and start a fire. Clark Griswold would be pleased. Yes, Rusty, I know exactly what I'm doi..........*&(%*%$^&$#$%^%^&%^&%&&&*^* !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Honey, it's just some burned paint? I know, we can call the roofer tomorrow to to patch that burn hole. In the meantime, where's my staple gun? Aren't you pleased that Griswold isn't working on your natural gas lines? SignatureChristopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com Louie and I are not putting up a tree this year, because I know what the Juvies will do to it. Further, Roxie likes high places and will try to turn it into her command post; knowing her, she will have paw-to-paw combat with the star topper like she did to get the top perch of the cat tower. Odessa would just hide in the branches, but she's so black that it would be hard to track her if it's a good thick tree, or a good fake. I don't even want to think of what they'd do to ornaments! Stosh and Brandy are two cats who like to play Tarzan on my hair when it's braided, so I would worry mightily for the safety of tinsel and lights. They'll get yogurt, catnip and a bit of ham for their holiday. And we'll have, hopefully, a home that won't be destroyed by Ritalin-challenged kitties! Blessed be, Baha > Somehow, I didn't think the folks at your temple do CHRISTmas trees? Hey, anyone who feels like it gets to put up a tree in their house whenever they want, for whatever reason they want. And they can call it whatever they please: the Christmas tree, or the Yule tree (which it was originally, of course), or they can call it the Chanukah Bush for all I care. I have a Russian friend who calls it a New Year's tree, because the Soviets banned Christmas trees, but later relented and allowed people to have "secular" trees for the New Year. This friend is Jewish, so you can imagine my surprise the first time I saw her New Year's tree, which looked indistinguishable from a Christmas tree to my eyes! Joyce > > Somehow, I didn't think the folks at your temple do CHRISTmas > > trees? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >New Year's tree, which looked indistinguishable from a Christmas >tree to my eyes! And, of course, the Christmas tree is of pagan origin. If I remember the details correctly, the Germans once decorated oak trees in honor of Odin at the winter solstice. The first Christian missionary who went to preach to the Germans decided that it would be easier to get them to decorate a different type of tree, in honor of Christ, than to get them to give up tree-decorating altogether. One suspects that a lot of the new converts performed both types of tree-decorating for some time. SignatureJohn F. 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