The vote was unanimous: no breakable ornaments on the Christmas tree this year.
Those eyes! That face!
Our growing kitten, Tessa could hardly believe her luck. Were we really putting up a tree in the house?
We have an artificial Christmas tree that we set up in our living room the day after Thanksgiving. With the boys home from school and Mike off work, the four-day weekend is the perfect time to trim the tree.
Mike may have needed a bandage after this encounter
Mike and Tessa exchange looks
Like most kittens, Tessa’s curiosity peaks at the sight of anything new. So after assembling the tree, we let her explore. She wasted no time climbing into the tree for a little adventure. As Mike sat on the floor opening the branches she jumped up, climbed down, rolled around and peered out at me with excited eyes.
I’ve got my eye on you
From now on, when I hear the expression “lit up like a Christmas tree” I’ll think of our tiny terror frolicking through the limbs. Who needs lights when you live with Tessa?
Well…we still wanted some lights. Once she lost interest we strung the lights and the boys carefully chose the soft, unbreakable decorations to hang low on the tree. I gave it a second pass, and moved up anything that hung too low. You have to think like a kitten. We unplug the lights when we’re away, and nearly two weeks in, all is well.
Tessa gymnastics
She may never come down from the tree
If Tessa’s likeness were a tree ornament, they might look like this.
Do you celebrate Christmas? If so, do you also decorate a tree?
The End
Gardening Nirvana 