One of the traditions that we like to do is to set up the Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving. My girlfriend and I still both love Christmas, and we both love to see a lit up tree to cheer things up during the extended darkness this time of the year.
Admittedly, the tree went up a little bit later than usual this year. In fact, we just put it up yesterday, literally a week later than when we usually do it. That said, I did make sure to put up a Christmas tree at my son's place some days earlier, to brighten up the place and, hopefully, to make his Christmas experience a little brighter and more exciting. It is a small tree, admittedly. But better than nothing. Plus, it up on a table by the window, and add decorations all around it as well, to make it look better even than it does. I rather like it.
Getting back to the bigger Christmas tree that my girlfriend and I have and just put up, anyone with cats knows that Christmas trees are often viewed as welcome, indoor playgrounds for felines. They love to climb up the tree, and then love to hit the ornaments, often to the point of knocking them down on the ground. Obviously, it is not a good idea to put up delicate or prized ornaments when you have cats, especially young ones.
Two years ago, we had a young kitten, who was then less than three months old. She absolutely adored our Christmas tree, and decided to help us decorate. Yes, Sadie was extremely helpful in this regard, knocking down the ornaments that she feels were misplaced, and regularly climbing the Christmas tree in order to get a better appreciation of the lights and ornaments and such.
Well, Sadie continued her fascination with the Christmas tree this year. She has not done nearly as much damage, but she did climb the tree very soon after it was put up. My girlfriend took the picture. And she seems far more fascinated with the tree than the other two, older cats that we have, who seem almost indifferent towards the tree, surprisingly.
In any case, here are some pictures to show Sadie back then and now. She's definitely grown some!
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