We got the tree a little early this year. Widget loves Christmas trees and we rather doubt that she’s going to last until this year’s Christmas, so we thought that we’d try to give her something to enjoy in her remaining days (something in addition to the chicken, pork loin roast, deviled ham, etc. that we’ve been offering her to keep her eating, that is).
However, the kittens are a force to be reckoned with. When we first were introduced to Edwin at the animal shelter he distinguished himself by launching himself bodily into a fake potted plant, knocking it off the table it was sitting on. We figure that it’s entirely possible that he’ll attempt the same thing with a real tree, and now he’s substantially larger than he was then. We got a smaller tree than usual this year on the theory that we’ll try to limit the amount that they can destroy. We’ve had the tree for a few days and they haven’t done much with it yet other than nibbling a few needles from low branches. Next we’ll put some lights on it, and then try a few expendable ornaments some days after that.
Here are the three of them under the tree. Don’t feel sorry for Widge because she’s not in the bed; she usually sleeps on the floor out of preference, even if the bed is unoccupied.
