This was yesterday, when I had *just* finished putting it all together. Decorated entirely in bagged, old-school bows and leftover gift ribbon, I thought I had a reasonably kitten-proof tree. I even knocked it over before I decorated it to determine its capabilities to bounce back, and was very, very impressed.
This morning, however, I was not impressed. I was effing livid. So livid I did not take a picture, in fact. I moved the remains of the tree into the bedroom, where it now sits awaiting repairs and redecoration. The bottom branches were bent down all the way around. There was a hole from near the top all the way down to the bottom. Bows? Everywhere. Lights? Sagging in the same pattern as the hole. Jupiter? Running around meowing as if something was wrong.
All evidence points to something he almost tried last night. He stood on the back of a chair and *acted like* he might jump into the tree, and was chased away. Repeatedly. We think he pulled the long-awaited stunt as soon as Didgeridoo Boy and I retired. It was clearly evident he plummeted all the way down through the branches to the bottom of the tree.
And that's all I have to say about the matter. Off to work on Tree 2.0.
2 comments:
Yes cats and trees don't mix. I have many pictures of my cats laying inside the tree on a fully decorate tree full of hand blown ornaments. I learned a long time ago treat it like you have kids. Wire tree to wall, put wooden or plastic on the bottom and never put any ornament you really love because that will be the one that gets broken. They are too darn cute to yell at though. Glad your back and hope it was a good trip
That tree is flipping awesome.
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