olive the cat not the oil
cooly waits beneath the tree
acting as though she has not even noticed
this new 6-foot thing in our living room
with lots of moving and dangling and twirling things on it
after i put it all up and walk away
she plans out her next day of play
knowing that i’ll be leaving for school
early in the morning.
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“the cat is, above all things, a dramatist. ”
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
A fun poem! 🐈
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thanks!
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😊
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Cute. Hope the tree is still standing. 😀
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we’ll see when i get home tonight )
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Ah!
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Ours jockey for position underneath. What a strange, wonderful thing to bring a tree in the house for them to play with.
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kind of ironic, isn’t it?
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Timmmberrr!!!
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yikes!
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They really are drama queens these kitties!
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they sure are )
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I’m looking forward to the follow up! 😉
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Me too, I hope)
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Hopefully you are home now……
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All good, just a big reindeer down. She must have thought it was competition
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Understandable.
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I hope you don’t find an unpleasant surprise when you get home. Been there. 😉
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I so do too
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I hope that tree is still in the vertical position when you return from school today, Beth!
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Me too!
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Christmas, and particularly Christmas trees, are irresistible for any cat. So much fun and disaster you can make!
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Exactly- a winning combo
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She won’t know how the ornaments got on the floor, of course.
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This is true
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Who can resist a Christmas tree and all of its temptations? We try to put ornaments on the bottom that are unbreakable:)
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I used that same strategy-)
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The tree is quite exciting for these little ones, I’m sure he’s waiting for his chance! ❤
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I’m sure of it!
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Based on your charming story I would rewrite Margaret Benson’s poem to observe that “the cat is, above all things, an opportunist. ” 🙂
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Thank you and a perfect fit
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and… is the tree still standing?:)
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Good news – only a reindeer who had been standing next to the tree, is down
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Oh dear. A new climbing frame! I smell disaster.
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i know! )
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Here’s to a patient dramatist 🙂
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yes!
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Curiosity killed the tree!! LOL
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Yes )
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Cats are indeed dramatists!
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you can count on it )
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Olive the cat not the oil! HAHA. I love that you’ve started this up again with another gato!
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thanks!
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