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3Hotdogs

(14,869 posts) Fri Nov 28, 2025, 11:38 PM Friday

Friday after Thanksgiving. My daughter's three kids--we have the younger two over for the weekend.

The 16 year old stayed home...... Not a surprise.

I called her around 6:00 about a financial question and there was background noise, she couldn't talk long, they were shopping.

That's cool.

Three hours later, I get a photo of a big-ass Christmas tree in their living room ---- with two of her four cats IN it. In branches, about 5 ft off the ground.

And these two are tubs. One is 16 pounds. His weight is normal for his breed. The other is just large.

Early Merry Christmas for the two cats. It's their first Christmas with the family. They are both under a year old.

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Friday after Thanksgiving. My daughter's three kids--we have the younger two over for the weekend. (Original Post) 3Hotdogs Friday OP

Is there any way you can share that pic? niyad Friday #1

I have never been able to follow the instructions to post photos.. 3Hotdogs Friday #2

Understood! I can, however, just imagine what they look like! niyad Saturday #3

Easy. Two lumps in a tree. Crazy Larry (named after her former employer) is brown, tiger striped. 3Hotdogs Saturday #4

My previous cat, Boots, loved to lie under the Christmas tree. MIButterfly Saturday #5

niyad

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1. Is there any way you can share that pic?

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Original post)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 11:41 PM

Friday

You remind me that I need to go watch youtube video compilations of cats and christmas trees.

3Hotdogs

(14,869 posts)

2. I have never been able to follow the instructions to post photos..

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 11:48 PM

Friday

I entered one of mine in one of the photo contests about four years ago. I won third place.

To do that, I had to message the photo to another D.U. member who posted it for me.

niyad

(128,951 posts)

3. Understood! I can, however, just imagine what they look like!

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 12:10 AM

Saturday

3Hotdogs

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4. Easy. Two lumps in a tree. Crazy Larry (named after her former employer) is brown, tiger striped.

Reply to niyad (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 12:14 AM

Saturday

Bonnie is gray, with a white patch.

MIButterfly

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5. My previous cat, Boots, loved to lie under the Christmas tree.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 12:42 AM

Saturday

She never batted the ornaments or climbed the tree or chewed the wires or otherwise disturbed the tree. She just liked sleeping under it.

My two now, Martini and Holly, liked to rip open the tree skirt and drink the Christmas tree water, even though they got fresh water in their bowl twice a day. They also liked to knock the ornaments off the tree. I'd come home from work and there would be ornaments all over the living room. I finally put the ornaments I didn't like so much at the bottom of the tree.

I haven't put up a tree in the past several years so I don't know how they'd react now.

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