Christmas tree experiment
Yes, you read that right -- Christmas tree. It's Thursday night at 7:15, I'm sitting on the bed, typing this, surrounded by dogs, while Derek puts up our new pre-lit Christmas tree. And yes, it is WAY early to be doing that, but there's a method to our madness, or at least an excuse.
We're putting the tree up in our bedroom. One, the room is big enough. Two, we can get a lot more enjoyment out of it. Three, we can close the door to keep the dogs out during the day. Which leads me to the main reason why we're putting up the tree this early.
Nimble Andy the Greyhound.
Andy came to us right off the race track in Melbourne, Florida. They were closing that track about two years ago, and Andy was one of the many racers needing a new home. As you know, we adopted Andy. Partly because of Andy -- but mainly because I didn't have time to put up a tree last year -- we didn't have a Christmas tree. I decided that we WOULD have a tree this year.
But we have the problem of a retired racing greyhound who has never seen a Christmas tree before. And a boy greyhound who views any tree as a potential bathroom. I normally put up a tree on the day after Thanksgiving. Derek suggested that we put up the tree now, and decorate it on the day after Thanksgiving. Until then, we can make sure Andy understands that that we haven't installed the convenience of a potty within ten feet of his bed.
So Derek's putting up the tree. Andy is very surprisingly ignoring the tree. I'm typing this, and as soon as I'm finished, I'll be switching over to Word to make my NaNo count for the night.
Merry (early) Christmas to all, and to all a good night.
BTW: NaNo word count for Thursday = 1211 (didn't quite make my count for the day)
Total NaNo word count = 23,311
Lisa
We're putting the tree up in our bedroom. One, the room is big enough. Two, we can get a lot more enjoyment out of it. Three, we can close the door to keep the dogs out during the day. Which leads me to the main reason why we're putting up the tree this early.
Nimble Andy the Greyhound.
Andy came to us right off the race track in Melbourne, Florida. They were closing that track about two years ago, and Andy was one of the many racers needing a new home. As you know, we adopted Andy. Partly because of Andy -- but mainly because I didn't have time to put up a tree last year -- we didn't have a Christmas tree. I decided that we WOULD have a tree this year.
But we have the problem of a retired racing greyhound who has never seen a Christmas tree before. And a boy greyhound who views any tree as a potential bathroom. I normally put up a tree on the day after Thanksgiving. Derek suggested that we put up the tree now, and decorate it on the day after Thanksgiving. Until then, we can make sure Andy understands that that we haven't installed the convenience of a potty within ten feet of his bed.
So Derek's putting up the tree. Andy is very surprisingly ignoring the tree. I'm typing this, and as soon as I'm finished, I'll be switching over to Word to make my NaNo count for the night.
Merry (early) Christmas to all, and to all a good night.
BTW: NaNo word count for Thursday = 1211 (didn't quite make my count for the day)
Total NaNo word count = 23,311
Lisa
posted by Lisa Shearin at
6:15 AM
5 Comments:
You're the first person I know to put up a tree. But i can see your logic.
So far so good with Andy not whizzing on the tree. In fact, he doesn't seem to have noticed it at all. My Andy furbaby isn't the sharpest crayon in the drawer. ; )
The first two years after we got our kitties we had to tie the tree to the ceiling, because they were climbing up and it wasn't stable enough for two very active kitties...
I can totaly understand your logic.
My cats always love playing with the ornaments! We have to hang them strategically, so they won't break. Both of them like to go to sleep nestled under it, and Koko tries to climb it every so often... I think it's cute, as long as nothing happens.
Good luck with your experiment! And now you have the holiday feeling ealy! maybe. (Sometimes the Holidays feel so close, but if you are extra stressed, suddenly you strat feeling like they are coming when there is a week left)
: )
Good luck with your Christmas tree experiment. We ended up cutting windows and adding plexiglass panes so we can see the tree thru the doors when we sit in the living room. It's the easiest way to keep the cat out of the tree while getting to admire both. {Amused Smile}
Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
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