"The Tree"....

For years, our beloved little kitty Peanut has had this facination with the Christmas Tree. Every year when the tree goes up after Thanksgiving, she assumes her position underneath it and there she finds herself night after night during the holiday season sleeping under the tree. Once in awhile I find a stray ornament on the ground that apparently was a result of a wild streak during the wee hours of the morning. One year, she even managed to find a mouse in it and proceeded to show us the next morning with all her pride! (hey..we live in the country remember!) We've often speculated as to why she does this silly thing... she was a wild kitty after all before she was adopted by us. Maybe she misses her outdoor trees?? Who knows!

And so, with great sorrow, I began the tedious task of taking down the enormous tree and all it's glory. There beneath the tree, was my little peanut taking in the scenery one last time!2007- Not exactly the best picture of my Peanut. No one told her that you need to stick your neck out to avoid that double chin effect!

2002- From the beginning, she loved the tree. This was the first year we had "the tree" and she instantly found her place. (this was also the year that she caught a mouse in it!)