cshenk wrote:

Fur all our friends, On Christmas Eve, Luko and Prince invite you to
an evening at Chez Shenk's. Catered by Meowmie and Daddy 2foot.

The main rooms will be for us 4foots and off the kitchen, the 2foots
will have a large family room for their own small party. There willl
be lots of kitty and doggie brushes in there if you need a little
fluffing from attentive 2foots.

At all times will be top quality kibbles in many types so you can
taste test ones you do not have at home. If you have one at home you
think well of, please bring a little baggie so others can taste test
it too!

Fresh munchies will start being placed out on the low table by noon
and replaced with new taste sensations as the day goes along. The
fireplace will be going and tended by 2foots through the affair. The
hearth is solid brick and is nicely warm for kitties or smaller
doggies while the screen makes it completely safe to lounge anna bask
inna da heat.

Dey sez dey even finded a place wif things Pepe and Gigi will like!

Any special movie requests? Wez has a big TV anna lots of goodgood
movies fur us! Meowmie says she kin stream dem too from that laptop
she has by the TV.

Who would like to come?

Prince and Luko get up early. Meowmie has cleared a spot and meaured
very carefully from the cat tree, to free room that won't block the TV.

Then she gets a big ball of twine and her measuring tape while
Daddy2foot helps Prince into his harness.

Excited, he gets in the car back seat and pokes his nose out to sniff
everything. he ride is short but they pull into a lot full of trees!

He comes out and sticks close to Meowmie until 2 2foots come to greet
them. 'My, he's a big one! Your little blind lady is not here?'
Meowmie tells them she passed of age in the comfort of home then
introduces Prince and tells them of Josh. They give him lots of
scritches as Meowmie describes what she needs this year. She is
looking for the imperfectly perfect tree. It should be flat sided
where it will go against a rack of DVDs (trimmed if needed but on
naturally that way that would be harder to sell works well for her) and
7ft would be a good height. She says trimming an 8foot might work best
as she wants fairly bushy at the top.

She explains the party and that she may have climbers, so will be
triple tying it to the 4 rafter points. Mike and LaShon laugh and help
filter trees, Prince walking sedately along and sniffing approval
finally at one. He watches as thy fresh cut the bottom them trim the
top 6 inches to a nice even taper, plus a few stray back branches which
they tie quickly to a wreath for the front door.

As they get ready to leave, Meowmie hands Prince the stump and says
'Up, Carry' and the 2 foot LaShon grins and carries the back, then they
tie it to the roof of the car. Prince stands guard over his tree in a
loose fashion that scares no one (possiby because his tail is very very
happy) while Meowmie gives them a piece of paper, then they go back
home.

At home, Daddy2Foot cuts the tree loose and Prince helps bring it in
and they set it in a big green base. Daddy2Foot then gets up on a
ladder and with snips of clear line (150lb test fishing line if
wondering), ties the top in several places to hooks along the wood
beams.

They sit down and admire the tree while Luko makes sure he can still
reach his cat tree comfortably. He signals a few branches need to be
trimmed so the lower parts can be reached, and Meowmie uses trimmers to
make them easy to reach. Luko notes from the second perch, it would be
very easy to climb in the tree.... He approves.

They bring out lights and other decorations but that is for tomorrow.
Today, the tree needs to relax.

Meowmie goes back to add some bits to the grocery list. Dried fruits
and raw nuts, some in shell. Peanuts both ways and plans a big
crockpot of soft boiled ones for 2 foots and doggies. Candied Ants and
candied locusts. 2lbs frozen fingerling fishies and 4lbs cured quality
bacon. She finshes for now adding dry popcorn which they can string on
the tree and the squirrels may like.

Satified, she watches a movie.