all tied up with ribbon
Monday, December 24th, 2007Ahh, Christmas Eve again. It sure did sneak up on us this year. We barely got Christmas shopping done and I put off all the Christmas wrapping until this past Saturday. Steven helped me with a present-wrapping marathon that day.
This year, we’re not having a problem with Hermione going after the presents — it’s Renton. He’s going squirrel-boogers over this gold ribbon we used on a fair amount of the presents like it’s laced with cocaine. We’ve taken to putting him in the office when we’re out of the house or asleep. Every time he’s unsupervised he slinks off behind the tree to feast.
Normally, I really wouldn’t mind. Most everyone in our family understands by now we’ve got an odd cat with a penchant for chewing on non-edible things and wouldn’t mind if their Christmas ribbon was a bit punctured.
However, this ribbon has wire in it, and the last thing I need is for Renton to poke his own mouth full of holes or worse — swallow some of the wire. One of my Life Goals is to not have to go through major abdominal surgery with this cat — I’m not gonna miss my goal because of some Christmas trimmings and trappings.
So, for one more night at least, Renton will slumber in the office.
