My Blog for Bonnie: Christmas Cats Behaving Badly

So, we've only been cat owners for a couple of years. We adopted our first cat, Seamus, the day after Christmas in 2010. Even though he was only 4 months old, he deftly figured out ways to attempt to destroy our Christmas tree! We usually take it down after the New Year, but we took it up a couple days after having him that first Christmas.

Cats are so curious by nature, and they're so agile....a Christmas tree is basically their version of Christmas Morning. They jump it, scale it, bat at ornaments, bite the branches. Last year we decided not even to put up our tree because we were so mentally exhausted trying to think of ways to prevent them from being absolutely ludicrous.

This Christmas, we decided to put the tree in our bedroom and keep the door shut at all times. I actually love this compromise. While we don't have the lit tree in our living room, we have all of our other decorations out there to make it seem festive all the same. And having it in the bedroom is so unbelievably cozy. At night, Mr. My Blog for Bonnie and I have it lit while we read before bed. On weekend mornings, we've turned it on first thing in the morning while relaxing for a few minutes before starting the day.

Of course, the cats got wind of the fact that it's in there, and occasionally they'll barge their way into the room when our arms are full of laundry or we're unsuspectingly exiting the room in the very early mornings before work. We let them have their fun and explore the tree...I have to say, taking these photos was an exercise in hilarity!