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12/12/2005 06:51:43 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by KaDi:
....do they hang the presents as well? |
LOL! Hahahaha |
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12/12/2005 06:51:52 PM · #27 |
upside down
lol-- those things are ugly... |
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12/12/2005 06:52:22 PM · #28 |
| I've seen the upsidedown trees here too. I think they're fun and different. No worries about them falling over! |
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12/12/2005 06:54:30 PM · #29 |
haha no, I don't think so.
Christmas is a little differnt here i guess. It has become more and more a "commercial" holiday over the years, but we have Sinterklaas. On Dec. 5th it's his birthday. He's a 1593 year old grey guy from Spain. Hard for me to explan this in English, here's a link from Wikipedia: Sinterklaas
Christmas, but Sinterklaas is better IMO. But, it's more like a childrens-day, you can read it in the article I linked to you. Be sure to check out the "Believing" part of it! |
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12/12/2005 06:55:00 PM · #30 |
I'm a prophet without honor, I tell you! Trust me! LEMON PLEDGE! I once had 8 cats, and it worked like a charm! Orange Pledge won't do the job. Gotta be lemon!
Robt. |
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12/12/2005 06:55:20 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by buzzrock:
upside down
lol-- those things are ugly... |
nooo they really hang on the ceiling! |
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12/12/2005 06:56:54 PM · #32 |
Originally posted by biteme:
haha no, I don't think so.
Christmas is a little differnt here i guess. It has become more and more a "commercial" holiday over the years, but we have Sinterklaas. On Dec. 5th it's his birthday. He's a 1593 year old grey guy from Spain. Hard for me to explan this in English, here's a link from Wikipedia: Sinterklaas
Christmas, but Sinterklaas is better IMO. But, it's more like a childrens-day, you can read it in the article I linked to you. Be sure to check out the "Believing" part of it! |
We should all just celebrate "Festivus"!
Another "Festivus Miracle"~~ |
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12/12/2005 06:57:19 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by buzzrock:
upside down
lol-- those things are ugly... |
Ick! |
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12/12/2005 06:58:47 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by bear_music:
I'm a prophet without honor, I tell you! Trust me! LEMON PLEDGE! I once had 8 cats, and it worked like a charm! Orange Pledge won't do the job. Gotta be lemon!
Robt. |
I thought that your pledge advice along w/ Frisca's Citrus advice-- I was covered both ways--
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12/12/2005 07:00:03 PM · #35 |
It ain't "advice", it's GOSPEL, Thus spake bear-a-thustra!
R. |
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12/12/2005 07:18:07 PM · #36 |
| Cats and toddlers are a lot alike. For several years, until my youngest turned 4, my tree was always inside a portable baby playpen. We hung the stockings on the outside of the playpen and then the presents went inside it, away from little hands (or little paws as the case might be). It might not stop them from climbing on it, but it will prevent things from being knocked down all the time. Just a thought. |
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12/12/2005 07:22:06 PM · #37 |
if its a real tree... you can lightly spray the trunk with water then pepper the tree.... the pepper will stick to the trunk
Cats cant stand pepper..
(damn typos.... i had you spraying the truck... good thing i proofread) |
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12/12/2005 07:27:02 PM · #38 |
Originally posted by biteme:
haha no, I don't think so.
Christmas is a little differnt here i guess. It has become more and more a "commercial" holiday over the years, but we have Sinterklaas. On Dec. 5th it's his birthday. He's a 1593 year old grey guy from Spain. Hard for me to explan this in English, here's a link from Wikipedia: Sinterklaas
Christmas, but Sinterklaas is better IMO. But, it's more like a childrens-day, you can read it in the article I linked to you. Be sure to check out the "Believing" part of it! |
So then you've already celebrated your holidays then? Or do you have another on Dec 24/25 as well?
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12/12/2005 07:32:30 PM · #39 |
Originally posted by laurielblack:
Cats and toddlers are a lot alike. For several years, until my youngest turned 4, my tree was always inside a portable baby playpen. We hung the stockings on the outside of the playpen and then the presents went inside it, away from little hands (or little paws as the case might be). It might not stop them from climbing on it, but it will prevent things from being knocked down all the time. Just a thought. |
Now that's thinking ... ummm, that's thinking....
....o.k....composing self....
that's thinking the children outside of the box!
(rofl!!!!)
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12/12/2005 07:48:16 PM · #40 |
| My family used to have some fairly large trees since we had a high ceiling in our living room. Once or twice we got one that was just too heavy for the tree stand to be able to support it straight. My dad ran some clear fishing line out to it from the wall at maybe 3/4 of the way up, which gave it enough additional support to keep it straight and was pretty much invisible unless you were looking for it. Might be enough to keep it from toppling when the cats jostle it. |
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12/12/2005 08:19:12 PM · #41 |
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12/12/2005 08:37:47 PM · #42 |
Good call on the PVP!
I've also seen enough cats 'nesting' in the trees to know that the 'Kringus' story line is a bit too true.
Kringus!
How to defeat Kringus
The Real Kringus
Good luck with the cats, I've known many families who have used fishing line to stablize their trees so that definitely has my vote.
Message edited by author 2005-12-12 20:39:01. |
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12/12/2005 08:54:22 PM · #43 |
| I put my tree up and decorated, then went to bed. I got up the next morning and couldn't figure out what was wrong with it. It took a few minutes, then I realized all the tinsel was missing from about the middle to the bottom. My hundred pound puppy ATE IT! I'm still wondering when it's coming out the other end. LOL. |
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12/12/2005 09:22:14 PM · #44 |
Originally posted by buzzrock:
My Cats keep knocking it over--
Any advice on how to make them stop? |
Sure. Just say "no".
Edited to add: :)
Message edited by author 2005-12-12 21:22:54. |
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12/12/2005 09:27:39 PM · #45 |
Sit them down in front of the TV, and have them watch National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation a few times....
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12/13/2005 08:38:58 AM · #46 |
From my understanding the upside down Christmas tree is so you can get more presents under them...wow looks like the commericalism of Christmas and the materialistic way in which most live these days has finally gone too far. Man I really long for the days of Christmas past.
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12/13/2005 08:46:39 AM · #47 |
| Put either the cat or the tree out side. |
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12/13/2005 09:08:09 AM · #48 |
//i.pbase.com/o4/59/618459/1/53495904.badcat1.jpg
Nothing has worked for us. We now keep him locked up
when we are away. |
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12/13/2005 09:08:13 AM · #49 |
Originally posted by biteme:
the new trend over here in Holland is to attach your christmas tree to the ceiling.
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Are drugs legal in Holland? That would explain a lot! ;-) |
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12/13/2005 09:36:25 AM · #50 |
BUY BIGGER CHRISTMAS TREE + HEAVY DUTY STAND!
Cats BELONG under Christmas trees.
:)
So many of my fond memories of my Eli resting with his paws tucked in under the Christmas tree. |
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