T'is the last day of the 12 days of Christmas Project!

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Here's your last chance to post
a holiday memory under the tree!

It would be great if you could share
something and make a cousin smile!

The twelve days of Christmas project.

ALL the cousins are welcome to visit and share a memory of
past holidays as a comment, and
leave it as a present under the tree.

Doesn't matter if you celebrate
Christmas, Chanukah, or Kwanza
Youre welcome to join in.
It's not just a
Christmas tree,
it's a symbol of happiness!

There's nothing like our treasured memories, they're gifts
that will be with us always!

Give someone a smile with one of your favorite personal
memories, anecdotes, stories, or songs
anything from your past holidays,
OR even what you're looking forward to this year!

Last chance to get into the Spirit!.
Today's the last day left
for the Christmas project!

Comments

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

The many pets I've had over the years come to mind around the holidays, and the toys that I would give them When I was young we had two German Shepherds, and plenty of canaries, gold fish and turtles. Never cats, as my mom was afraid of them.

As an adult I had 3 chihuahuas, and 2 cats, when I found a newborn kitten in the bushes at my house (the mother must have miscounted while moving her kittens)

So I adopted this little grey tabby and white thing that was barely the size of a tennis ball. I called her "Buster" for the simple reason that when I was trying to feed her Kitten Milk Replacer, she was fighting the bottle...so I added water from tuna fish. And said, you better drink this Buster!" Well she did!

My mom and brother came over for a visit, and my mother actually held Buster in her hand, and gave her some pets. That was a miracle. Mom still never liked cats, but would tolerate them being around her if she needed to after meeting Buster.

Buster I think might have been slightly retarded, perhaps from lack of food or ...maybe the mother sensed there was something wrong with her and that's why she was abandoned. Anyway Buster was my Christmas buddy. She'd sit and watch me decorate my tree (when I had a big one) it was if she was supervising me. She was a big lovable dope. I miss her too...I miss all my former pets. 4 dogs, Bunky, Duchess, Petie, Patty, Murphy were the dogs. 5 cats... Jinks, Cookie, Buster, Bunny, and Bowie...now I have Luna and Minnie.

Luna puts her front paws on my chest when I ask for a hug...or when she wants a treat. Minnie give me 'high five' all the time, but lately she's been copying Luna's hugs.
When I sneeze (the first time) Luna chirps, wonder if she's saying "God Bless you?" She only does it once, even though I may sneeze 3 or 4 more times. :D

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing those terrific memories.

Most of our cats have been pretty restrained about Christmas decorations, but I prefer not to tempt Samantha, who seems to think glitter must taste as good as it looks. She's a rather doggish-in-a-good-way cat. And, after, why else would we put Christmas trees up?

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Good move, why tempt fate. My calico Cookie liked to eat things too, so the tinsel was no longer and option for the tree. She got even with me though, as she ate part of a mini cassette tape and a rubber band. Trip to the vet, and luckily an enema cleared the blockage, other wise it would have meant surgery. Lesson learned...

Happy Cat-mas to you my friend, and Samantha too!

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Happy Cat-mas to you, to Luna and to Miss Minnie! Looking forward to saying Happy Catmas to you next year, when you're ll in better circumstances.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I love the sound of that! :D

[duckys-lady.livejournal.com]

Hearing people talk about their Christmas trees made me think about decorating our tree when I was a kid. We would all agree on a tree, and how to put the lights on, and which ornaments to put where, but the tinsel was a different story! My mom and brother were all for throwing it on in huge clumps, but my dad, sisters and I liked to take tiny strands and arrange them carefully. It made for a pretty schizophrenic tree, but we always had fun.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing that! It's amazing how someone's memories can trigger something you've completely forgotten. I suddenly remembered doing the tinsel on the tree, since I was little I took care of the lower branches draping one strand of tinsel at a time. I would have been in big trouble with mom if i tossed the tinsel.

I remember the tinsel was saved from year to year and it was rather thick compared to today's tinsel. I don't think it was plastic.

Wow thank you for your memory and for helping me to recall one of mine!

Merry Christmas!