"Nancy Young" <email@replyto> wrote in message
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> On 10/18/2011 10:51 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:28:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> But do you think I will ever be able to have a real tree again? Will
>>>> the
>>>> baby outgrow her curiosity? Are you able to put up a tree with real
>>>> glass ornaments?
>>
>> Our trees have survived toddler twins and rather crazy cats. We began
>> with a bare tree. Nobody bothered it. Added a few ornaments. Also safe.
>> Added lights. The cats thought beneath the tree was a grand place to nap
>> and really missed it when we took it down. However . . . somewhere
>> there's a Utube thing showing a fun season of Christmas tree and cats
>> having a grand time of it. You never know.
>
> My cat doesn't bother the tree much at all; still, from my previous cats
> I learned that it's wise to not put your most cherished ornaments near
> the bottom, and those you do, crimp the wire hanger so it won't come off
> easily if batted. If your cat is a climber, you might want to
> secure the tree to wall somehow. I've tied it to a curtain rod in the
> past.
>
> But it's never been such a problem I would consider forgoing a
> Christmas tree.

Thanks!