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Seana's Tall Tails

Uh, oh! Musings of a not-usually-naughty kitty

Well, last night I realized I have been hanging around with my brother Patrick too much. Mr. Patrick is a huge klutz, always running too fast and knocking things over.

Anyway, last night, I was just sitting next to Mom's computer nonchalantly when I accidentally knocked over her bottle of water on her laptop. Uh, oh....well first the computer seemed okay, then the page started flipping up. Mom tried to fix it. She rebooted. That seemed good for a little while. Then the computer started putting end-of-paragraph markers down the page and it scrolled and scrolled by itself and created a zillion pages. Mom erased them and tried again. Then suddenly the enter and space bar keys went out! So she couldn't put spaces between words or paragraphs!

Yikes! What could I say? I was hiding by this time. But then I started thinking about it...You know, I have come to the conclusion that it wasn't really me at all sitting next to her on the computer. It was Patrick! Yes, it must have been...hmmm...he doesn't usually sit there, but yes...I remember it well! It was Patrick!

So I came out and told her to yell at Patrick. She frowned at me then told me to jump on her lap. She didn't yell at me, but she didn't yell at Patrick either. Hmmm...then this morning she said the computer was all dry and acting normally. Whew! Well, now I know that I can dump water on it any time I want and not really break the computer...for long!

New Year's Resolutions???

Mommy said I need to make New Year's Resolutions. She said that means I should look at all the naughty things I do and resolve to do better!

OK, well I would do that, except for the fact that I don't do anything naughty! My name could be "Mary Poppins" because I am "practically perfect!"

I mean things like, biting my brother and teasing him so he will play with me aren't even naughty....right?? Also pushing things on the floor...that helps Mommy because Patrick will knock them down anyway because he's a klutz...and he BREAKS them! And pulling trash out of the wastebasket to play with is good because it saves Mommy money on buying me toys! Mommy said, "what about running over me in the middle of the night and waking me up...is that nice?" I said, "That's Patrick's fault...he's chasing me!"

So phooey on New Year's Resolutions...I am perfect as it is!!

My Christmas Poem!

A Cat’s Christmas Dream
by Seána

On Christmas Eve, I snuggled in
My small and cozy bed
I closed my eyes and smiled a smile
And dreams swirled in my head.

Suddenly cold, I looked around
In a dark and dreary place
I saw a scene, a wondrous scene
And saw a lovely face.

A tiny babe was in the place
Where cattle eat their food
The straw was where the baby lay
Wrapped against the cold.

I came up close to look at him
He opened up his eyes
I climbed right in, right next to him
To keep him warm and nice.

I felt a soft touch on my head
The babe’s mom smiled at me
And said, “I thank you, tiny cat
“For your gift so sweet and free.”

Then I heard a lovely song
From outside the dreary place
I saw an angel in the sky
She sang of wondrous peace

Some men with sheep came to the cave
They came from nearby places
They came to see the little babe
And they left with shining faces.

A kindly dog bowed to the babe
And stood guard at the door
The baby’s dad held up a torch
Which flickered to the floor.

Suddenly three strangers came
Dressed in their finest robes
They bowed unto the tiny babe
And gave their gifts of gold.

I closed my eyes in my wondrous dream
I cuddled close to him
I drifted back to my cozy home
While hearing a lovely hymn.

A loving feeling shown around
My home that Christmas Day
I knew the love came from the Babe
And it was here to stay.