I<\/span>t’s so nice to see how sisterly the dog and the cat have become. They get along like two peas in a pod, sleeping together, taking turns going in and out of the “doggie” door, again, and again, and again. But, overall they get along famously.<\/p>\n

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The other day there arose such a clatter from the living room.<\/p>\n

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But, both of these girls couldn’t have looked more dumbfounded if they tried.<\/p>\n

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No one was talking, not 4\u00a0nor two-legged siblings, not eared nor non-eared beings, no one, nothing. Well, two-legged, two-eared, multi-mouthed humans were talking and the consensus was that these two sisters were innocent and the culprit was in fact, improper tree-trimming of boughs and the mis-use of the cast iron flat bottom 3 pronged 24″ wide tree stand.<\/p>\n

All we have is\u00a0a Christmas tree to re-decorate and more needles to vacuum up with the latest vacuum called up for duty before its inevitable demise to the trash full of pet hair and dander.<\/p>\n

When considering this episode and the endless, BlackFRIDAY-weekend-weekafter-countdown-freeShipping-PrimeShipping-timeLeft-stillTime-lastChance-ByChristmas emails from Wal-mart, Amazon, Sam’s, Best Buy, and every other retailer I subject myself to for email marketing promotions I am ready for Christmas to arrive, happen, and then be on its merry way.<\/p>\n

Merry Christmas!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

…be on its MERRY way. It’s so nice to see how sisterly the dog and the cat have become. They get along like two peas in a pod, sleeping together, taking turns going in and out of the “doggie” door, …<\/p>\n

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