Meowy Christmas
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Time for Christmas
By Janet Ramsdell Rockey

Tree decorating with cats. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, your ornaments are history!
~Courtney VanSickle

My sister-in-law Carol said she’d already picked out a kitten for me. I agreed to go with her… just to look. I made no promise to take one home. After all, only two months had passed since I lost my beloved calico, Mandi. Maybe I needed to be pet-free for a while.

When we got there, three of the four tuxedo kittens remained in the litter. Carol picked up one and handed it to me. The beautiful face and white fur on the right side of her nose reminded me of a harlequin mask. How could I resist? Then another kitten, with a more symmetrical white face, jumped into my lap and purred. (Keep reading)