What Do Cats Want for Christmas?
The kitten learns about Christmas.
About a week ago, I hung the family stockings in the hall at our new home. Our two big boys are familiar with the Christmas routine; but for our little adopted princess, this is the first time a stocking has been hung in her name.
Apparently Chavez has finally taken me seriously when I told him I will teach him to type if he learns his ABC’s, because yesterday morning I found a list of Christmas wishes scrawled carefully across two pages of one of the ubiquitous yellow legal pads that litter our home. It also appears that the two big brothers are teaching their petite sister about Santa, because some of these items are probably not for them.
This is the note that Chavez wrote.
It’s difficult to tell if the boys in our household have been let in on the secret of who really wraps the presents and stuff the stockings, because the list we found wasn’t addressed to Santa. In fact, it wasn’t addressed to anyone in particular but began with the words “Cats Want for Christmas.”
Since Chavez is fairly new to writing, he doesn’t spell well or always use correct grammar. For my readers’ convenience, I have corrected these errors for him and also included explanatory notes for any cat requests that might not be clear to the average human audience.
Cats Want for Christmas
Catnip
Another hidey hole (This is what our cats call their cube-shaped play and naptime cubbies.)
More catnip
Tuna-flavored treats
Toy mouse stuffed with catnip
Pinky paw-paws (This is what our baby girl, Frida, calls her 
Toy goldfish that smells like catnip
Real goldfish
Catnip spray
Grass to eat
Feather toys that smell like catnip
Tuna
Catnip tea
Jingle-bell ball
More catnip for our scratchy thingy (They mean their 
Another scratchy thingy
Catnip for our stuffed hedgehog, he smells like dog!
DVD for Cats
Catnip ball
DVD of those guys in shorts kicking and chasing the black-and-white ball (Chavez is a true soccer fan.)
Fresh catnip
Belly rubs, lots and lots of belly rubs
Catnip-flavored fur ball treatment
Tartar control and breath mints for El Che (We think Frida and Chavez added this one.)
Catnip
Will the cats’ wishes come true?
As endearing as the Christmas list our cats left us is, the jury is still out concerning how many of their wishes will come true (See How to Tell if Your Cat Is on Santa’s Naughty List for details.). Whatever happens, all three of our cats (unless particularly naughty in the next week) will certainly get some form of catnip.
