Here is feline twist to an old song:
	 On the first day of Christmas 
	when I brought home my tree 
	My 12 cats were laughing at me. 
	
	On the second day of Christmas 
	I saw beneath my tree 
	2 mangled garlands and 
	my 12 cats laughing at me. 
	
	On the third day of Christmas 
	I saw beneath my tree 
	3 missing Wise Men 
	2 mangled garlands 
	and my 12 cats laughing at me. 
	
	On the fourth day of Christmas 
	I saw beneath my tree 
	4 males a-spraying 
	3 missing Wise Men 
	2 mangled garlands 
	and my 12 cats laughing at me. 
	
	On the fifth day of Christmas 
	I saw beneath my tree 
	5 shredded gifts 
	4 males a-spraying 
	3 missing Wise Men 
	2 mangled garlands and 
	my 12 cats laughing at me/ 
	
	On the sixth day of Christmas 
	I saw beneath my tree 
	6 fallen angels 
	5 shredded gifts 
	4 males a-spraying 
	3 missing Wise Men 
	2 mangled garlands 
	and my 12 cats laughing at me. 
	
	On the seventh day of Christmas 
	I saw beneath my tree 
	7 half-dead rodents 
	6 fallen angels 
	5 shredded gifts 
	4 males a-spraying 
	3 missing Wise Men 
	2 mangled garlands and 
	my 12 cats laughing at me 
	On the eighth day of Christmas. 
	
	I saw beneath my tree 
	8 shattered ornaments 
	7 half-dead rodents 
	6 fallen angels 
	5 shredded gifts 
	4 males a-spraying 
	3 missing Wise Men 
	2 mangled garlands and 
	my 12 cats laughing at me. 
	
	On the ninth day of Christmas 
	I saw beneath my tree 
	9 chewed-through light strings 
	8 shattered ornaments 
	7 half-dead rodents 
	6 fallen angels 
	5 shredded gifts 
	4 males a-spraying 
	3 missing Wise Men 
	2 mangled garlands and 
	my 12 cats laughing at me. 
	
	On the tenth day of Christmas 
	I saw beneath my tree 
	10 tinsel hairballs 
	9 chewed-through light strings 
	8 shattered ornaments 
	7 half-dead rodents 
	6 fallen angels 
	5 shredded gifts 
	4 males a-spraying 
	3 missing Wise Men 
	2 mangled garlands 
	and my 12 cats laughing at me. 
	
	On the eleventh day of Christmas 
	I saw beneath my tree 
	11 broken branches 
	10 tinsel hairballs 
	9 chewed-through light strings 
	8 shattered ornaments 
	7 half-dead rodents 
	6 fallen angels 
	5 shredded gifts 
	4 males a-spraying 
	3 missing Wise Men 
	2 mangled garlands and 
	my 12 cats laughing at me. 
	
	On the twelfth day of Christmas 
	I looked at my poor tree 
	12 cats a-climbing 
	11 broken branches 
	10 tinsel hairballs 
	9 chewed-through light strings 
	8 shattered ornaments 
	7 half-dead rodents 
	6 fallen angels 
	5 shredded gifts 
	4 males a-spraying 
	3 missing Wise Men 
	2 mangled garlands 
	and my 12 cats laughing at me!
You can read about Julie's own cat Rosie in the CAT CHAT section : The Shape of Cats to Come
"Cats make one of the most satisfying sounds in the world: they purr ... 
 A purring cat is a form of high praise, like a gold star on a test paper. It is reinforcement of something we would all like to believe about ourselves - that we are nice."
Roger A Caras