Temptation

Tree Killer

Our Christmas Tree shriveled and dried up within three days of putting the thing up.  We watered and watered it but couldn't figure out why it was sucking up so much water and dying anyway.

Then we noticed the dang cat has actually taken a liking to something Christmasy...the tree.  Edward has discovered that it can be indoors yet feel outdoors by standing under the tree...

all day long. 

It's been sitting under the tree 24/7 since we put it up.  Unfortunately for the tree, it began balding and completely died up by the time we realized the cat was drinking all the water from the tree and giving its real water dish the snub.

Kid Scratcher, Lazy Lounger, Christmas Music Hater, and now we can add TREE KILLER to the long list of "Edward Scissorhands" evil misdeeds.

...and now, I'm off to take ornaments off a prematurely balding dead tree.

App Abuse

Connor downloaded an app the other day...

It drives the cat insane (yes that's Edward Scissorhands there in the background freaking out behind the couch).  Connor will sit and play all the different sounds for over an hour until the cat has gone berserk.   And quite frankly me too.

So when he starts driving ME and the cat crazy with the meowing, I start in with my "Connor!", "knock it off!", and "You're driving me crazy!"

So Connor simply downloaded another audible and annoying app to combat the complaints I've been making about his new cat app...

So now the torture goes something like this:

1. Ten minutes of App meowing
2. Cat freaking out
3. Me saying, "You're driving me crazy!"
4. Then Connor switches to his newest App and I hear "If you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all."

Serious App Abuse. 

Shedding a Light on Animal Cruelty

Apparently someone in the house has 

found a new use for a book light.

Hmmmm.  I would have never thought of that.

More Animal Cruelty

First, it was the Paper Showdown which the poor cat lost.  And now it looks like the perpetrator is back, this time with a new tactic.

I came into the living room today to find this:

Today's torment à la mode appears to come in the form of a TV remote, legos, three pennies, an X-Box controller, and a stinky sock.

But it looks to me like the devious plan backfired.  Edward Scissorhands was totally unfazed and stayed curled up this way supremely content for hours.  (In my opinion the stinky sock should have been moved closer to the olfactory senses, but what do I know about cat torture?)

I haven't been able to figure out who in the house is doing this...yet.  All I have to say on the subject is; we're on to you, whomever you are... (we're not really in any rush to catch you, but we are on to you.)

Animal Cruelty

Found this picture on my camera.  Not sure which kid was behind the paper showdown but it looks like the cat lost.