Ellie Mae's needs might be much simpler than her sisfur's, but she finds out that making a Christmas list isn't as easy as asking for a bunch of free stuff (as Latte puts it).
EM: Ellie Mae Kat [black, gorgeously floofy lady cat]
L: Latte [tortie/tabby lady cat aka "Kitten"]
MK: Momma Kat [Latte and Ellie's human Momma, named Kat]
The Boy: Momma's fiance, Daddy to Latte and Ellie
{Momma walks into the room}
MK: Ummm ... Ellie?
EM: Hi!
MK: Why do you have a stack of paper and a pen?
EM: I'm going to make a list for Santa!
MK: Erm ... you DO know that you can't write ... or spell?
L: And Santa's not real.
EM: That sounds like fake news!
L: Santa is not real. Ask Momma!
EM: You also said Daddy doesn't exist, and then he grabbed me!
MK: Wait, Ellie, how can you believe Daddy doesn't exist when he LIVES here and you see him repeatedly during the day?
EM: Latte convinced me that catnip gave me visions.
L: Hallucinations. Visions are something else.
EM: I thought hallucinations were what you have when you sit in the middle of the hall and won't move because you're catitating.
MK: Ellie, you can't be high on catnip ALL DAY EVERY DAY for 7 years!
EM: In retrospect, it wasn't my best moment.
MK: Why don't you tell me what you want, and I'll write your list for you?
EM: Erm ... if I don't write the list, do I still get to sit on Santa's lap?
MK: You just want to sit on Santa's lap?
EM: Who needs presents when you have a lap? And sometimes you're busy, so I have to go without a lap.
L: Santa is creepy.
EM: Santa IS NOT creepy!
L: He's watching you all the time to see if you're being good?
EM: I'm always good! I don't have anything to hide!
L: He wants you to sit in his lap?
EM: There's nothing creepy about sitting in someone's lap!
{Pause}
EM: Well, except for Daddy's lap. Daddy's lap is scary.
L: Santa creeps into our house at night without permission?
EM: Okay. That's a bit creepy. But only on Christmas. I'm only really interested in the lap part.
L: Geez! If you're okay with creepy, forget laps! Ask for a ton of free stuff!
EM: Well, there's only one thing I want ... a lap.
MK: Oh, Ellie, my sweet girl.
EM: And .... {Ellie whispers to Momma}
MK: I don't think Santa would let Woodrow tag along in the sleigh to come visit. And you can't stop screaming in the car. If you rode in Santa's sleigh to visit Woodrow, you'd wake up all the houses Santa stops at.
EM: Oh. Maybe if he let me sit in his lap the whole way?
L: Speaking of Woodrow, what are you going to get him for Christmas?
EM: I'm supposed to give him a present?
L: Is he your boyfriend?
EM: I wonder what he likes ...hmmm ... {Ellie whispers to Momma}
L: I can help with those!
EM: NO! I said "pretty" pictures, not "f*$% me" pictures!
MK: ELLIE MAE KAT!
EM: Sorry, Momma. Will you help me get some pretty pictures of myself for Woodrow?
MK: I'll do my best.
L: I have an idea to make your pictures better!
EM: What?
L: Put me in them!
EM: Phht. I don't want Woodrow to barf.
L: So what are you going to ask for from Santa?
EM: A lap! OBVI!
L: {sigh} Besides a lap ...
EM: A home for all cats.
L: As long as they don't all live here, right?
EM: Good point.
L: What else?
EM: I don't know!
L: We need a slave. Who feeds us. Scoops our poop. Provides laps whenever we want them. Plays with us whenever we want.
EM: That sounds kind of familiar ...
L: Yeah. But the "whenever we want" part is lacking.
EM: It's not Momma's fault. Good help is hard to find, and we can't write, so we can't put out a help-wanted ad.
L: She needs the proper priorities.
EM: ME!
L: No. ME!
EM: I lived here first!
L: If you'd been enough, Momma wouldn't have needed to adopt me!
EM: {GASP} Oh, yeah, well, she didn't think she super-sized her order when she brought you home! It's like she ordered a small fry and got a whole cow with that small fry.
MK: To be fair, Latte, we got you because Ellie seemed lonely.
EM: I wasn't! I was sad because my brofur wasn't here.
MK: I know that NOW! He's not replaceable.
EM: Yeah! Latte, you're just The Replacement! And not a very good one!
MK: Oh, geez. Ellie, be nice.
L: Yeah. Santa won't let you sit on his lap if you're mean.
EM: Telling the truth isn't mean ... really.
MK: Well, it's certainly not nice.
L: And you running around saying Daddy should be fired isn't nice.
EM: If he stopped trying to touch me ... I can't sit on Momma's lap without him trying to touch me! It ruins everything!
MK: And if Daddy wasn't here, you wouldn't get treats.
EM: Oh. Can Santa bring me treats?
L: Phht. Daddy gives you treats, and you bite the hands that feed you! Why would Santa give you treats?
EM: I DO NOT BITE!
L: I meant figuratively bite!
EM: I don't know what that means!
MK: It means you beg Daddy for treats and run away when he tries to pet you.
EM: Oh. Maybe I should ask for a Daddy without hands.
L: Then how will he give you treats?
EM: Nuts. Writing a Christmas list is tricky.
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AMARULA: I finally have to agree with EM! Bear is not replaceable! And writing a Christmas list is tricky!
ReplyDeleteIt's not just free stuff! ~Ellie Mae
DeleteEllie Mae and Latte you two ladies are funny. I really like the photo of you couch surfing.
ReplyDeleteHugs Cecilia
That's my favorite spot to nap! Sometimes Ellie steals it though! ~Latte
DeleteOh Ellie Mae ~You are right ~ Keep it simple ~ the Lap is what you want most it seems ~ Xo
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
I wish my Momma's lap was available 24/7! ~Ellie Mae
DeleteSounds like what you all need is portable, possibly inflatable but puncture-proof, laps. Could be dressable and might come in a variety of smells or aromas depending on who they are to mimic.
ReplyDeleteProduct opening there for a savvy cat with someone's credit card to set things up. I bet you can get such things on Ebay, or from China!
Purrs
ERin
We have a fancy lap bed that looks exactly like a lap! It's great for emergencies! Even better, Latte doesn't use it! ~Ellie Mae
DeleteAhaha, funny girls! I hope Ellie May gets her Christmas 🎄 list written and Santa brings everything she, and Latte too, might want!
ReplyDeleteIf he could bring me a spare lap, I'd never ask for any presents ever again! ~Ellie Mae
Deletehay ewe galz…ther iz two a santy clawz, just like therz an easturr rabbit…yur
ReplyDeletepawrentz steered ewe wrong…next thing they will be sayin iz therz noe such
thing az ground hogz day 😼😼🐟‼️💙😺
Groundhog day? Are they tasty? ~Latte
DeleteI agree, that list thing is difficult. I've been on the naughty list before though!
ReplyDeleteYou'll have to tell me what that's like! Or I could ask Latte ... ~Ellie Mae
DeleteI hope you manage to get that list written one way or another, and Santa brings everything you want.
ReplyDeleteA lap!!! ~Ellie Mae
DeleteYou girls are too cute!!!
ReplyDeleteI'd say at least I'm cute ... but I know you have a thing for torties ... ~Ellie Mae
DeleteWoodrow is a lucky mancat.
ReplyDeleteDo you think so? ~Ellie Mae
DeleteChristmas lists can be tricky, Ellie Mae. Be careful what you ask for!
ReplyDeleteThat makes sense. I wouldn't want Santa to bring me the lap of ANOTHER Daddy. One is more than enough! ~Ellie Mae
DeleteMaking lists is hard, Ellie Mae. We bet Woodrow will be a happy cat, though.
ReplyDeleteI hope so! He's a model and everything now!
Delete~Ellie Mae
Writing a letter to Santa makes you realize you have to be very careful for what you ask.
ReplyDeleteIt's tricky! ~Ellie Mae
DeleteMerry Christmas, Ellie Mae! I'll be looking to the skies on Christmas night to see if you're in Santa's sleigh!!! ~Woodrow
ReplyDeleteWoodrow, you (and the rest of your state) will HEAR Ellie if she rides in Santa's sleigh ... we promise!
DeleteMum has a nice warm lap but I won't share her with anyone!
ReplyDeleteI don't blame you! ~Ellie Mae
DeleteJust writing again to say Merry Christmas to all!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
DeleteMeowy Catmas guys, and we hope mew have an epically epic festive season! 🎄😻🐾🐾😻🎄
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you, too!
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