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Christmas is coming, Ginny and I turn on the Hallmark channel and __1__ Christmas movies. It's the time of year to __2__ our hearts and feel the love around us. we both have __3__ hearts and love a good cry.
We paused the movie, as I yelled, “No, Callie! __4__ from the tree！”
I adopted her a few months before Christmas. Ginny named her Callie, because she is a calico. A week after I rescued her, Ginny had said, “Mike, what about your __5__？ Callie will get in it.” I thought about my __6__ ornaments. Many came from my childhood. Some were gifts from a dear friend and expensive. “You're right, Gin. I __7__ thought about that. But I'm sure it will be OK.”
But it turned out that I was __8__！
A few days before Christmas, Ginny and I took a trip to the storage shed, piled the boxes of __9__ and the tree into her daughter's van and brought them home.
As I put the tree together, Callie climbed the __10__. Each layer I added, she climbed higher. I grew __11__ and locked her in the bathroom until I was done.
I spent the evening trying to __12__ her from the tree. She __13__ behind my shoes and waited
