Anyone who has ever had a cat during the holidays knows that they affect "how you do things" this time of year. Ribbon on gifts? Oh, certainly NOT before the last minute when you're actually handing the gift to the person! Tinsel on the tree? Not unless you want the biggest gift of all to go to your veterinarian! Explaining little tiny puncture marks at the corner of every gift bag? Necessary. [= I miss Teatea this time of year. She was a string-obsessed fool that would dig dental floss out of garbage cans (gross), pull strings out of towels (hang-em high, folks!) and when she was wee, she would eat my hair while I was sleeping....strange noise to be woken (is that a word?) up by, but i eventually got that one solved somehow.... This year I was pulling stuff (what I call xmas garnish) out a bag of ribbon to be reused/recycled and on the corner of the ziploc bag were all those wee puncture marks....the sign of teatea. It made me very sad, but made her instantly "present" in my thoughts, and that made me smile. She trained us well for the new kittens (especially because Squeebert has a penchant for string-like things), so every day that i miss her, i also thank her... she still fills my heart everyday with love and companionship...what more can one ask for?
I know as do many how you feel. My 16 year old Robin went to the Rainbow Bridge 12 years ago and I still miss her as do my (grown) sons. After all, she had quite a hand in rearing them. They came up under her tutelage after all.
ReplyDeleteWe love our babies and we will always miss them. After several years we can enjoy the thought and vision of them in pictures without crumbling.
(((HUGS)))
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ReplyDeleteI was drawn to your blog by your blog title. I'm truly sorry for your loss. From your blog posts (esp the ones in Feb) she comes across as an amazing, funny and totally lovable cat with her many memorable idiosycrasities (straws, peas??!!).
I live with my own tough ol' cat (17) who isn't very well - but we both just take it one day at time.
Take care
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