Wow.
Five years have gone by since last you were at my side. We have moved from where you are laid to rest, and that is a pain I will always bear. Sunny Arizona is now my home, far from you in New Jersey. But love knows no distance.
Sean, who you loved even before he was born, is now becoming a young man, and Rhiannon, who was only a toddler when you left us, is a bright and feisty Kindergarten student. Daddy and I are much the same, somewhat older, still missing you.
Jack, that kitty we rescued 3 and half years ago in your memory is still with us. At the time I last posted to you, I had no idea of how badly he needed someone to love him. Jack was missing most of his teeth from a vicious attack that Dr Sher thinks some one did to him with a bat. He was also diagnosed as FIV positive, which can shorten his life greatly. That being said, he is such a lover! He has been so sweet for having so much wrong done to him. I sometimes think that I can see the gratefulness in his face, but who knows? He still doesn’t replace you though. He is just another addition to the family, another brother. We have no idea how long we will have with him but whatever that time is, we will make the most of each moment until he joins you on the other side.
And in other news, you have a new sister as well! Since our move to Arizona, we have seen a terrible kitty crisis here. SO many kitties, unloved, and abused, and no services here set up to care for them. News says over 50 thousand kitties here running around with no homes. So when an adorable calico with her baby showed up at our door looking for shelter from the local feral cats who had already killed her other baby, we brought her in. We found a home for her baby, and to our horror, discovered that someone had tortured poor little Pixie. She had 2 BB’s lodged in her skull, and had been cut under her front leg from end to end. The new Dr fixed her up, and although somewhat skittish, has made a home here with us. I hope someday she will feel safe enough to relax and just be loved. She is terribly attached to Daddy, and follows him around. Jack has accepted her much like any other sister – he ignores her most of the time, and teases her gently the rest. They get along mostly.
I guess what I am trying to say here, is that although time has passed, and we are no longer where you are buried, you are still in our hearts and memories, and we have tried to honor you and the love you brought us by sharing that love with others who need it so badly. I hope that wherever you are, life is good, and that you are not too lonely waiting for the day we will see each other again.
Always with me,
| Sherrie Miller |