The one and only Queenie… Yetta, the ruler of the house…
Yetta came home with us and into our lives one cold January day in 1996. I knew from the beginning that she was very special. She was to be my companion since I was staying at home now since my accident and not able to work any longer. I had no idea at that time neither how nor how much she was to impact my life forevermore.
Yetta taught me the true meaning of real authentic unconditional love, the way that our pets do so very often. No matter what is happening or going on around us, they love us… they love us if we are happy … if we are sad … even if we are mad … even when we think that no one may love us… they love us… no matter what. They make us feel so very special and so unique … they are all
very special and very unique.
I pulled her name off the last page of a baby name book that my daughter had given me….Yetta means ‘ruler of the house’…little did I know at that time how appropriate the name would be.
Yetta was so smart; we had to spell around her if we did not want her to know what we were talking about… lol I think sometimes she could read my mind. She always knew the right thing to do and was always such a good girl.
She used to be the talk of the grocery store, heck just bout any store that I went to. People used to tell me that they thought she was a stuffed animal until she moved while in the child seat of the grocery cart.
She went everywhere with me.
The night we went to the casino and I tried to leave her in the hotel room so we could go down to the casino floor, well there would be NONE of that, she let me know rather quickly since she would not stop barking long enough for me to get down the hall to the elevator.
She always thought she was a human because when friends would bring their pets over to visit her, she would not leave my side and gave me a look that said ” why on earth have you let that animal into our home”!
I hope she knows how much that I miss her and think of her each and every day. I know she waits at Rainbow Bridge for me and I long for the day that we will see each other again.
I wrote her the letter below the day after
she left our physical world……….
My Dearest Yetta,
Mama can not begin to describe the pain of your not being next to me as you have for the past almost 9 years. I pray that you passed to the other side with no pain and I pray that you know even though I was not standing next to you when it happened that I was holding you in my arms and rubbing your tummy the way you always liked for me to do.
I will never get used to being without you in this world and pray for a time that we will be reunited in heaven forever.
Your brother Jack is very upset and does not understand why you are not here with us, so if you can send him a message, I know it will help.
Daddy is pretty upset too as well as Drew as you well know we all loved you very very very much and being without you will not be easy to get used to. Your beautiful smile will always live in our hearts and minds
until we are together again.
There are so many things that I could say but I know you know how much you are loved here and always have been and always will be, I am just praying that you can
still feel our love.
And don’t worry; Mama will not forget to bring the pork chop and the ball when I come to heaven.
I will forever be grateful for the unconditional love that you gave me and also that you taught me how to give. I love you with all my heart and soul, pretty girl, our Queenie. 🙂
Your Mama Forever,
Janet
November 29, 2006
My Dearest Yetta,
Mama can not believe that it has been two years since you were by my side. I still ache and cry for your presence. I know that you are still around in the spirit world, but I long to hold you and love on you the way I always did.
Brother Jack is also still lonely without you. Mama has not been able to find him a new ‘sis’. In fact, everyone here, me, Daddy, Drew & Jack still miss you immensely & intensely.
I know that you see me cry because usually soon after, I can feel you brush against my legs. But Mama still misses you so very much… your sweet personality, your insistence on having your way, teehee, the magical way that you played with so many things, your beauty, and of course all the snuggles we used to have.
Mama is going to put some fresh flowers on your ‘spot’ today. Please if you can, come meet me there and alert me to your presence so that I might find some comfort and solace in this world without you.
Your Mama Forever!
Janet
All my love pretty girl...
| PearlYetta Austin Willis |
| 29, Nov 2004 |
| Ms. C. Janet Austin, David Willis & Andrew Richard |