Goodbye

Goodbyes are hard. But I have learned through my pets sometimes goodbyes break your heart as well. It became time to say goodbye to Reagan recently. Maybe some of you will remember Meet Reagan. Reagan was a very special cat. He purred so loud. Loved laser lights. Loved crawling under covers and napping. Loved trying to knock a book out of my hands when I was reading and not paying attention to him. Loved sitting in front of the fish tank trying to catch the fish through the glass. Reagan was just plain and simply loved! Surprisingly the people at the shelter remembered him a year later. He was that special.

Being honest with myself for a moment I am not sure if I ever want another pet. (Yes we still have 2 dogs and another cat) Having pets means letting go, and it hurts, A LOT! Watching my kid's sadness is probably the hardest part. Amber takes it all especially hard. I don't know.

Goodbye Reagan, we loved you, I knew what we were up against when I adopted you as an older cat at the shelter and I just hope we hope we gave you an awesome last year of your life.

Nixon is getting a forever home too

My sister is going to adopt my cat's brother. I am so happy. I knew getting the brother would totally be pushing John but now my sister is going to get him. I feel so much better, knowing he is 10 yrs old, hardly no one would want an older cat. I called the shelter Friday to see if he was still there and the boy who answered told me yes and it was a $55 fee, etc. Well I called today and the lady answered who did all the paper work for me and she was like I remember you, and I told her I called last week and they told me $55 for Nixon (Reagan's brother) but she waived the fee for Reagan, so she said she'd way the fee for me again. So I am going and adopting the cat in my name for my sister. I am so flipping excited!!!! I feel ecstatic we are giving these poor cats who came from such a loving home that had to give them up for reasons beyond their control and are practically un adoptable because of their age a second chance.

Meet Reagan

This is Reagan! He is our new kitty! I wanted a new kitty and today went to the shelter. There were two that caught my eye. A one year old and a ten year old. Now I know the common choice would be the one year old, so I went against the norm and saved 10 year old Reagan who was surrendered about 3 weeks ago with 3 of his brothers and sisters. Reagan also has a brother there, who is currently in isolation on meds for a sneeze, but I don't know. I'll have to see how Reagan works out first and how my loving husband responds. While we were there (my mom came with me) a couple came in looking for their puppy. They were leaving to NY earlier this week when their puppy slipped it's collar and got out of their car and got away. A black puppu at night, no less. They were so excited their puppy was brought in, I was almost in happy tears for them. Unfortunately just getting home they had no cash on them to reclaim their dog. I felt so bad so I paid for them to get their puppy back. It felt so good to do something so nice for people just because and to see them so happy. I just hope in the future they pay the kindness forward.