Sisters!

MEH

All month long have felt.. MEH! Muddle my way through the holidays, buying presents, decorating, all the while sick. Looking forward to longer days and warmer weather!

Ham Bone Soup Yum!

Paired with cornbread. YUM!!

We'll miss you!

Words can't describe how much we will miss this guy. He was an amazing cat who brought so much joy to all of us. I have never known a more affectionate cat than he.

Dane bought this cat last year for Maddy who needed some joy in her life. It took a while for her warm up to a kitten who was very rambunctious, and was not content to just sit and cuddle. But eventually like everyone else captured her heart with his loving nature. He was a lover who craved affection and could not be ignored.

Me - Tripped over him often with him purring at my feet. Placed him many a times in Emma's lap to cheer her up or keep her occupied. Was not ragdoll, but acted as such. I often marveled at how he'd put up with Emma carrying him, brushing, applying make up, ect.

Dane - Like I said he bought this cat to cheer up Maddy. He enjoys and takes pride in making us happy. With his humor, with his love, and with his gifts. This is not his first time making us fall in love with a cat. As a teen he bought me my first cat (Sebastian) from someone giving cats away at a convenient store. Ditch dived to save a stray (Mittens) in the middle of the night on a back country road.  Outbid his sister in a school charity auction to win his daughters heart with a kitten (Dollar, such a fitting name).

Sam - Loved "playing" hide and seek (aka chase the cat).

Christian - His room was the cat's refuge. He would often sleep on his bed or in his chair as this was the only place to keep the littles at bay.

Maddy - Complained (but got a kick out of it) that he would climb in the cubbies behind her bed, walk across her keyboard, and meow for her to feed him every night.

Emma - She was by far the hardest for us to tell the bad news, even though we knew she would not fully understand and would not dwell on the loss. Blacky (her name for him) was her cat. She spent more time and bonded with him than anyone else. Every morning she would feed and cuddle him. Every time we came home she'd announce to him we were home. Every time she was sad he would cheer her up. Every time he crossed her path she would scoop him up and LOVE him. And it broke our heart knowing those were now memories left in the past.

He is now buried at Wenzel Mountain next to my great love Daneo. His tombstone has yet to be written. What was his name?

No name (because Maddy could not / would not think of one)
Blacky
Grey beard
Chocolate Chip
Shadow

All names we considered for him this last year, but maybe we'll just settle on Kitty. We will all miss him terribly, as he was a member of our family!

Hair by Emma

Seriously thinking of chopping my hair off. Long hair is easy to just brush and be on my way so I've always kept it long. But I'm thinking if there is less hair to pull maybe it will break Emma and Sam's habit.