Life Goes On

It's been a week since I had to put down my sweet, blue-eyed kitty, Khai Namh.  He was such a funny cat and loved everybody.

Khai in his beloved basket.

I have the cutest, silliest pictures of him.  Due to injuries, he couldn't jump or climb very well, but sometimes, he just had to show me he still had it.

Climbing up to knock over the watering can full of water.

Mostly, he was all about finding unusual, but comfortable places to sleep.

He had a playful side.

And a pensive side, also.

I get through the days by knowing that I did all I could to get him well.  He just seemed to give up.  He wasn't eatiing, but as long as he was drinking, I was force-feeding him.  But once he stopped drinking, I knew that was it.  Maybe he had cancer.  Maybe his back and nerve problems bothered him more than I knew.  I may never know.

Still, I miss his him.  We used to call him "Fur Pen" because he was like the Pig Pen character from Peanuts, except with fur.  I had to vacuum a lot because of his fur.  I haven't had to vacuum since he passed away.

He was also the last direct link to my mom.  He was the Siamese she had wanted for so long.  When she got a call from the vet that he had a Siamese kitten for her--for free--back in November of 1999, she ran over the garbage cans in her hurry to get to the vet's office before he closed.

Ostensibly, Tabitha was brought home for my mom, but from the beginning, Tabitha chose me as her person.

I've kept busy this past week.  Trying to keep the sadness at bay, I've unpacked my books, hung curtains, sorted through boxes, cleaned out drawers and played with Tabitha.

Life goes on.  I've tried to sell some small pieces of furniture to replenish my bank account.  (Vets are not free.)  I can't believe how picky these resale shops are.  The only thing I could sell was a wooden rocking horse.  I kept lowering my price expectations and was still discouraged at what I got for it at Once Upon A Child.

And life still goes on.  I have to plan on doing laundry and getting my hair cut.

My sister and I are going to a cousin's wedding on July 24th.  Because it's a five hour drive downstate, we'll spend one night in a hotel and return on the 25th.  I wanted to go to the wedding.  To support my cousin and to see other cousins who live out of state.  Unfortunately, I learned that her brother from Massachusetts can't make it.  My daughter said that weddings are always fun.  My cousin is marrying a minister.  I imagine it'll be fairly sedate.  Nothing wrong with that!  I'm just disappointed there are cousins I won't be seeing as I hoped.  But the food should be good.  Church ladies usually are good cooks!  And I get to spend some one on one time with my sister.  She can be extremely funny.

I need to figure out what to wear.  I'm told it will be a casual wedding.

And life goes on and on...