One year an Angel, May 25

One year ago today you went to the bridge. One year ago today I didn't think I would ever sleep again, for fear that when I woke up you might still be gone. One year ago today, too young, you made your trip to the bridge. I don't think I have ever cried so much or felt such a loss as the loss and heartache I felt and feel for you. I look back at all the mistakes I've made this year, and wish you were here with me to get through those times. For those who will never understand, you were not just a cat. You were Much much more than that. You were my soul kitty.
I hope you visit me today. I'll keep an extra sharp eye out for a butterfly.
I love you and miss you Indy.
Love,
Mommy
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-I'm Still Here-
Friend, please don't mourn for me
I'm still here, though you don't see.
I'm right by your side each night and day
and within your heart I long to stay.

My body is gone but I'm always near.
I'm everything you feel, see or hear.
My spirit is free, but I'll never depart
as long as you keep me alive in your heart.

I'll never wander out of your sight-
I'm the brightest star on a summer night.
I'll never be beyond your reach-
I'm the warm moist sand when you're at the beach.

I'm the colorful leaves when fall comes around
and the pure white snow that blankets the ground.
I'm the beautiful flowers of which you're so fond,
The clear cool water in a quiet pond.

I'm the first bright blossom you'll see in the spring,
The first warm raindrop that April will bring.
I'm the first ray of light when the sun starts to shine,
and you'll see that the face in the moon is mine.

When you start thinking there's no one to love you,
you can talk to me through the Lord above you.
I'll whisper my answer through the leaves on the trees,
and you'll feel my presence in the soft summer breeze.

I'm the hot salty tears that flow when you weep
and the beautiful dreams that come while you sleep.
I'm the smile you see on a baby's face.
Just look for me, friend, I'm everyplace!

Author Unknown

 

Time stands still when you is at tha Rainbow Bridge

Isn't that just the trooooofth! I don't know how ta stops her frum doin this, but I guess really, it's now like it's on purposes or something, but no matter what is happening fur my Mommy, evfurry month, at this exact time, she looks at tha calendar and is reminded that anothfur month has gone by without me. It's gonna beeez like, 10 months. And while tha time has stood stills fur me and all my Angel furrriends, it seems ta keep movin up, on and forwards on tha earffths. And even though it's almost 10 long monfths, I see Mommy weeps a little evfurryday, even if it's just fur a second, cause she misses me so mush, and even tha ways my fur smells MOL! Even tho I had a stinky hiney she says MOL!! She finally stopped sleepin wif my special plankie though, and I think that's furry good, in my opinions. Kitty still sleeps on my other blankie though.

We welcomes two new Angels today too, furrrriend Taz and Sweet Annabelle. Tha crew got awwwl togethfur though and welcomes them, just like we did with our buddies Yolo and Sheba too.

I guess I just wanted to say time goes by, but it's ok fur us all. And loves to all my furrrriends =)

Angel Indy

DDP honors!

I can't believes that yestfurday, I, Angel Indiana-cat, was a DDP! I don't write much in my diary these days, mostly 'cause there's so mush ta does at tha Bridge, that there's not mush times at all ta writes. Plus, I know sometimes it's hard fur Mommy, even though it's been a long time now since I came here. It's catnip-crazy!

My good furrriend Tabatha made me the pawsome picshure on my page-thank you Tabatha! It's always kewl ta has new pictures made since we can't takes more a'them.

So anyways, I was just pawing how I was a DDP and I missed it! Mommy was sicks and in tha partment in tha bed sneezing and stuffs and when she left tha house she was sneezings and stuffs, so I was busy watchin her. Plus I has been makin Kitty P play tag with me a lot too MOL! Tha other day she was tryin ta catches one of my feathers and she did a kewl move where she hopped on tha couch, pounced onta the arm of tha other couch, like just ta helps her spring herselfs off fur a big jump, and flew through tha airs at me!!! It was so much fun 'cause even Mommy was meowin out loud!

I know it's two days again till that date that Mommy always will remember. It's easier as tha time goes by, but us Angels know how hard it can be too.

Anypurrr, so I just had ta writes! Happy Monday furrriends!

meows of love

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee.
William Shakespeare

Merrry Catmus!!!!

It's CHRISSSSSTMASSSSSY! Merry Christmas to all my furrrriends, on earth and at the Bridge. This is a special day, fur many reasons! Furrrst, it's catsmiss, and this was my favfurite day when I was with my Mommy and sisfur. Last year we had a Secret Santa who was Guido and his furmily and we gots tha best prezzies, one of which came with me to tha bridge, 'cause it was my favfurite ball evfur. And this year, while I am not at home in my body, I am watching ovfur my furmily and sprinkling angel dust on them. It's my 7 month annipurrsary at the bridge today too. Mommy shed some tears today 'cause she misses me...I know it makes Mommy sad, cause she wants me to be home, but I know she will be ok evfurrry year on this date. Thank Mew furrriends fur watching out fur Mommy and Kitty and Harrison. Tis tha season fur love and joyous giving all around.
Love,
Angel Indy

All Guardian Angel cats must gather round for this special- mission

Furrriends and angels,
I have a huge favor to asks tonight. One of my very good friends is making her Bridge Journey tomorrow. She has been such a good furrriend and her Mommy was always so kind to my mommy-my good furrriend Natasha. She has been doing very well, but her mommy just got the heartbreaking mews today. Purrrrlease purrrr and pray fur her. I will be waiting at the front of the Rainbow Bridge to welcome her with my paws open.

Here's her diary:

http://www.catster.com/cats/1022646/diary/Fifteen_ plus_years/

Love,
Angel Indiana

6 months since I've been gone

Today makes 6 months since I made my journey to tha Bridge. Time sure goes by so fast. I cant believes it's been so long, and still feels like yesturrrday. And I can't believes I missed tha turrrrrkey!!! Mommy always brought home yum yums fur us whenevfur she went to those pawwwties. It was always delllisssshous!

Thank you to the Tabbies fur the pumpkin pie!!! Yum!

I don't has much ta write right now and I know my mommy wants ta says something-see my Angel wings has special powers. I just has ta say I am Thankful fur all my furrrriends here at the Bridge and on tha earth with my mom and stuffs. And did you check out my new pic!? Who knew my paw was made a'gold!!! It's purrrfect! I used ta touch Mommy's cheek with that paw when she was upsets and sick, so I think my auntie Cherrae who painted it did a purrrrfect job!

Love always,
Indy


Dear Indy,

I can't believe it's been 6 whole months that I've gone on without you. It's not even real sometimes. I miss you each and every day, and all your little chirps and silly boobalicious games and the smell of your fur and breath too. We needed more time-I never imagined you would not be with me until you were, and it's been so much not to blame myself. No matter how much I know now you leaving wasn't my fault, I never will forgive myself for not bringing your blankie to you when I left you at the hospital. But I know you were a good boy that night and it makes me feel a little better that they said you weren't too scared.

I love you and miss you so much boo.

Love,
Mommy

DDP! plus fleas!!!

Holy catzowie!I'm a DDP today! I wish I could sees it! Fur somke reason, evfurrytime we try ta logs onta catster, we get a message that the site is in a flea bath, and we only now were able ta get on thru a link in an email,. And had to sign iin lilke 5 times! Not kewl!
What is kewl, is my earth buddy Newman has a book out! It's called Poopology! MOL! I can't waits ta read it...as me, myselfs, had poopies a'deaffffs...now they smells like roses at the bridge and peonies! That's cause the Bridge is suchb a happy and healing place, who wants ta smells poopie butt!
Once I cat get all around catster, I pawromise to read my pm that I got!
Love and bonks,
Indy

Happy Gotcha Day Indy!!!

I found this poem and it pretty much is how we found each other 3 years ago:

I found a Kitten
At the city pound,
A tiny creature
My hands wrapped around.
I held it up
Against my cheek,
And I could feel
Its wild heart beat.
It touched me
With its icy nose,
We liked each other
From head to toes.
-Unknown

There are two more-I think they fit too:

MEMBER OF THE FAMILY-Hope Harrington Kolb

What would I do without you
My precious, furry friend?
Part mischief, but all blessing
And faithful to the end

You look at me with eyes of love;
You never hold a grudge..
You think I'm far too wonderful
To criticize or judge

It seems your greatest joy in life
Is being close to me...
I think God knew how comforting
Your warm, soft fur would be.

I know you think you're human,
But I'm glad it isn't true...
The world would be a nicer place
If folks were more like you.

A few short years are all we have;
One day we'll have to part...
But you, my pet, will always have
A place within my heart.

and:
WHO SAYS THERE ARE NO ANGELS?-Thomas M. Mohr

Have we ever stopped to wonder
Throughout our life long trip
Why we meet certain pets
Just once and then.............

Then they're gone as if in to Heaven
No more do they grace our door
Yet an inspiration lingers
It's there forevermore.

These pets were such blessings
They're here and then they're gone
They embraced our lives immensely
For short periods, not for long.

It hurts to see them gone
But there's beauty all the more
We shared a moment of glory
And the memories will long endure.

But the effect is forever
They've helped us on our way
Could they be our guiding angels
That God gave to us one day?

I didn't think today would be so hard Indy, but I am a teary eyed, red-faced mess. I miss you and love you.

Happy Gotcha Day with all your wonderful Angel furriends at the Bridge, my Angel Indy.

Love always,
Mommy

Thank yous are in order! Thank you to:

Finney, Lacey and Sweet Angel Alex fur the Heart
Colette, Samsara and their Angel sisfurs fur the Acorn
Dusty Miller fur the Heart
Monster fur the Rainbow Star
Teebo, Callie and Rose fur the Heart
Serena Honey Girl Angel fur the Black Cat (and nip cakes!)
The Tabbie o'Trout Town fur the Football and fun!
Tink and Snow fur the Adoption Ribbon
and Rebby, the Angel fur the Adoption Ribbon

And the sweet messages fur me and my mommy. They mean so much to her =) Thank you furrriends.

I loves you all!

almost my 3rd Gotcha day

It's Indy here, from tha Bridge. Wow, I can't believes I am missing all the important days back home with my furmily! It would be my 3rd Gotcha day at home this Thursday, the 27th. I know Mommy right now is feeling very sad about it, only 'cause I should still be there fur my 3rd Gotcha Day, since I was gotted not too long ago, but things happens sometimes and she knows that even though my time was cut short, that we was both lucky to has been gotted by each other fur the time we did have.

It's gonna be Halloween too! Lucky me, I don't have to get dressed up by my mom anymore MOL! One year she tried ta get me ta wears a Frankencat hat, and the next year she had me wears a Bat collar, which I didn't mind exactly. She even made me wears the Hello Kitty bow tie so I looked like a chippendales cat MOL! Here at the Bridge though we can play dress up fur pretend, so it's not so bad. Plus, we is all Angels anyways, so it's like we got a costume already insides and outsides of us.

I've been watching ovfur my sisfur too ta makes sure she is ok. She is doing good-She has officially made my cat tree her own and loves ta hangs on the top perch. Whenevfur Harrison has gone on it he would take the second one-good boy! They are still workin on their relationship, so I have been trying ta be a good Watch cat to make sure it's not too awfuls. I decided ta fly ovfur there the other day just ta keeps a check out and showed myselfs ta Harrison-Mom knew I was there I thinks 'cause he kept looking up and following something, but there was nothing there ta sees.

It's gonna takes time, I keep telling Mommy that in her ears when she is not listening. Oh and ya knows, I was looking out ovfur her last night and guess what! Her furrriend found the iiiitiest, bitttiest kitten. Thank goodness she was determined ta be found-she kept meowing and meowing under a window and so Mom's furriend went out and took her in, just in time 'cause it's all rainy there today. Mom was gonna help watch ovfur the kitten (she did look like me afturall) fur a few days 'cause her furrriend doesn't lives in LA full times, but luckily, Lucky (that's her name!) found a home last night. So Mommy is gonna gives her new pawrent a couple of the kitten stuffs that me and Kitty outgrew.

I guess that's all fur now. Ya know, with the holidays coming up I know all us Angel kitties are gonna have to work hard to send love and comfurrrts to our families 'cause this is the toughest time usually. Tha only thing I am gonna miss this year is the Pen Paws Secret Santa! LAst years I got tha best gifties from Guido, tha Italian kitty and his furmily MOL! Akshully, my favfurite ball evfur was one of those gifties, so Mommy put it with me and my collars in my special box, tha one with my earth Angel dust in it. I'm glad she saved that just fur me, like my blankie. It reminds me how specials I am, and Mommy too.

Love,
Angel Indy