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now mama can start scanning in all sorts of my pictures...she had hesitated before because 12.5 yrs of pics is a LOT! but there are many happy memories that I'm looking forward to sharing
This song makes me think of my sweet Bid & i can't help but cry when i hear it...I miss you, Bid...too much
Beloved by VNV Nation
It's colder than before
The seasons took all they had come for
Now winter dances here
It seems so fitting don't you think?
To dress the ground in white and grey
It's so quiet I can hear
My thoughts touching every second
That I spent waiting for you
Circumstances affords me
No second chance to tell you
How much I've missed you
My beloved do you know
When the warm wind comes again
Another year will start to pass
And please don't ask me why I'm here
Something deeper brought me
Than a need to remember
We were once young and blessed with wings
No heights could keep us from their reach
No sacred place we did not soar
Still, greater things burned within us
I don't regret the choices that I've made
I know you feel the same
My beloved do you know
How many times I stared at clouds
Thinking that I saw you there
These are feelings that do not pass so easily
I can't forget what we claimed as ours
Moments lost though time remains
I am so proud of what we were
No pain remains, no feeling
Eternity awaits
Grant me wings that I might fly
My restless soul is longing
No pain remains, no feeling
Eternity awaits
My beloved do you know
When the warm wind comes again
Another year will start to pass
And please don't ask me why I'm here
Something deeper brought me
Than a need to remember
My beloved do you know
How many times I stared at clouds
Thinking that I saw you there
These are feelings that do not pass so easily
I can't forget what we claimed as ours
Moments lost though time remains
I am so proud of what we were
No pain remains, no feeling
Eternity awaits
Grant me wings that I might fly
My restless soul is longing
No pain remains, no feeling
Eternity awaits
Moments lost though time remains
I am so proud of what we were
No pain remains, no feeling
Eternity awaits
Grant me wings that I might fly
My restless soul is longing
No pain remains, no feeling
Eternity awaits
Moments lost though time remains
I am so proud of what we were
No pain remains, no feeling
Eternity awaits
Grant me wings that I might fly
My restless soul is longing
No pain remains, no feeling
Eternity awaits
Just over 14 years ago, when my hubby & i had just started seeing each other, this sweet little mackerel tabby would sit with us on his front porch. As the summer waned & the days started growing colder, his mother noticed this little kitty was about to become a mama, so they took her in. She was then named Missy. Missy gave birth to 4 kittens within a couple of weeks. 2 tabbies: Princess Pee (the runt) & Brighid (Destructokitty),& 2 white kittens: Princess Gracie Mae & Al Iafratecat (the biggest scaredycat I've ever seen!). We got to bring Gracie & Biddie home.
Before we could tell which was a boy or girl, they each had their own nicknames to match the personalities they were already showing. Biddie was called "Toughguy" because she used to beat up her siblings! She was identical to her mother but had cream "eyeshadow" around her eyes (Missy's is more reddish toned)
When she was really small, Biddie would hide under the console tv we used to have. Then as she grew, she'd get under the couch or hide in hubby's underwear drawer.
For over 12 years, Biddie would greet us every morning with hugs. She'd sit on her hind legs & waves her front paws around until we leaned over, then she'd jump into our arms & snuggle up, instant purrs. Then she'd go curl up in her chair in the morning sun & take a nap. Such a sweet happy girl!
She was always getting into things, destroying books, magazines, photos, furniture...basically anything she could get her claws on! hahaha
She had the sweetest nature & was all about love. She'd snack on her crunchy-muchies when she wanted & would onlu nibble the canned food. It seemed, to Bid, if she was eating she was missing out on snuggles or fun!
She was very playful & had never been sick. After the bed was made, she'd climb under the covers, right by hubby's pillow & nap. She was Lump durnig those times because all you could see was a lump on the bed. At night, when it was time for bed, she'd get under the covers & snuggle with me. She'd try to hide when hubby came in because she didn't want to leave the room. But we had to close the doors because otherwise we wouldn't get any sleep! She'd be into EVERYTHING! She was our beloved clown! She was always making us laugh with her antics. Racing around barking (yes, barking) at the ceilings & walls, jumping up the walls, dancing with her favorite purple ribbon, playing with her sister Gracie, going in little circles untilshe made herself dizzy & flopping on the floor with this look on her face like "whoa! that was fun!"
she'd let us know if she didn't like someone (she'd let them know too by pottying on something of theirs...she knew it was bad to do, but she wanted to make sure we knew she didn't want that person in her home)...
she was oh so tough when it came to beating up Gracie, but with other animals (or creatures) she'd hide behind Gracie like "Yeah, what she said!" She was our funny-bunny girl with fur as soft as a rabbits & eyes like peridots.
Our dear, sweet, Biddiecat, was half of our world (Gracie was the other half). When she got sick, we were really scared. She had never been sick before. Both she & Gracie had to go to the vets because we didn't know what was wrong...they were sick ALL OVER the place. Gracie started improving but Biddie was getting worse. At the vets office, they said Gracie was okay, they didn't know what had been wrong, but they gave Biddie a shot of penicillin & told us to give her pedialyte to replenish her fluids. They insisted the 2 of them got into something they shouldn't have. We know that wasn't true...we kept coming back to a can of food that didn't smell right. It was labeled as beef but smelled like fish. We though it had been mislabeled...now we think it was bad food...
Biddie started improving & was drinking the pedialyte like it was going out of style! I started cutting it with water over a week, like the vet told us to, until it was just water again (they've always had spring water because we don't trust our tap water)...Sunday was just water, Monday Biddie was her normal self, Tuesday she attacked the grocery bags like she did every week, Wednesday she seemed a little quiet & didn't really eat much...we didn't think too much of it because she'd usually fill up on dry food...Thursday, she was listless & just wanted to be held or snuggled. Gracie wasglued to her side & was protecting her as best as she could. Gracie was ready to attack anyone that touched her sick sister (until she saw it was us). I leaned over to snuggle with Bid a little & she nuzzled my head & took a deep inhale while smelling my hair. I knew she was telling me her time was near...Friday, I took her to the vet because she hadn't gone potty or eaten. The receptionist was teasing "oh! the constipated kitty is here!" I was in tears because I just knew this was the last ride to the vet for our beloved girl. She said "She'll be fine. Don't worry" I was in hysterics & hubby raced from work to meet me at the vet. We stood in the parking lots, crying & hugging...They were going to run some tests & get some fluids in her. She had lost 1 lb in less than a week...Saturday, Dr A called & told us what was wrong, Biddie had Sudden Onset of Acute Renal Failure. Her kidneys had shut down. Dr A said Biddie was resting & seemed a little perkier after getting some fluids. We could have her sent for more tests, treatments, possibly a kidney transplant. It wuold cost over $6000 & there was no guarantee she'd be okay or ever be able to have the quality of life she had before all this...I was bawling as I handed the phone to hubby...he told the vet we'd be right down...
On May 20, 2006, we did the hardest thing we've ever had to do. We let our darling beloved girl go to Rainbow Bridge. We held her & sang to her & cuddled her. Dr A was crying too. She had us step back a little so she could administer relief for our darling girl & didn't want Biddie to associate any anxiety or pain with her pawrents. We crouched down so we were at face level with Biddie & cried as we said goodbye. We felt her soul leave & my heart shattered into a million pieces. Biddie was so much more than a cat. She was our little girl, our baby & sweet love.
We had to let her go. When we took her & Gracie home, back in 1993, we promised them both that we would always watch over them, take care of them, love them, & when the time came we would not make them suffer...
she was such a sweet, gentle girl. we adored her & still do, it's just that now she's at Rainbow Bridge instead of here with us
We miss you & love you, Biddie, and we always will.
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