by Patricia John
Sabrina, you've been gone the longest and we all miss you so, we thought that mom should write you just to let you know. Sabrina, this is Tikki,remember me,your favorite cat? I miss rubbing you and laying with you but mom's told me where your at. She say's your in a better place with no more suffering or pain, but if I knew how to get there I'd come and bring you home again. Oz and Dottie say to say "hell-o" and they hope your having fun, mom says the cancers gone now so you can jump and run. You never got the chance to meet the youngest brat, she's a little tortuose shell, we call her Maxi cat. Brandy, you must be thinking that we've forgotten about you, but you better well believe it that that just isn't true. Mom still cries when she thinks of you, she say's you two had so many good years. And even though she loves us all we just can't dry her tears. Everytime she talks about you we can see the spark in her eyes,and in her voice we can tell she's still saying her good-byes. You never did care for us, you didn't like any cat, and I can't help but wonder how your getting along with the ones where your at. You and Sabrina never got the chance to meet the big boy of the yard, Dad really loves him but mom says it's hard. He's a great big Golden, Hunter is his name. He really is bull headed, mom's done alot of yelling since he came. Mom says boys are stubborn, knowing Hunter proves it's true. But I know she really likes him but there'll never be another you. Sadie Mae, you met him, I think that's why mom let him stay. You were awful lonely after Sabrina and Brandy went away. Hunter says "hell-o old girl", says since you left things haven't been the same, says to tell you for awhile he was kind of sad he came. He says his time with you was short, you were so old after all, and he says to also tell you he was proud to be there for you when yould fall. He says he looked all around for you the day that mom came back from the vet, and he says the gift of your back yard is something he will never forget. And now we have a new friend we want to introduce to you, we think she's pretty special and we know you all will too. She says "hi Brandy and Sabrina, hell-o Miss Sadie Mae" she says her name is "Asa Isha" mom got her yesterday. I know her name sounds funny, but mom says it very nice, it took awhile for her to like it, she had to hear it once or twice. You see "Asa" means "Hope" and I think that in a way, she was really hopeing that she'd love her as much as you guys one day. "Isha" means "Protector", Sabrina, mom says you were the best. So if the time ever comes I hope Asa passes the test. Each time mom goes outside with her she shows her where she laid you guys down, theres an arch and yard stuff and a bench where she can sit and hang around. Theres writing on the bench, dad bought it for the three of you, and once she read it to me and I knew someday we'd all be there too. It says "If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again." So, Brandy Linn,Sabrina Rae and sweet Sadie Mae, I'll say goodbye for now but look for us all on Rainbow Bridge oneday. Love Tikki