Comments on: We lost a friend today http://vondervotteimittiss.com/belfry/?p=23 There are no bats here. Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:28:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: blackcat http://vondervotteimittiss.com/belfry/?p=23&cpage=1#comment-18 blackcat Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:10:37 +0000 http://vondervotteimittiss.com/belfry/?p=23#comment-18 At first I thought that the house felt empty because we no longer had a fuzzy little animal running around. But last night I realized that it's more than that. I miss Jupiter himself. He taught us that it's the simple things that make life worth living: some congenial company at meal times, a nap to refresh onesself from the stresses of the day, someone to snuggle with and play with, some comforting when life is overwhelming. We taught him to talk. He announced to us that he was awake or that he had entered a room, just in case we hadn't noticed. He told us what we should do for him, right now. He told us when he was happy or sad or frustrated or frightened. He knew that we would listen and understand. He was so sure of this that he sometimes just smacked his lips, in imitation of our moving our lips when we talked. He didn't need vocalizations at these times, because he knew that we'd get the message. We taught each other a lot. We shared a great deal more. He was our friend for 16 years. I miss him greatly. At first I thought that the house felt empty because we no longer had a fuzzy little animal running around. But last night I realized that it’s more than that. I miss Jupiter himself.

He taught us that it’s the simple things that make life worth living: some congenial company at meal times, a nap to refresh onesself from the stresses of the day, someone to snuggle with and play with, some comforting when life is overwhelming.

We taught him to talk. He announced to us that he was awake or that he had entered a room, just in case we hadn’t noticed. He told us what we should do for him, right now. He told us when he was happy or sad or frustrated or frightened. He knew that we would listen and understand. He was so sure of this that he sometimes just smacked his lips, in imitation of our moving our lips when we talked. He didn’t need vocalizations at these times, because he knew that we’d get the message.

We taught each other a lot. We shared a great deal more. He was our friend for 16 years. I miss him greatly.

]]> By: pjwyatt http://vondervotteimittiss.com/belfry/?p=23&cpage=1#comment-17 pjwyatt Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:38:40 +0000 http://vondervotteimittiss.com/belfry/?p=23#comment-17 Thanks for the pics! They warmed my heart and made me laugh. He just took over that printout, didn't he? Mourn for your lost friend. He's left a tremendous hole behind. The bond you had deserves to be honored in this way. It will last for as long as it lasts. Let it be. Deep love, pj Thanks for the pics! They warmed my heart and made me laugh. He just took over that printout, didn’t he?

Mourn for your lost friend. He’s left a tremendous hole behind. The bond you had deserves to be honored in this way. It will last for as long as it lasts. Let it be.

Deep love,
pj

]]> By: Michael http://vondervotteimittiss.com/belfry/?p=23&cpage=1#comment-16 Michael Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:52:35 +0000 http://vondervotteimittiss.com/belfry/?p=23#comment-16 Hello pj, Thank you. You thought right. Jupiter loved to find places to burrow. I know that this is not unlike many other cats. I remember one tme when I was vacuuming the living room. When it came to the couch I pulled off a quilt that was draped over it and a cat went flying. Jupiter had burrowed into the quilt. I still feel bad. Think about what it must feel like to literally have the rug pulled out from underneath (or in this case around) you. Last night, day two, the loss really hit me hard. I was looking at some pictures of our "little guy" and I can't even describe the feeling that came over me. I guess that this is mourning. It hurt in a profound way. Today I put together <a href="http://vondervotteimittiss.com/belfry/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/Jupiter320-1.mov" rel="nofollow">some of these pictures</a> to share with you. Hello pj,
Thank you. You thought right. Jupiter loved to find places to burrow. I know that this is not unlike many other cats. I remember one tme when I was vacuuming the living room. When it came to the couch I pulled off a quilt that was draped over it and a cat went flying. Jupiter had burrowed into the quilt. I still feel bad. Think about what it must feel like to literally have the rug pulled out from underneath (or in this case around) you.
Last night, day two, the loss really hit me hard. I was looking at some pictures of our “little guy” and I can’t even describe the feeling that came over me. I guess that this is mourning. It hurt in a profound way.
Today I put together some of these pictures to share with you.

]]> By: pjwyatt http://vondervotteimittiss.com/belfry/?p=23&cpage=1#comment-14 pjwyatt Sat, 09 Dec 2006 19:47:17 +0000 http://vondervotteimittiss.com/belfry/?p=23#comment-14 I remember one day at your house, we were gathering up a load of books to sell at the used-book store. After parking on the busy avenue in front of the store, you opened the trunk to retrieve the books... and Jupiter jumped out! He'd stowed away when we'd turned our backs for just a second. Mad scrambles to coax our shivering boy out from under the car where he crouched, terrified by all the rushing traffic. Book-selling waited while you whisked him safely home. Were you ever able to dissuade him from exploring dark and interesting places? I thought not... He lucked out when he arrived on your doorstep. You were the perfect family for him. He was a dear and gentle soul, and he will be missed. Deep love, pj I remember one day at your house, we were gathering up a load of books to sell at the used-book store. After parking on the busy avenue in front of the store, you opened the trunk to retrieve the books… and Jupiter jumped out! He’d stowed away when we’d turned our backs for just a second. Mad scrambles to coax our shivering boy out from under the car where he crouched, terrified by all the rushing traffic. Book-selling waited while you whisked him safely home. Were you ever able to dissuade him from exploring dark and interesting places? I thought not…

He lucked out when he arrived on your doorstep. You were the perfect family for him. He was a dear and gentle soul, and he will be missed.

Deep love,
pj

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