Saturday, November 1, 2014

Cricket the Bold

In June, Cricket went to the vet to try to reverse his deteriorating condition. Despite amazing care, he came home on a Friday night and died Saturday morning. We buried him with flowers and toys, and with wet eyes and a heavy heart began the drive to Pittsburgh. It is 5 months later, and I still miss him terribly. There's a void in our lives that he created when he left. He was an Awesome Cat. 










He rode in canoes.
He sat on people (or pants) while they used the toilet. 
He watched movies like a person, on his back, paws on top of the covers.
He crammed into us hard when we came back from a trip.
He converted non-cat people. 
He was a neighborhood ambassador. 
He kept the short tailed shrew population in check. 
He rode shoulders. 
He went on hikes and walks. 
He challenged Golden Retrievers. 
He won the affection of Golden Retrievers. 







He had 4 adult canines. 
He had some trauma to his eye (still unknown) that ultimately caused it to be removed. 
He was loved by the vets, and is missed by them yet. 
He had a little white bow tie. 
He had a lousy sense of smell. 
He was a little Houdini who became a poster child for Invisible Fence. 
His escapades include escaping through a house window, hanging himself by his harness and tether from a tree, escaping a City police car, alluding a bear, walking a half-mile to the neighbors only to be sent to the shelter, and singeing his whiskers on the woodstove trying to get closer to heat. 

He was an Awesome Cat. 


June

June was full of emotions and doings. We spent a fun weekend with friends, we lost our beloved Cricket (and he deserves his own post), Etta had her first visit to the dentist, Oliver graduated Kindergarten (!), we scurried in a trip to Pgh, and had a long weekend visit from great friends. 













May

Glorious May! Warmer weather arrived and we basked in it, despite ice bergs on the lake for Memorial Day weekend. 







April

Trying to catch up so late in the game, I think it's easier to do photo posts. Sound good? Good. 

April was still a cold, blustery month with teasing hints of spring. (Weather had a big role in our 2014 lives.) We started to thaw out and finally shed a few layers, staying outside as long as possible to try to remedy cabin fever. 







March: For Karen

I've done a pretty crummy job of keeping the blog rolling. I was recently reminded that somebody still looks at it... So even if just for a small few (or one!), here's what we've been up to:


We visited the Grand Island ice caves, got a winter reprieve in the Keys for a fun wedding with friends (no kidlets), celebrated a break in the sub-freezing temps, and hand crafted some Easter decor.