(1993 - 2005)

My beloved Kallie ....

Where do I even start? Kallie was/is loved and missed so much by all in our family.
To my daughter, Kallie was somewhat of a pain (a funny pain) because she would get into her
Barbie dolls when she was small and carry them down the stairs by their hair
(which by that time were matted to the point that there was no way you could brush the knots out).

To my son, Kallie was his buddy that he could wrestle with and has scars up and down his arm
to prove it (when they stopped playing she would be licking his hand and he would have his arm around her).
To my boyfriend, Kallie was the cat that would roll over on here back when he started talking to her
because she loved his voice. She would lie in his lap when it was cool so she could soak up his body heat
or chase his hand when he was playing with her when making the bed.

To me, Kallie was (as I would call her) my baby. She could always bring a smile to my face even when
things may not have been going so right that day. She was so prim, proper and prissy, like she came
from royalty (she was definitely queen of the house). She would climb up in my lap or on my chest
and knew that I would pet her and give her a kiss on the forehead. She would act like she was stretching
and put her front paws on my thigh….basically, telling me to pick her up like you would a child.

When I would come home from work she would run up to me like your small child does
when you pick them up from daycare. She'd follow me everywhere in the house and when I would
get ready for work in the morning she would just sit and stare at me as if to say "I used to do that
in my past life". She had the most beautiful, big, expressive, green eyes.
When she looked at me sometimes it was if she were saying, "I love you sooooo much".

When we took you into the vet a couple days ago I didn't want to believe that you were as sick
as you were. We took you to the vet thinking they would make you better...never thinking we would
have to make that very difficult decision. My heart broke when I saw the x-rays because I knew right away
what the next step was. We could not bear to see our precious Kallie suffer.

The only thing that really comforts me now, is that you knew how much we loved you
and you felt me holding you as you went to another home, where you would no longer be in pain.
You were such a light in our life and taken much too soon. You still had so much kitten left in you.
Always getting into things you shouldn't be into, bringing your catches up to the door for us
to fix for dinner, drinking out of our water glasses when you thought we weren't looking.
It's been almost a week now and it still breaks our hearts.

I know in time the pain will ease, but you will always remain in our hearts
with beautiful, funny and loving memories.
Rest In Peace our beautiful Kallie for we will see you again.
We miss you terribly and will love you forever...
Love your family,
Mom, Dad, Chris, Meaga n, Bear, Sylvester and Peanut...