Annabelle's Antics

I always think of this spot as Abby's chair.

It's in the dining room next to two large picture windows.

I can see it from the kitchen.

When I lost Abby, looking at it empty was too hard.

So, I found my sleeping black and white kitty (next to 

Annabelle -- I know it's hard to see) and placed it

there to fool my mind from seeing an empty spot.

Seeing Annabelle there is bittersweet.

But, it does fill my heart with such love for her.

She is such an angel.

Abby's Chair

 When I see the above picture of Abby I can see just how sick she was, although I couldn't at the time. I was too far into being blinded by love and fear, and above all else saving her. Sadly, one week later she succumbed to myriad of things that were making her battle a lost cause.

 I had to change a few things around to be able to look into the corner where this chair sits to be able to deal with it and remembering how Abby loved it so.

 To trick my mind's eye I put this small black and white kitty I had, which I had gotten back in 2007 that purrs to mimic the view of sleeping cat. Yes, it was a trick of the mind. Because it was so awful to look and see no amber eyes looking back at me. For just the briefest moment if you looked very quickly you thought there was a real cat sleeping there, it was enough for a short period of time.

 Now of course I have the most darling fluff of softness and light who has found that she too likes sleeping there.

And so it shall past from Abby to Annabelle with no doubt in my mind an Angel watching over her and me.

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Today our Dad is going in for shoulder surgery we could sure use your purrs and I'm sure Mom will update as she knows more. Thank you for keeping us in your prayers.

The Chair

Abby's candles : LINK

Abby's chair.
She would always got up into this chair to sleep during the morning hours.
Sun came streaming in from the picture windows in the
front dining room and she loved that light and warmth.
You can see dark patches on the towel, it is all Abby's fur.
I simply picked up Abby's little fuzzy throw and towel and just preserved it
just as you see it in this picture.It's now with all the things that had Abby all over them.

Look who is now sitting in Abby's chair!
Gracie is checking me and the camera out.
Just like Abby used to do.
I so miss seeing that face as I prepare a meal from the kitchen.

I bought a new throw to replace what Abby had been sitting on.
I just had to change it out, new.
It took me a few weeks to do that, but I had to change it.
Everytime I would look in this corner from the kitchen it would
cause pangs in my heart.
I am glad to see a kitten in the chair again.
Even though my heart misses Abby sitting there
I was glad Gracie decided to set up shop.
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So times moves us along, whether we want to go or not. This is another step along that journey without Abby now. Letting her place be taken up by another. I will always in my mind's eye, see her here, but it is good to see Gracie taking up an empty spot and filling it. I need that too. But, I find too that it is just too hard to turn loose of all the things Abby, and yet I know I will. In some ways, the choice will be made for me, like finding Gracie in Abby's spot. All the time Abby was alive, no one got up in this chair, no one. Now, Gracie did.
Moving me along.
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Today Boo is going back for a recheck of blood work.
We won't know for a few days what the results are but I am just a little on edge.