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January 19, 2007
Shadow - 1989 - 2007
Shadow was my first and only pet, I got her the summer before sixth grade. A friend of mine had a farm and their cat had kittens and he was giving them away for free. My dad and I went to pick one out and when I saw her I knew that she was the one I wanted. She rode home in the car with us and because we didn't have a cat-carrier I had to hold her on my lap/chest the whole way (not far, but far enough). When we got home she got away from me and hid under the front seat in my dad's car; it took us about 5 minutes to get her out and into the house.
She used to climb up the screen on the porch to the top and then, because she was afraid to let go to climb down, would stay there and meow at us to help her get down. She also sometimes did this on trees in the front yard when I would let her outside. She would get to about 4 feet up and get scared of the height and turn her little head around at me and meow until I got her down.
She would purr very loudly when I petted her, and she would dig her claws into my shoulder when I would hold her. She was playful as well as stubborn and territorial; when my brother gave my little sister a kitten a few years ago Shadow didn't want anything to do with her... she had been the only cat in the house for over 15 years, and now there was an "invader." They eventually were able to get along once Ziggy (my sister's cat) figured out that she wasn't the boss of the house.
I miss her, and it was a hard decision to make, but I know it was the right thing for her. I will post pictures of her once I get some in the mail.
EDIT: here's a couple of pictures I have from May 2006: image | image
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January 1, 2007
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Erin and I spent a nice quiet evening at home, went to bed around 10:30pm MST after dinner in the city around 5pm. Thanks to everyone in our lives that made 2006 memorable as we look towards 2007 and many more memories.
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