Family moves in and Miss Kitty goes to Heaven

The first extended family member to move in was Mr. Fluffy, my daughter's cat.  He needed a place to crash while the family was packing to move.

Fluffy crashing on my bed

 When he came to live with us we still had our elderly cat with us, Miss Kitty.  They got along fine but poor Miss Kitty had gotten "Cat's Heimers" and forgot where her three litter boxes were.  This had progressively gotten worse over the years and now at age 16 it was hopeless.

Mr Fluffy and Miss Kitty eating breakfast

And sadly we knew that this would never work with 4 more people and a dog to move in soon.  It was heart breaking as she was our baby for so many years, but we knew she would have to be put to sleep.

Miss Kitty loved the screen dome

Beautiful Miss Kitty 1999-2015

  Jim and I cried for days. Mr. Fluffy tried to fill the void the best he knew how, but it still took us a long time to recover.  It almost made it more difficult that Mr. Fluffy looked so much like her.  

Mr. Fluffy trying to cheer Jim

Then in August of 2015, my daughter, granddaughters and their dog Missy

Missy ready for a walk

 moved in to sign up for school.  Kevin stayed behind making their Fayetteville home ready for sale, while also transitioning out of a lifetime career in the military.

 Bri and Kaity attend a new school in the area which has been wonderful for them!  They have made lots of friends and their field trips are mind blowing. While Bri's field trip was to Weeki Wachee springs to kayak with manatees, her little sister Kaity spent her field trip in St. Augustine!  Which I already explained in a previous blog is a magical place to visit.  I never had field trips like that growing up, I was lucky to go to a petting zoo!  

Bri and Kaity enjoying the pool

In January of 2016 Kevin could finally join his family already here.  They found a lovely short sale home and put an offer on it that was accepted. That was last summer and we are STILL waiting for the sale to close.  "Short-sale" is an oxymoron if I ever heard one, it is ANYTHING but short!  The banks don't care that they are greatly inconveniencing a family with one member being a retired wounded warrior. Banks unfortunately only care about themselves. But with every day there is fresh hope that they will be able to move into their dream home soon.