I don't know what to say.......... you are all so supportive and understanding. Thank you so much!!!!!! Believe me, it all helps. We buried my sweet little kitty (Monkey - she was always a climber!) last night. I read your poem, Nanci, "Paw Prints," as we said goodbye. Shed some tears. Now I can look out my kitchen window and see where she rests. That's a very comforting thought. I KNOW life goes on, as usual. But I will always, always have a place reserved in my heart for the memories, as I am sure you all do, for your friends in the animal world. What would our lives be like without them??? A little pain and sorrow is worth the joy they give us. At home, I just keep "seeing" her, out of the corner of my eye. She was a pure black cat. One of my boys left his black shoes out and for a second, when I caught a glimpse, those shoes could have been Monkey. I have a feeling there are going to be lots of those oops! moments for awhile. So thanks again, everyone, for your kind thoughts. You are an amazing group of women! I am getting teary eyed AGAIN, just thinking of it.

annie