Say Goodnight, Gracie

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:22 pm

Little kitty Gracie went to heaven today. She passed away peacefully,

cradled in the loving arms of her daddy, with her mom and her sister

Tamsen close by.

She was a good kitty for all of her 15 1/2 years. A real pistol of a cat.

Some of you might like to see the story of Gracie and The Penny,

you will find it here:

http://www.anastrophe.com/gracie/gracie.html

And here pics of Gracie, taken just a couple of days ago:

http://www.anastrophe.com/gracie/index.html

May she rest in peace.

pantsonfire321@aol.com · Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:24 pm

valerie;460293 wrote: Little kitty Gracie went to heaven today. She passed away peacefully,

cradled in the loving arms of her daddy, with her mom and her sister

Tamsen close by.

She was a good kitty for all of her 15 1/2 years. A real pistol of a cat.

Some of you might like to see the story of Gracie and The Penny,

you will find it here:

http://www.anastrophe.com/gracie/gracie.html

And here pics of Gracie, taken just a couple of days ago:

http://www.anastrophe.com/gracie/index.html

May she rest in peace.

Val im so sorry :yh_hugs to you .

zinkyusa · Post by **zinkyusa** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:30 pm

valerie;460293 wrote: Little kitty Gracie went to heaven today. She passed away peacefully,

cradled in the loving arms of her daddy, with her mom and her sister

Tamsen close by.

She was a good kitty for all of her 15 1/2 years. A real pistol of a cat.

Some of you might like to see the story of Gracie and The Penny,

you will find it here:

http://www.anastrophe.com/gracie/gracie.html

And here pics of Gracie, taken just a couple of days ago:

http://www.anastrophe.com/gracie/index.html

May she rest in peace.

Glad she was comfortable when she passed..

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:39 pm

i'm sorry. :yh_flower

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:49 pm

Sorry for your loss. "Goodnight Gracie":-4

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:51 pm

so sorry for your loss. :-4

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:54 pm

I'm sending loving thoughts, Val !!

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:55 pm

So sorry for your and Paul's loss! :-4

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:57 pm

:-1 I'm so sad for your lovely family Val.

My thoughts are with you all.:-4

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:59 pm

Oh, we are thinking of you and all the family members. Gracie was a good kitty, you were blessed to have her with you for so long. We love you, Val.:-4

cars · Post by **cars** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:09 pm

So sorry for your loss Val! 15-1/2 years, wow, that's amazing! That only makes it that much harder for you with her being a part of your family for so long!

24Hours · Post by **24Hours** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:47 pm

Valerie, sorry about your cat - amazing penny story.

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:51 pm

valerie;460293 wrote: Little kitty Gracie went to heaven today. She passed away peacefully,

cradled in the loving arms of her daddy, with her mom and her sister

Tamsen close by.

She was a good kitty for all of her 15 1/2 years. A real pistol of a cat.

Some of you might like to see the story of Gracie and The Penny,

you will find it here:

http://www.anastrophe.com/gracie/gracie.html

And here pics of Gracie, taken just a couple of days ago:

http://www.anastrophe.com/gracie/index.html

May she rest in peace.

My Lalo kitty is 12.5.... Many blessings on the your cats life with you - many pictures and memories. I don't want to think of my Lalo's death.....it will be in 5 or 6 years.

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:26 am

I am so sorry to read this.

May Gracie be at peace and romping with other beloved kitties where all kitties go after they leave us.

I'm sorry.

:-4

anastrophe · Post by **anastrophe** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:18 pm

thank you all for your kind words. i'm in unimaginable pain right now, but keeping myself distracted as best i can by doing little bits of cleanup on the 'penny story' etc.. - i changed things around a bit, so the direct link to the photos of her from yesterday and before is here, not that there will be great demand for them.

http://www.anastrophe.com/gracie/last.html

i'm sure i'll be back to my hectoring, nasty, obnoxiously opinionated self here on FG in time, but right now, there's a hole in my heart that needs time to heal.

zinkyusa · Post by **zinkyusa** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:27 pm

she looks like she was a real sweety..i know it really hurts..sorry again:(

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:59 pm

The pictures are beautiful, Anastrophe.

I know there aren't any magic words to take away your pain, but know that everybody who's ever loved and lost their companion knows how you feel. We share that with you. Take your time and be easy on yourself. We're here.

:-4

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:40 pm

Thank you, everybody, for caring. It does help to know that

you understand how hard this is for us.

We just got back from taking a bunch of food and other kitty items

over to our animal

shelter, they in turn give it to our local Forgotten Felines group, and

that is somewhat comforting.

Grumpaz · Post by **Grumpaz** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:52 am

Val, I'm so sorry to hear this. 15 years is a long and I'm sure happy life for your kitty. I know you'll miss her forever.

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:32 am

Mr. and Mrs. Wonderful :-6

My most sincere thoughts are with you both right now.

I hope all the beautiful memories of the times you shared together will help to heal your hearts :-4

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:34 pm

I just read this today so sorry Gracie is no longer with you. :-1 She was a beautiful cat hopefully someday your sorry will turn to smiles in memory of "Gracie".

Insomniac · Post by **Insomniac** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:44 pm

Valerie, I just read this thread, and I'm so sorry. I had a 20 year old cat that was a gentle sweet lover, and I feel for you. Your pain will ease.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:26 am

I just saw this. Im sorry Val. This is hard.

Shweet tatersalad · Post by **Shweet tatersalad** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:33 pm

I feel for you and share your pain,I lost my Cat Tissamin yesterday.My old buddy was with me for 12 years and we went through alot together and i will miss him dearly,I can't replace him and I never will.

I am happy your Gracie passed in a warm loving embrace.I wanted that for my T-man but it was not too be.He lost his life in the street,cold and lifeless i found him.At least I was able too bring him home and bury him with the dignity he deserved.

There is a whole in my heart,My cats where the keepers of my soul.

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:13 pm

Val, Anastrophe, Schweet--I'm very sincerely sorry for your losses!

I lost one of my "sitting" clients this week....Miss Grendel (beloved of many, despite her rather ominous namesake!) was 19.

Interesting how something that small can leave such a big space as they pass, isn't it?

I'd like to think that Gracie, Tissamin and Grennie have already been met by my Annie, Oliver, Mao, Igor and Chloe, who can immediately show them where the heavenly Cheetos factory gives free samples to new arrivals!

Huge hugs to you....

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:24 pm

My deepest sympathies (spelling??) go out to you all. Losing a pet is very devastating. (typing with tears in eyes).

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:02 am

Shweet tatersalad;473439 wrote: There is a whole in my heart,My cats where the keepers of my soul.

Shweet

That's just beautiful :-6

Your Tissamin will always live on in your heart :-4

Shweet tatersalad · Post by **Shweet tatersalad** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:41 am

It just caps off a bad/stressfull week as it was.

But here I have too take my own advice and suck it up and move on.