A moment of silence for our furry friend, Jack. Our house is filled with sadness right now because our kitty has disappeared. Jack was not an outside cat but liked to go out for just a few hours and then he would be right back home. We just got him fixed last week and he was still recovering. Makayla took him outside on Friday and she put him down he went running to the back of our neighbors yard. We called him that night and he didn't return and hasn't since. I drove all over the neighborhood the next day to see if I could find him. The girls have been so sad so I wanted to see if I could see him anywhere just for some closure. On Sunday I asked our neighbor if she saw Jack run back there and she said no but the neighbor on the other side of me had their cat poisoned, and that there is someone behind us that does it to all the cats. I went to my class and didn't think about it till I went home. The rest of the family had stayed home sick, as I got into the car I just started to ball...I couldn't believe my emotions all of a sudden. I knew I would have to go home and tell my kids what may have happened to him. They are pretty smart and know when something is wrong because Ellie got up from her nap and said to Marshall Jack isn't coming home huh daddy! Oh my gosh that made me ball even more. I thought she would have cried or something but she was very understanding. When Kayla woke up from her nap Marshall sat her on his knee and said I have to tell you something that might have happened to Jack. And he told her and you should have seen the look in her face change. It was the saddest thing I have ever seen! I again started to cry. I didn't realize I or my children would have been so emotional about all this. Kayla just put her head on her dad's chest and started to cry. It was so sad. She felt guilty for having him outside and we explained to her it wasn't her fault that someone very mean did something to Jack. We are totally convinced that this had to of happened to Jack. This is just not like him to not come home because he is such a home body. I am just furious that people do this to animals. Isn't it animal cruelty? I had a hard time last night because the routine at nights for me is when the kids are in bed I go down stairs turn on my shows and fold clothes, and Jack curls himself up right up agains my leg and he would actually snuggle with me. It was weird not to have him there. I know this may sound very malitious of me but I hope that the people that do this to animals will answer for this. I don't think they realize that they are killing a member of someones family. Anyway, I'm going off on a tangent and that could go on forever. I just thought I would share the sad news that happened to our family this weekend. I hope for my kids sake that Jack needed a break and will return soon if not then I hope he didn't have to suffer.
