The Sad, Sorrowful Saga of Sweetie Pie

As you may know, we had a cat show up at the house several months ago and, well, you know, she had a sweet personality and everything and well, you know, she got to hanging around and, well, she finally just stayed and we got to really love her. Well, as nature will have it with stray female cats, she was or became pregnant during her visit here and had 4 kittens about the first of April. She was a good mama and was doing a good job raising them, until one morning she didn't come up to eat. Sad story, but the following day we found her down in the park behind us. She had had a run in with something, probably a car.

Well, the kittens were 5 weeks old and were learning to eat on their own, so thanks to some mothering from Beverly, they made it. One looked pretty much like a Siamese, one was a grey Tabby and the other two looked like twins with white faces and tan, Siamese looking hair. Taylor named the smallest one Sweetie Pie and that was his favorite and he named the other twin Fluffy. Simon and Tiger rounded out the name giving of the two boy kittens.

Well, kittens are OK, but 4 rapidly growing kittens soon become cats. We thought we had all of them placed but at the last minute we found a new home for the twin girls, Fluffy and Sweetie Pie. Taylor was, lets just say disappointed, that they were not going to grow old here in the Phillips household. We told his mother that if she thought it was OK, she might bring Taylor by and let him tell Sweetie Pie goodbye. One afternoon, Beverly was working around the house when she heard this awful wailing and crying out in the yard. Upon investigation, she discovered Taylor and his beloved Sweetie Pie saying their goodbyes. It was painful for a few days, but we are happy to report that both boy and cats have made the transition and are doing well.

Just don't mention the name Sweetie Pie around here!