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We lost our kitty today.
Out of no where.
We don't know what happened to him.
If he was sick, or something was wrong, we didn't know it.
He was one of 3 family cats.
For whatever reason though, he has always been a VERY skiddish cat.
He spent more time under beds then anywhere else.
He VERY much preferred Karman and her downstairs room.
So we didn't see him nearly as often as the other cats.
I don't want to dwell on what happened, or how we found him etc....
I just wanted to document the day.
And his little kitty life.
It was hard to tell the little kids...who had never had anything like this happen before.
There was A LOT of thought as to how to tell them...and what to let them be a part of.
We decided to tell and them..and let them lead the conversation.
As adults, we sometimes over think things...that kids don't.
We told them, they understood, and were a little sad.
We went out and put a cross where we buried him, and they felt a bit better.
It was harder to tell Karman, because I know she felt like he was her cat.
They were bonded!
She had just told me about her debate win...
And I had to tell her on the way home...
That wasn't easy.
His sister misses him most!
So it was a hard day...
With a few life lessons thrown in.
Rest In Peace Basil...
We love you.
