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ikyrianTerra.
Mimsy. Mommy kitty. Miss Thing. Skeletor. Skelekitty. Old Fat Mom Cat. Yoda Cat. Yowling Cat. Ter-ror. Mims. Ter. Ter-rooming kitty. Little Miss Pokey Feet. Queen Terra. Cranky. Mimmer-girl. Mom-cat.
Last of the Old Guard.
Our family loves nothing more than to give our pets nicknames and Terra is no exception. The last of the old guard, the final pet of my childhood. Outlived Rachel the dog and her son Tiger. There have only been five years of my life with which she has not had a part of and they were the first five. Cranky as hell but sweet. I picked her out of a litter because she was the most colorful, hence her name, Terra - mottled grey, white, and tan like the earth.
Only five years that she has not seen me through. Twenty long years of life and they were a good twenty. Saw us through four moves (Syracuse to Philadelphia, NY to outside Philly, PA to Fort Belvoir to Manassas Park). Gave us kittens - gave us Tiger. Provoked laughter, tears, anger, and most of all love. Saw me all the way from elementary through college and now beyond. Used to be a fifteen pound porker and now she's barely a negligent weight on my chest.
I fully expect to make a post in the next few days with just the words, "Terra is dead."
Merry fucking Christmas to me.
Mimsy. Mommy kitty. Miss Thing. Skeletor. Skelekitty. Old Fat Mom Cat. Yoda Cat. Yowling Cat. Ter-ror. Mims. Ter. Ter-rooming kitty. Little Miss Pokey Feet. Queen Terra. Cranky. Mimmer-girl. Mom-cat.
Last of the Old Guard.
Our family loves nothing more than to give our pets nicknames and Terra is no exception. The last of the old guard, the final pet of my childhood. Outlived Rachel the dog and her son Tiger. There have only been five years of my life with which she has not had a part of and they were the first five. Cranky as hell but sweet. I picked her out of a litter because she was the most colorful, hence her name, Terra - mottled grey, white, and tan like the earth.
Only five years that she has not seen me through. Twenty long years of life and they were a good twenty. Saw us through four moves (Syracuse to Philadelphia, NY to outside Philly, PA to Fort Belvoir to Manassas Park). Gave us kittens - gave us Tiger. Provoked laughter, tears, anger, and most of all love. Saw me all the way from elementary through college and now beyond. Used to be a fifteen pound porker and now she's barely a negligent weight on my chest.
I fully expect to make a post in the next few days with just the words, "Terra is dead."
Merry fucking Christmas to me.
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