Beau

Beau came to live with us in April of 2005 and left us on Thursday March 11th. He died in his sleep. It came as a shock to us because he hadn't been sick that we knew about. We're not suer how old Beau was. We adopted him from our local pet shelter. They thought he was about 5 or 6 at the time. Beau was a cat full of personality. We often wondered what his previous owner(s) was like with him because he definately had some funny quirks. I have never seen a cat that loved water like he did ... he would sit on the bathtub and drink from the faucet and he was very vocal when the dog water dish wasn't filled enough for him. And he could be very focal when he wanted to, he was hard to ignore. He had a purr that was definately a motor when he got going ... and when he was really happy he'd roll on his back and present his tummy to you to rub ... sometimes you'd be walking down the hallway and he'd be just laying there and as you walked by he'd roll over on his back, legs stretched out and you knew he wanted some belly love!

He could be anywhere in the house sleeping and would show up in a heartbeat when you poured milk or opened a can of tuna ... and as big of a cat as he was, you would never hear him coming until he was sitting at your feet wanting whatever it was you were having.

Everyone loved Beau and if you were willing to brush him or pet him he was your friend for life. He was one of three indoor cats that we have and the three of them kinda lived together. Beau did like to harass our female cat Chloee but of course she teased him too.

When Beau first came to live with us he adopted my husband. Over the years they became very close friends. Beau would sleep in Terry's chair when Terry wasn't there and would snuggle with him while they watched TV.

We are sure going to miss that funny cat ... he was such a presence in our life. We haven't lost a pet in a long time, you forget how much it hurts ... we've all been walking around in a bit of a fog. Subie and Chloee spent much of the day today walking around the house obviously looking for Beau. I don't know what made me sadder, watching them walk around kinda lost or watching my husband this evening, sitting in his chair missing his cat.

RIP Beau ... you will be missed!

With tears in my eyes I'll leave you with a few pictures of our sweet Beau ...

I hope you find your Joy in your stitches ...

I'm grateful for the time we had with Beau ...