To My Beloved Moony;

I remember the first time we met and I will never forgot the way you looked at me with those big blue eyes. The way you meowed at the worker from the pound demanding attention, and then you jumped on her and cling to her jeans while she walked around the room, explaining to me how all that saw you said you were beautiful but your tail was messed up (he had a crooked tail (shaped like a thunderbolt)), and they left him based solely on that. I knew right then I HAD TO HAVE YOU AND THAT YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME AND I WAS MEANT FOR YOU. How can someone leave behind such a beautiful cat because of one small flaw, we all have flaws, he is worth something!! So on January 19th, 2003 I adopted Moony from Adams County Animal Shelter in Commerce City, Colorado, you were 11 months old so I decided to share my birthday with you 2/14. We lived in Denver for two years, you got to enjoy the mountain air and hunt you were an outside cat for half your life, I remember all you brought me from a garden snake, a bright green grasshopper, and two birds one dead and one still living and wriggling about (he had it in his mouth) while the other cats chased you trying to get the bird and Maddie screaming "the feathers, the feathers" memories that will last me a lifetime. Waking up to your beautiful face every morning to feed you or just to lay with me with your muddy paws on my white comforter. Then I came home (NYC) and of course you were coming with me. I was down and out and needed a job just to get home and no family would take you in :'( so i came home by myself with the promise that I will never abandon you. I stayed with friends got a job and 7 long months later you were with me again, I remember that day too how scared you looked when I got you and how relieved your face and eyes looked to see me it brought tears to me eyes when you suckled my earlobe. Every time you meowed it sounded like you said mom. I loved the way you always responded when I called you, and you always talked back you had a sassy smart mouth. I was scared to let you go outside in NYC people are different and kids are crueler so I never took the chance and you became in inside cat. The few times you were able to get out because I didn't close the door properly you scared the hell out of me, I will always find you panting and scared. But you always wanted to go out anyways to do it all over again. HAHAHA what your momma beliefs in! "conquering your fears" my furbaby lived it. I never knew you were sick till it was too late to do anything that would actually help you. I took you to the vet November 6,2012, found out you had a heart problem that was fast detiorating your health. I would of gave you my heart if I could. I made the choice not to let you suffer on November 15, 2012. I always said that I would protect you and love you and give you all that you needed. When I saw you finding dark places I knew you were ready. It was the hardest decision I've ever made and not a day goes by that I dont questioned it, God how I miss you. All the wonderful memories of us playing together , eating, sleeping, all those nights you kept me warm. You had the softest fur, that smelled the best to me. I would give anything to have you with me again. I love you. I had you cremated to always keep you close to me. I will never forget you. I will always love you. You will always be my Moony Moonpie Jenkins (just sounds like an old soul (which is what he was)), my old man, I love you forever.............missing you terribly, Mom