I Guess It's Time...

It's been 3 months since we last saw Tigger.
He disappeared back in November in the aftermath of Storm Alfred.
We spent many hours making posters and hanging them around the streets, stuffing mailboxes with pictures of Tigger, walking the woods looking for signs of him, and responding to a multitude of calls from good-hearted people in our area who thought they saw him,

We don't believe he is coming home.

I've been holding off as long as I could,
hoping that possibly he might turn up.

It's difficult not knowing what happened to him.

But there must be closure.

So,

I guess it's time to pay tribute to our friend.

We welcomed Tigger and Momo into our family in August, 2003. So sweet and innocent!

The kittens were found in a cemetery in a nearby town.  Kerry found them on the internet in Petfinders.com.  We only planned to get one, but they were a package deal!

Vance really didn't want them (supposedly he didn't like cats!)...

but Tigger won him over by cleaning his hair for him at night.

I guess that made up for the times Vance had to go up the ladder

to get him out of a tree!

Tigger made friends with everyone, including Jack.

And even though he was a little hesitant with Mia in the beginning...

they turned out to be buddies after all!

He used to taunt the dogs at the top of the slide,

daring them to follow him!
Luckily, they were smart enough not to do that!

He loved the great outdoors! 
If he wanted to go out, he would yell at the top of his lungs!
That was the main reason we had to put him in the basement at night.

 When Sami joined our family, he wasn't afraid.

They, too, became fast friends!

Over time, he was renamed to Mr. Wiggles by the kids.
Mr. Wiggles always joined us at the dinner table.  He wasn't shy!

 He often demonstrated his ability to get milk out of the bottom of a cup!

Kerry and Mr. Wiggles were close.

 And her friends loved him too!

 

Kerry's birthdays often had a Mr. Wiggles theme!

We ALL loved Tigger!

When Halle joined the family,

they had a rough beginning, haha!

But they, too, grew on each other after a while!

The only person he never really trusted was...

 Maddie!

I think Tigger was more of a "dog person".

So now, we have to say good-bye to our good friend.

Tigger, we loved your unique personality!

We loved your companionship!

We thank you for your hard work, keeping the yard free of mice, moles, and...

 RABBITS!

 Our home and our family have been forever touched by your being.

WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU!

P.S. If you're out there somewhere reading this,  please come home!