Changes

Although we expect many changes in the coming weeks, this week we had a very unexpected change. Our beloved cat, Herman, passed away on Friday. Herman was perfectly fine until sometime Tuesday when he started having seizures. Will took him to the vet Wednesday morning. There they ran many different tests on him and monitored him closely. None of the tests showed anything. He died in his sleep Thursday night or Friday morning probably from a seizure that he could not come out of.

Herman was found near the nursery in June 2005, about a month after Will and I were married. Will's parents kept him at their house while we were gone on our honeymoon waiting to see if someone would take him. We decided while we were gone that we would give him a chance. We brought him to our house soon after we returned home and he has lived with us ever since. Although we know that in less than six weeks we will be occupied with a new baby to take care of, right now our house seems very empty. Herman was a companion to both of us, a part of our family, and our house is not the same without him scratching at the window wanting in, keeping us warm on the couch, sticking his nose in our breakfast, or crowding one of us out of the bed at night. He is sorely missed by us both.

If you want to see more pictures of Herman you can go to my Picasa album at http://picasaweb.google.com/home?tab=mq