TAZ.....1995- May 2, 2008                                                                                     This is Taz...What a wonderful, handsome boy he was.  Our daughter went to the Shelter and got him on her 16th Birthday...When we got him his name was Sweet Pea...Now what kind of name is that for a guy???  It fit him at that moment in time but would not have for very long and so since our daughter was a big fan of Taz, she chose that for him.  And so he became our "Taz Man"

A month after he came to our home my husband told us one day that there had been a kitten on the Noon Show that looked just like Taz....I told him it may be his sister as there were two kittens and their mom when we were there.  I called and it was indeed his twin sister so we went right out and got her too.

They were SO HAPPY to see each other....they ran and ran and played and played.  You could tell that they remembered each other...this photo was taken the day Boots came home to her brother...notice they are touching each other.

They played so hard and finally feel asleep with their arms around each other.....We were so glad we had realized Boots had not been adopted and I have always felt so bad that she had  had to spend a month there all alone...they told us her mom had been adopted too...

Another of them sleeping that first day......True love that is for sure and they slept together most of the time for the last 13 years.

It always makes me smile when I see the way they always have their paws on each other and their arms around each other...

This is how they always slept as adults....

Love this photo....My grandson thinks they are dancing....I'm thinking it is more like boxing LOL. 

Taz and Boots were identical twins....the only difference was Boots was smaller and had a little white patch of fur on the left side of her nose on her lip and Taz had the same little patch of fur on the right side of his nose...just like a mirror image of each other. 

Taz was a very layed back relaxed "Kid".  He loved to cuddle and he would wake me up every morning by pulling the blanket off of me and I would say OK...give me a kiss and I will get your breakfast...He would give me a real kiss on the cheek...didn't lick my cheek or bump his nose on it but would give me a real little kiss by sucking on my cheek...How could you not give him whatever he would want after that.  I will miss those kisses so very much...altho we have three other wonderful Kitty Kids, no one will ever be the same as our Taz-Man.

Taz loved to be in my Scrapbook room with me and was always laying right where I was going to work...He will be missed.....My scrapin buddy was always a good listener.

Our kitty kids are totally indoor cats so they spent most of their day watching the birds and squirrels out in the yard...Here he and Bo are "Birdwatching" from my Scraproom window

Here he is taking a nap while I scrap....I love how Kitty kids snuggle and tuck their paws here and there and get so comfy....I think I could easily be a cat....they show us how to relax and take time to stop and  appreciate the little things in life, like a soft cozy place to lay in a wonderful patch of sun.

Always the curious one....he loved checking out new places and spent alot of time HIGH up watching his world go by...

Here he is on top of the Valance in the living room only a week befor he went to be with Copper..... He went downhill so fast.... altho he had been losing weight for awhile, all of a sudden it was time for us to let him go. It just doesn't seem possible he is gone.   

Only two weeks ago we found out that Taz had a mass on his liver.... I brought him home and we had several good days to snuggle and cuddle and then on Wed he did not eat and on Thursday he would not drink or eat and so I knew he was ready for me to let him go....Dr T came to the house on Friday after work....Loving so much is so very painful....but we get so much from our furry kids...it is worth the pain we eventually must go through when they must leave us.

I had put the other "kids" in the back of the house befor Dr T came and when Taz was gone...he said I should put him on his blanket on the floor and let the "Kids" say goodbye to him...I never would have thought of that...I guess I thought it would upset them.  He said that if I didn't they would be searching and looking for him....that they would know he was gone this way.  After he left I did this.  I was amazed at what they did.  They all came and sniffed and walked around him then they all sat down and just looked at him for maybe a min or more...almost like they were praying...then Boots licked the top of his head and they all looked at each other and then they all got up and left and each went to his favorite window and they sat and looked outside like they were thinking of him. 

I was so worried about Boots...being alone and without her best friend, but she has been just amazing....Eating better than she has for months...is very relaxed and sleeps well,  Dr T said she would have known that he was very ill and was stressed and worried about him.  She was...always checking on him and not eating well and nervous....I'm sure she knows alot more than we humans do about were her buddy is and it is good...she is gaining weight.  I am so glad Dr T suggested letting them say goodbye.

Here is a kiss from Boots for her brother....you will be loved always big guy....you were the best big brother any kitty kid ever could have had.  Boots is doing really well Tazy.....You keep an eye on her and give her courage to be the head of the house now.    You will never be forgotten.  I am thinking of you finally being able to be outside like you always wanted....laying in the grass and flowers and watching the birdies and butterflies...give Copper one of those one of a kind "Kitty Kisses".  I will add more photos and memories in a bit....Love you Mom!!