Crystal Queen

2006-01-25T17:20:00.000-05:00

This is my angel Crystal Elizabeth. Now she is on God's hands. I pray that my angel is happy.

2006-01-25T17:17:00.000-05:00

She loved to be outside in the sun.

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She loved her brother, Jamesie, more than he knows.

2006-01-25T17:13:00.000-05:00

This one speaks for it's self.

2006-01-25T17:10:00.001-05:00

She was beautiful, inside and out.

2006-01-25T17:10:00.000-05:00

She always liked blankets.

2006-01-25T17:06:00.000-05:00

This is my girl.

Heaven

2006-01-25T16:42:00.000-05:00

Hello. I am posting to tell you all that Crystal died today around 1:30 in the afternoon. Her body had begun to shut down causing seizures. We were able to spend about an hour with her. She was very thankful for all of your prayers and support. Although she did not recover, she was able to find peace and be happy. She went to God knowing that she was loved. That is what is important, that she was happy. We are all very sad and are grieving her loss. She was an amazing cat. So much personality and spunk. She was always there when you needed some comfort and love. She was truly a queen around here. When she came to live with us she became a part of the family, as well as a part of my heart, immediately. She was loving and affectionate, when she felt like it. She loved the sunshine and warm grass. She was not just my cat, she was my friend and companion. I pray that her life was happy and content, right up until the end, which was peaceful. I have shed many tears over this loss and I expect I will shed many more. She was special and everyone should know that. I hope that I have been able to allow you to see just how special she was by writing this blog. There will be no more entries except for some pictures that show Crystal as she truly was. So, I hope that you will join us by saying a small prayer for Crystal and letting her hear how much you care. Thank you, goodbye.

2006-01-24T20:10:00.000-05:00

That is me on the pillow and Jamesie is on the bed. We always get on the bed while my mother is changing the sheets.

2006-01-24T20:05:00.000-05:00

Why did she wake me up?

Vets Suck

2006-01-24T18:49:00.000-05:00

My mother is posting a letter that I sent home with my family. I told her to post it and she better do it. I will check when I come home.

Anyway, I am at the veterinarian's office. I am very sick, I have kidney failure. I went to an emergency veterinarian first and they kept me over night. They have taken a lot of blood and umm... Well... My urine. They put plastic tubes in me so that I can pee, which makes my mother happy. Go figure, all I had to do was pee and she smiles with tears in her eyes and rubs my head while saying "You are such a good girl." They put an IV in my right arm and kind of made a cast around it. Then they wrapped it in pretty purple bandage so that it matches my collar. I am sick but pretty. That was very nice of them. My mother came and picked me up and I thought I was going home. My mother told me that I was still to sick to come home so they were "transferring" me to my regular veterinarian. I rode in the car all the way to the veterinarian on my mother's lap wrapped up in my second favorite blanket (I peed all over my favorite). They have poked and prodded me then they stabbed my with a needle and stole my blood. I never believed in vampires before, but I do now. I think they all live in Troutville, Virginia! So anyway, they told me that I have to stay here! I do not want to stay here by my self. If I have to stay Jamesie (brother) should have to stay too! You know, I actually miss him a lot. I am very lonely and I want to go home. Please understand, There are nice people here at the office, but I miss my family. Come to think of it, I am not sure if they are nice or not. They force feed me and wake me up all the time. Not to mention all the prodding and "looking" at me. That part really sucks. Then again, they are letting me sleep in an incubator. I love warm places, like my mothers arms. I guess that the people here are nice, but I miss my home. My grandmother brought me my stuffed mouse, my rabbit pillow, and my favorite towel. It is nice to have a part of my home with me, but it just is not the same.

That is about all I can tell you about what is going on. My mother told me that Oreo asked for prayers for me and I want to say thank you for them. I feel like I am all alone but it helps to know that everyone cares. I will send more information when it happens. For now, know that I am trying to get better and have promised my mother that I would be pleasant (no biting, spitting, clawing, running away, or hiding) to all of the staff here. TTYL Bless be.

Crystal is not at home

2006-01-24T16:31:00.000-05:00

I am very sorry to have to tell everyone that Crystal will not be posting this week. She is very sick and is at the veterinarian's office. She has been diagnosed with kidney failure and she is trying her best to recover. There hasn't been much change in her condition since she got sick on Sunday. If there is any change I will post and let you know. Please send all of the love and prayers that you can to my girl. She is lonely and scared because she is away from home. We will be visiting in the morning and will pass along the messages that you all have sent. Thank you for the support.

Crystal's Mother,
Amber

No way 2

2006-01-12T19:13:00.000-05:00

This is the other way. See? I am shaking my head.

No way

2006-01-12T19:09:00.000-05:00

You have to look at this picture and the next one together. I am shaking my head No. This is my answer to the question of more pictures.

This is how she found me

2006-01-12T19:07:00.000-05:00

I was sleeping, until she woke me up!

Sleeping is important

2006-01-12T18:45:00.000-05:00

I am so confused. I am not sure if I should be mad or happy or just sleepy. Let me explain and you can decide for yourself. I admit that am sleeping a lot because I am not as young as I used to be. So my mother wants pictures of me and gets the bright idea to come and wake me up! How dare she. Right?

So I look cute for her but do you think that one was enough? Oh no she keeps me awake for a long time. I show her how patient I can be by standing still and letting her photograph me. More and more shots she takes till finally she rubs my head and say are you sleepy my girl? Well, duh. You woke me up. So I am sitting there and she laid down on the bed and made a spot for me. She hugged me and said thanks then we went back to sleep. So, what do you think. I am going to go with sleepy. That is my normal state. Thank you for listening. Bless be.

Belated for the oldest!

2006-01-09T17:14:00.000-05:00

It occurred to me as I wrote the birthday message for Steven that my blog was created after his brother's birthday. I wanted to send belated birthday wishes to Jeremy, my human cousin who turned twelve on October 7, 2005. All the love and prayers for you Jeremy! We hope that you have a wonderful year as a PRE teen. Take the time and enjoy your self. Do not rush through this year because you want to be a "teen". You will have plenty of time for that after it happens! Have some fun and be a kid. Then you can appreciate the time when you have grown up. Hoping and praying to see you all soon. Tell everyone Hi! Kisses and love for all three of the little terrors that are my cousins! Bless be.

Steven is ten!

2006-01-09T15:07:00.000-05:00

We all wanted to send a great big loving HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my cousin Steven! We have a lot of holidays right in a row in this family, but birthdays are always special. Steven is very special to us! He is a blessing who was given to this family today from God. Thank you for that day and the many happy days that have followed. We love you cousin, never forget. May you have a wonderful, happy day today. We will see you soon and give you great big kitty licks to show that we missed you on your birthday. Have a great day sweetie, love us all. Bless be.

Sniff sniff

2005-12-29T21:26:00.000-05:00

Ha-ha. That is my brother! I did not cut off his head in the picture. He was trying to sniff the camera. I just thought it was funny and that I would share! He can be such a pain, but I love him anyway. Have a great day! Bless be.

Secret Paw

2005-12-29T08:39:00.000-05:00

I have had a very good day today! First, my mother dropped a chicken nugget (my favorite) on the floor and then I got a present! I got a secret paw gift! I am very pleased with what I received. It is a mouse that is weighed down a little (just so I do not have to chase it as far) with a long tail that has a ball with catnip in it attached to the end.

This is such a smart idea! I bet the cat that invented this toy has made so much catnip, he must be rolling in it. I also received a bag of “yummy chummies” and a bag of cat treats. Sorry, no pictures. They are in a shiny bag, the glare made it look like a lightbulb! Anyway, my mother gave us some of both and they don’t call them yummy for nothing! I was kind enough to share all of my gifts with my brother Jamesie, on the condition that I could share his. We made a wonderful bargain! We are very thankful to both of our secret paws and wish everyone a joyous season! Thank you to my secret paw, Charlie and Pandora! Bless be!

Mice in the house

2005-12-22T21:28:00.001-05:00

What did I tell you? Jamesie and his poor mouse killing skills have shown themselves to be outrageous. We had not one, not two, but three mice in my house. My mother bought this no kill mousetrap and there were three of them in the trap today. I could not believe my eyes! Three invaders in my space.

While my mother was getting her coat on to go free the little invaders I was looking through the top on the trap telling them not to come back! Why in the world she lets them go I will never know. They might just come back! Although she does take them down to the barn (no animals, just empty) so that they are less likely to hike back up to the house. I say when you need a trap just go snap! No need to walk them anywhere just dispose of it and that is all. I am glad they are gone, one-way or the other. I like to prowl my house without running into strangers! Bless be.

The heat is on

2005-12-22T21:28:00.000-05:00

I have wonderful news the weather is getting colder. This means that my humans will turn on the heat. I like to spend my days lying beside the heater feeling all warm inside while I sleep. I supervised my mother when she got the heater out. It is one of the portable ones you use if it isn’t to cold. So got it out and plugged it up. I was right there. Why would I be anywhere else? I am warm and happy while I lay there. That is what I call kitty heaven. The only dark spot on my world of warmth is my brother. He is a pain in the tail! He will run down the hall at me as fast as he can go and attack me! He never hurts me but I mean I was SLEEPING. Just because he is up and wants to play does not mean that I do. I object to being housed with such a beast. Maybe I can talk my mother into a tranquilizer for him. Bless be.

Moved things, why?

2005-12-14T21:24:00.000-05:00

It is snowing and icing here in Virginia. We are experiencing a cold week. I love it! I am happy right where I am. My mother has been cleaning and she moved my things. (Insert kitty sigh) I have asked her repeatedly not to move my things. It makes everything different. I have to walk around and get the feel of own home back. I get no respect. She did turn on all of the other heat so I will only punish her a little. A small lick on her ear from my sandpaper tongue or maybe I will jump up on top of her while she is asleep. That should teach her a lesson. Then I will allow her to apologize by rubbing me and cuddling me while I sleep. Hum… that sounds wonderful. I will have to try to see if she will fall for that. I will let you know. Bless be.

Nip nip

2005-12-04T21:25:00.000-05:00

I am posting today to say a heartfelt thank you to Sanjee, Boni, Mini, and their mother. They sent a package of nip to our house through the mail. Our mother did not tell us that it was coming so it was a great surprise. They sent my brother and me both blue bags of nip. There was also a pendent. It turned out to be my mothers. We love all of our stuff! I can go and have my nip by myself now while my brother can use his. My mother has been wearing her pendent everywhere and keeps telling everybody where they can get their own so I hope that they order one. Maybe I could convince my mother to get me a jeweled collar. I do not like my regular collar. Maybe she can buy me something from S, B, M, & M. I think she will, she was talking about buy some more nip after ours is gone. I believe she will look for me something shiny. After all, she loves me. So anyway, thank you very, very much! We love it all! Bless be.

Thanksgiving

2005-11-28T21:26:00.000-05:00

Hello, Happy Thanksgiving! It is turkey day here at my house. My great grandmother cooked the turkey for my mother because she is having seizures. I don not care who cooked it I just want my share. I love turkey! It is my favorite food. When my mother gives us canned or pouch food, I always say I want turkey. I do not always get my way but that is okay sometimes she buys fish and beef. Yummy! Well I am off to enjoy a turkey and ham cat feast. I just wanted to say hi and wish everyone a wonderful holiday. Bless be.

Birthday

2005-11-15T15:23:00.000-05:00

I am posting to whish my mother a happy birthday! She is a great mother. I give her a hard time sometimes but I love her. I will have to be extra special nice to her today. She is my friend and mother. She talks to me when I meow at her. She holds my paws when I am ill. She will wipe the loose fur from my back when I shed. How much more could I ask of her? She is wonderful. She is always a good mother even when I have been bad. She even walks around the house with me perched on her shoulder, the left on that is not hurt. I may pick and grumble about some of the restrictions in my life but overall I have the best life I could ever ask for. Therefore, I will take the day out of my schedule to wish my mother a great day and a cat-filled year! Bless be.

The birds

2005-11-09T14:27:00.000-05:00

I am watching all of the birds fly around the yard right now. My mother threw some bread out and they are coming to get it. They are just cute. I am cat enough to admit to liking the way a bird looks. The little purple finches look really tasty! I may watch but in my mind, I am tracking and eating. I used to be a hunter and still am on occasion. I would bring things in the house for my mother and she would scream and run or jump up on a piece of furniture. She just does not know how to say thank you very well. Let me see, I brought her a snake and rabbit that I had not quite killed so they got away in the house and had to be tracked down and removed. So I started to leave my “presents” on the front porch. She was much happier with this arrangement. I did not get any kind of awards mind you, but I did get some extra attention. I will sit here for a while longer and watch all the pretty birds fly right to the bait. Wait that should have been, fly straight to the offered food for all of natures animals. Sound better? Bless be.

Mouse Invader

2005-11-03T21:24:00.000-05:00

We have had an intruder in my house. My brother was sitting really still in the hallway (this is odd for him) when he jumped forward and get a mouse in his mouth! I was walking up the hall to inspect his mouse when he shook it and I saw its back leg move. He does not even know how to kill a mouse. This could be good or bad. He dropped the mouse and it ran away. Can you believe it? He probably hurt the mouse and then just dropped it. Hey even I don not want an animal to suffer needlessly. I know that it is cold outside so I guess that is why it came in. Still you think it would go next door to the dog people’s house. Why would you come into a house where there are two cats? Silly little mouse. So we are looking to see if we can find it or not. I wonder if it is still alive. I kind of hope so because dead mouse smell in the house is not exactly my favorite smell. Bless be.

Christopher is eight now

2005-11-02T16:01:00.000-05:00

You all may be wondering who Christopher is, I will tell you. He is my human cousin. Today is his eighth birthday and I wanted to send him a message. I wanted to say that even though we do not see that much of each other anymore, I still love you just the same. Distance does not separate you from me as long as I close my eyes and am able to see your face. I do this often and pray for you nightly. I wish you all the best on your special day and send lots of love and kisses to you too! We all love and miss you very much. TTYL Crystalqueen, Snoodleroo, Auntie Am, and Grandma
Maybe we will see each other at Christmas! Love you!

Answering my blog is fun!

2005-10-25T14:23:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone! I love being able to post. All though I wish my mom would post more often for me!. I am answering your comments to my Hello. Thank you all for reading and please come back again!

To Oreo:
Yeah well, I try. I can always beat him up.

Scooby Shaggy & Scout:
Yes I am beautiful. I have always tried to make everyone else see that. I am pleased that you can see it. Thank you, I love your blog too.

Mia & Ghost:
Hi right back. Thank you for your nice posts. My eyes are slightly crossed (ha. they are crossed big time) but they are beautiful anyway. Iron paw, hmm... I like this idea. I will develop this. Is it very heavy? Well, I think it is worth it anyway!

Diva kitty:
Meow right back. I like you. You have a wonderful style about you. It is just right!

Thank you to all of you who have posted. It is great to have other kitty friends.

Hello

2005-10-24T22:23:00.000-04:00

My name is Crystal Elizabeth, but my friends call me crystal. I live in Troutville Virginia with my family. I have a younger brother named Jamsie (Snoodleroo). He is the reason that I have my blog. You see I enjoy my life as a pure breed Siamesse. I have a loving family and I rule the house with an iron paw. I am the Queen of my house and everybody knows it. However, my brother went and joined some online gang and he created a blog. There is no way that he is going to have a blog unless I have a blog. So here I am. I do hope that everyone will enjoy my future posts and will come back to read them all.

Cute as can be.

2005-10-24T20:03:00.000-04:00

I am so cute!