Sweetiepie Fankell

Sweetiepie knew that our hearts were missing a piece because we wanted a cat, and she and her baby had pieces to fill it in, because she knew that we'd give them a good home when they had no where to go. About a year after we had been feeding her, we opened our doors to them on August, 2nd 2004 the day after she brought us her only baby. We had many years with time of happiness and times of sadness. She was always there to comfort us after rough days at school, rough days visiting family at the hospital, rough days after appointments, rough days of sickness, and rough days after losing family, always climbing up our leg or sitting next to us purring and giving us kitty kisses to comfort us. All we ever had to do was say "Sweetiepie Service" a few times, and just like the service cat she was, she'd come running. She was always there during the good times too, excited every year to sample turkey (her favorite food) on Thanksgiving, and to sleep under her Christmas tree every night until Christmas morning to see what kind of toys and treats Santa brought her. Every year on the day we took her and her baby in, we'd get them a special treat and a toy. In her younger days when she could climb better, she loved to try to make chirping noises at the birds while watching them while doing homework on the computer. Every meal she went from Sweetiepie to Piggypie because she always wanted a sample, and if you ignored her, she'd lightly give you "the claw". If we ever talked about going anywhere, she'd lay on our shoes, sometimes putting her mice in them and stare at us to let us know she didn't want us to go. She was highly intelligent and showed that she understood words without us even teaching them to her what they meant. She took the piece of our hearts she gave us back with her over Rainbow bridge, including a piece of her 14 year old baby's heart she left behind who sleeps in her mommy's bed and can't bare to eat what was once her favorite crab meat because it reminds her of their last meal together. Our hearts will never be full until we meet again at the bridge. RIP Sweetiepie, you will be sadly missed by everyone who knew you. Life will never be the same without you always by our feet.

Sweetiepie Fankell

July 19, 2018