Fall Heartaches

September 22, 2006, the date that will forever change my life. I mean the day I was made should be a celebration of life and it should have been a great day, But the reason I was made was not for a joyful occasion. Sure I had seen life through Robert Zoucha, I mean he wore me almost everyday, but I just saw life in a different way after September 22, 2006. I would be a reminder of a great man for his grandchildren, for the nights they would stay awake wondering why. Why someone's life had to end when he had so much to live for. Why God always takes the greatest ones before their family thinks that it is time. But we have all had to adapt, for his children they had to adapt to life without him, and for me, well I had to adapt from being a pair of jeans to a stuffed bear.

I am positive that I am a great thing for these kids, for some, they barely knew him, and others, they had spent most of their life with him and then just like that, he was gone. I know that they didn't understand why but I want them to know that it had to be for the best. It has been hard at times, I’ve seen my share of tears and the hardest times are over. I know that in a couple of weeks, it is going to dawn on them that he has now been gone for 10 years, I also know that I am going to need to be here for his kids. Ten years is so long, but it seems like yesterday that I would see his smile and how much he enjoyed each and every one of his kin. That was the highlight of his life, and I have to believe that he is still up there looking out for them, and for me. I miss him just like they do, but I am glad that since Bob couldn’t be here to comfort them in their time of need, that I can be that shoulder to lean on. Ten years is too long, I miss you.  

-Oliver, the cat