The Last Time

The last time Mikey and I had to move...he was 8 months old..almost 11 years ago. This is what he looked like then...
He was such a little punk ass back then. LOL He really was.
I am amazed at how quickly time is passing by.
I left Sacramento all those years ago with Mikey by my side and we headed for the hills for a better life and we found just that. I think Mikey enjoyed growing up in the mountains though he never REALLY was allowed to explore it like he wanted to because he is deaf and the mountain lions and all. But Mikey did get outdoors usually on a daily basis either in his outside yard or on a leash not to mention the times he snuck out for a moment.
These past few years I have noticed him being bored though despite my attempts to always entertain him and keep his life enriched.
So the move back to Sacramento is probably happening at a good time in his life, he needed the change and now he has a backyard to roam and he really loves that part. I brought his Bamboo plants and have planted grass and so he seems to be adjusting well.
For me, I am doing ok too except that with this moved has come the realization that it has been almost 11 years, that fact keeps echoing through my mind like some wake up call to live these days with Mikey to the absolute fullest.
I am doing that.
Hopefully I won't have a lot of life changes once Mikey is no longer with me because if I do I will be in trouble because I cannot even imagine for a moment what it would be like to face anything without his soft white fur to cuddle up with at the end of the day, the sound of his purr that helps me drift off to sleep. How could I possibly get through a day without his cute little monkey face or the way he says "Mama"?
When I try to just think of such a time (an attempt to prepare) I have to stop myself because my tummy starts to hurt and the tears are already there.
Amazing how quickly time is passing by, amazing how much one little guy can mean to a person, how much better he makes my life.

Model is Mikey...and we just moved.