My little one was born in a barn on April 18th, 1991.  My husband named her Tara for tara-your-arm-off, as she was a little devil when she was little.  She would hiss, spit, bite and attack people.  Everyone was afraid of her, but she was my little one.  



She was able to turn a light off by jumping up and hitting the switch.  She had a little black stuffed cat that was her baby and she would carry it every where.  



The last 2 years she was the most affectionate and would always be found laying on me or my husband or waiting for our dog to come home from a walk and lay with him.  Our German Shepherd Sunny misses her terribly as do I.  



She had slept on the pillow above mine for almost 16 years and I miss that at night, but I have put her little black cat there.  



When she got sick it was very sudden, she was almost blind, but she could see about 3 inches from her face and could make it around the house really well.  



She had her own ceramic cup in the bathroom that she would drink water from as nothing else would do.



The day before we had to put her down she was at the side of our bed crying, she had gone completely blind and paralyzed.  This happened on a Sunday and the vet wasn't going to be open until Monday, so we had to wait.  I stayed with her every minute.  She had a certain cry for when she had to use her litterbox and a little cry for when she wanted water.  I know that it was her time, but I still wasn't ready for it.  She was my baby, my first furbaby.  



Tara never liked going to the vet's, they had warning all over her card.  She was a handful when we took her to put it mildly, so when we took her for the last time my husband asked me if I wanted to put her in her cage I said, "no she'll be fine in my arms."  And she was, I think she knew it was her time to go and be with my father.



As rebellious as she was when she was little we always showed her how much we loved her every day and near the end I think she knew this.  She wanted to be with us and didn't try to hide as most cats do when it's there time and I will be grateful that I had that.



My husband and I had numerous names for her like:  zoo zoo petals, Tara binski, baby katz and my little angel.



I will love her forever and miss her every day of my life.