Although I am so sad today and cannot shake off these tears, I am also jubilant because I have finally captured the elusive Ms. Dash! She is upstairs in the cat room, totally freaked out at being indoors. She is about 5 years old, and I will be working with her slowly so that I can acclimate her to my touch and if she needs some attention, I will be able to help her and not have to chase a terrified cat all over creation.

I need to shake off this despair I feel. I have so much work to do today, but my mind is just a black cloud. I will miss Cleo so much- he was a cat that quickly crawled into my heart and stayed.