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My Angels

THE RAINBOW BECKONS

In loving memory of my angels who have
crossed over the rainbow bridge

The rainbow has beckoned
It's calling you home
To meadows and forest
In which you may roam

My heart it grows heavy
To think you might leave
I'd be all alone then
Alone then to grieve

I know deep inside me
That you cannot stay
The pain that you're feeling
Grows more night and day

You look at me asking
In your silent way
To let you go home now
"Please let me" you say

You say there's no pain there
No fear and no hate
Just peace and well being
Once you're through the gate

You tell me you'll always
Hold me in your heart
That time and that distance
Can't keep us apart

And if I should need you
At my side you'll be
Tho I cannot see you
You'll be there with me

You promise to wait at
the rainbow for me
To wait `til I join you
Together to be

I just want to hold you
And beg you to stay
To ask please don't leave me
Alone on this day

Yet deep in my heart know
I must let you go
You must make the journey
now to the rainbow

I bow down my head then
The tears fill my eyes
I give you my blessing
My love now to fly

So fly to the rainbow
And wait there for me
Some day I will join you
Together to be

by:
Chris Hamann

My Beautiful Bobbie Girl,
3/22/97-12/31/02
You were always sweet and trusting from the day you came into my life until the day we
said goodbye. You never complained about anything, even getting your nails trimmed.
I'll always remember how you rarely jumped or glided and walked everywhere you went.

My Brave Sassy...
3/22/97-7/8/04
the time you were with me. I still remember your nips as you valiantly
tried to protect your Bobbie Girl.. Then you learned to trust and finally
to love me. I'll never forget the trust you placed in me as you let me hold
your new born joeys or the first time you willingly jumped to me. You
were so brave through all the trouble you had with your teeth and
fought so very hard to get well for me.

My Sweet Toby
8/14/97-9/10/03
You were my birthday boy. You tried so hard
to make it OOP on my birthday, but missed it
by a few hours. I guess you were just too
excited to join the world. You were my shy
little sweetie who just wanted to sit with his
Momma and be loved. I'll never forget how
you would cuddle up against me and insist I
love you, or how you tried so very hard to fly
to me.

My Skitterbug Zoe
4/2/01-6/11/04
You came to me from the pet store where no one wanted you
because you were such a crabby little girl. All it took was one
day and licky treats to bring out the sweet girl you were inside.
You were so happy to have a family again after all those months
alone. I'll never forget how you let Sassy take your bug without
even crabbing about it.

My Poor Shy Simon
8/28/04-5/08
You came to me from the pet store where your
person had returned you because they thought you
were mean. Poor baby you didn't have a mean
bone in your body, you were just so very scared of
everything and everyone. I was so happy for you
when you bonded with Sydney and Seamore and
joined their colony. Being with them even made
you a little bit braver

My Darling Seamore
7/11/03-7/08
Fate played a hand in bringing you to me. Daphne and I fed you as a
joey along with your sissy when your momma got the pouch infection.
We worried constantly that you wouldn't make it because unlike your
sissy, you struggled every day and never seemed to gain any weight.
Then the home you were supposed to go to fell through and so you
came here to visit with your sissy. You gained 10 grams that weekend
& it was decided that you should stay with her forever.
Once here you thrived and no one would have believed you had once
been a rejected joey.

My quiet Bashful boy,
10/07-5/08
You came to me with Happy and Gary. I was only supposed to be your
foster Mommy until your Daddy came back to town, but you ended up
staying with me for alot longer than anyone expected. You were always
so very shy, and held yourself back. I'm sorry that I didn't get to bond
with you as much as I would have liked to.

Snuggles
8/86-5/02
Oh Snuggles, my sweet devoted boy,
We were together such a very long time.
For 16 years you were my heart.. You
guarded and protected me, comforted
me and made me laugh. You always
knew what I was feeling and always tried
to make me feel better if I was sad. You
weren't the smartest kitty in the world,
but you had the biggest sweetest heart
I've ever known. You only hissed &
growled at the vet and even tolerated
the gliders bouncing in front of you
without lifting a paw.

Katie bug,
You loved her family and no one else. If we had visitors, she'd
hide until they left. She ruled the house with her velvet paws.
She was the one who decided when she wanted love &
attention. She learned to talk in her later years & became very
vocal about her demands. She wasn't above learning new tricks
tho. When she saw that Miss Em got treats for sitting up, she
started to sit up on command, and when she saw Miss Em
getting bandanas she sulked until we gave her one. Then she
refused to let us touch it for fear that we'd take off her pretty We
miss you Katie Bug..

Snowball
You were such a fiesty girl. You had the entire
neighborhood terrified of you, and for good
reason. You were so very scared that someone
would hurt you that you would go after them first.
You loved us with all of your heart tho and I
always felt safe when you were around. You tried
to be everything I could ever hope for...even
big....tho you did have to climb on a chair to do it.
I will never forget how much you loved learning
and how proud you were of what you could do.

Carina Trey
Honey, you had such a hard start to life. You came from a glider mill who sent you to
the local pet store. They were the first ones to notice that you were missing your hand.
When you came to me the bones of your fingers young to have left your Mommy &
Daddy. You didn't even know how to eat food yet and were very scared to be out on
your own. It wasn't until Baxter and Bailey invited you into their cage and became your
surrogate Daddies that you learned what big gliders need to know. Your boys loved
you so very much and still miss their baby girl.

My Sweetheart Bailey
9/05-8/18/09
You came to me along with your brother when you
were 1 1/2 years old and it was love soul and loved
spending time with Momma. During playtime one of
your favorite activities was jumping down onto the
top of Mom's head and surprising me. I always had
to be careful looking up or I'd get a face hug from
you. You enjoyed hiding in Mom's shirt, but didn't
really want to just sit in my bra and ride around, you
had too much energy for that. I will miss you sweet
BayBay, more than you know. I know you are with
your darling Rena now tho my darling.

My Darling Nicky
12/26/97-6/10
Nicky is the oldest of my gliders. He is the son of my first pair Bobbie and Sassy. He
was my Christmas present from them coming OOP on 12/26/97, so of course he
needed to be named Nicholas in honor of the season. He is starting to adventurous
little boy who loved to fly and walk on the ceiling (just so I would come rescue him).
He is the only survivor of my original colony of 5, his parents, his brother Toby and
adopted sister Zoe have all crossed the Rainbow Bridge. After being left alone by his
colony, he found a new friend in Meeko, a very special little guy who taught Nicky that
he could be brave again. When Meeko crossed the bridge, Nicky was alone again at
the age of 11 when he once again became part of a colony. In his twilight, he shared
his cage with the following Sydney, Baxter, Brodie, Bailey, Bonnie, Illusion and Ryan.
He loved and cared for them all for whatever time he had with them.

My Baby Bear Brodie
10/31/06-6/4/11
Brodie came to me in December of 06 as a gift from Teresa. He was a bit young still to be away from his parents, but
they had decided it was time for him to be weaned. Since he was going to be my boy, Teresa brought him to me so I
could feed him myself, thus developing a deeper bond between us. Since coming to me, Brodie has spent the majority of
his days curled in my bra close to my heart. He will often talk to me and loves giving kisses. The only time he will ever
crab or fuss is when it is time for him to go back into his cage. He is also a very caring little boy who is very concerned if
anyone around him crabs or fusses.
Brodie is now in a colony of 6 which include Nicky, Sydney, Baxter, Bailey and his sister Bonnie. He was the brat of the
bunch and enjoyed playing tricks on his cagemates.
In Dec of 2009 Brodie developed a severe sinus infection. In the year and 1/2 that followed he continued to have sinus
problems and then developed sever seizures. In May of 2011 we took him to Mary in Texas to see if Dr Fronefeld would
be able to help him control his problems. He seemed to be getting better and was looking forward to coming home when
he had a seizure that resulted in his death a few hours later. A part of my heart passed over the bridge with him. He was
loved and missed by friends around the world.12/7/10

Bonnie 10/10/7-
Bonnie is Brodie's baby sister. She came to my house to join the colony after Baxter, Bailey and
Brodie lost their little girl Carina Trey and were desolate without a baby to spoil and dote on. She
was accepted into the colony the moment they saw her, and was a bit startled by the way the boys
ran right up to give her hugs. I think they saw in Miss Bonnie the same kind of spirit that was in
their beloved Carina. My vocal little girl has things a bit backwards tho, because rather than being
a nocturnal glider, she likes to get up and play during the day. She enjoys running on her wheel
and being doted on and spoiled by her boys. She passed too soon due to unknown reasons.

Ryan 12/7/10 - 5/16/11
Ryan sweetie we had so little time together. You came into my life in April, we had one brief week
to get to know each other and then you met your new family. You had a brief 3 days with them
before I had to take you in for emergency surgery. After that the only family member you were
with was your Uncle Brodie. You loved him so much. He was sick and weak and even tho you
were in an e-collar you tried your best to snuggle with him and take care of him. You loved him so
much that I made the decision to take you to Texas with him when he went down to see the vet
down there. I always thought that you were going to come back home to me and it broke my heart
when you crossed the bridge so far away from home. You will always live in my heart.

Callie adopted 7/10-9/1/11
Callie dear, you and your honey Mr. B came to me only a year before crossing the
bridge. I had no idea that our time together would be so brief. You were shy and
skittish and didn't want to have much to do with me. You were a crabby little girl
and just wanted to let me look at you and give you treats. Touching you was not
something that you were interested in. With more time I think that you might have
changed your mind. I will miss my little crab.