It will be 11 weeks on Saturday since we put Scooter to sleep. My husband and I were just talking last night about how much we missed him, and how my husband got teary while driving his truck, after a certain song came on.

I've been getting ready for a yard sale at my son's house, and we were planning to sell an older model video camera. Before packing it in my van, we thought it would be a good idea to see if anything was on the tape.

We put into the VCR adapter, and pushed play. There, for us to see, OH MY GOD, it was our precious Scooter. Happy and healthy with his best buddy Boo. They were both doing what they loved to do best in the summer, and that was sit on the kitchen table, and look out of the windows next to each other. Our beautiful boy, so happy. I could not believe how healty he looked. I started crying, and I am crying now. I didn't know we had any video of him. My husbans had forgotten he had taken it to check and see if the camera worked a few years ago (at least 4 now). I sobbed when I saw Scooter, so happy, next to his buddy Boo, and he turned his head and kissed Boo on the neck, then went back to looking out the kitchen window with him. He looked so happy and content.

Then, in another section of the video, my husband was outside, taking pictures, and he called to Scooter to come to the window at the kitchen, his favorite window. Scooter came over, and I thought I would never hear it again, Scooters so soft, so beautiful what we called his cat bark. My husband asked him, Scooter are you talking to me?, And Scooter, continued to talk in his cat bark. My God, I was hearing what I had longed to hear for sooooo long, my baby talking, and looking so happy and content. I can not believe it, I saw and heard our baby so happy, that sound he would make, being next to his buddy Boo, our car 6 months older than Scooter was.

I cannot tell you, there are not the words, to express how I felt,how I am feeling.
Such a gift. I asked my husband if it was a sign from Scooter, And, he said,"Who else would have made us decide to check the video tape"?

I feel tryly blessed that I have been given this gift, to see and hear our precious boy, healthy, but the best was that beautiful voice of his again, wrapped around my heart all over again, never, ever to be forgotten, a gift to see and have forever.

Scooter, thank you for this most special gift from you. We love you still, and will never, ever forget you. You were our most special guy, and we are so sorry that you had to leave us all to soon. We know you are at the Rainbow Bridge, healthy and happy, and doing that precious cat bark.

Love,
Mommy

Trish,

That was so sweet and surely a sign from Scooter. How I wish I had video of Dugan. Enjoy and remember the sweet memories. It is not good-bye just till we meet again, forever.

Dugans's Mom
Krissyo

Dear Trish,
That is so wonderful that you found the video. I suggest you get it transferred to DVD, as I did with the ones of Furry. Like you with Scooter, I was so pleased to see her enjoying herself in the garden, but most of all it was the sounds of her :- hearing her eating crunchies, hearing her purr again, & the one little "chirrup" I could hear her make right at the end of the recording that mean so much to me. It's almost as if she was saying goodbye mum.
Judith

Dear Trish,

I was so happy to read this!! Scooter thought it was time to let you know he is thinking of you!!! I hope he continues to send you signs, for these signs I know help me cope with my loss of my baby Charlie. I will be posting a picture of 2 rainbows outside my patio door last friday, so not only is charlie sending me signs my baby Gizmo who went to the bridge 08/04/04. I have never in my life seen 2 rainbows together. The video is a precious gift and I am happy you have that.

Take Care,

Michelle

You certainly did receive a sign!!! I wish I had taken video footage of Precious but I don't own a video camera. I was looking at pictures on my computer last night and remembering all the times he used to sun himself. I know wherever he is now he's doing the same thing, it was his favorite pasttime!
Keep reading the signs from your baby, they'll keep coming, your bond is too strong!!
Lisa

Yes I will have the video transferred to DVD. I was at my doctor today, telling him about the found video, and the unexpected gift. I started to cry, but, realized that they were mostly tears of joy, to have found video of Scooter. We miss him so much, but now I know, that he lives on forever in my heart, never to be forgotten. We will meet again, and it will be a joyous occasion. I can't imagine what it will be like, to be reunited with all my furkids.

I look forward to seeing the pictures of the double rainbows. That was such a beautiful sign for you from your babies. It's amazing that they send us these signs. They seem to happen when you least expect it, I found that out last night.

And, Fidget and Marcel have taken turns laying on my side. Fidget, at night, and Marcel in the morning.

I'm going to my sons for the weekend, and my husband will be watching the kitties for me.

And, a wild squirrel tried to get into the house the other day. I was sitting on the couch, when I looked up, and this squirrel was looking in the sliding glass doors. He was looking inside for quite a while. He was touching the glass, then he stood up on his hind legs, and had his upper paws on the door, looking in. It was funny. I'd never seen one do that before. He wouldn't have done it if any of my cats had been there, but it brought a smile and laughter to my day. I just wanted to share that with you.

I hope that everyone here is doing well. I appreciate every kind word from all of you and your encouragement. You have helped me so much. I still have those moments, and I'm sure I will for awhile. But, now I have the video of Scooter, and that is a comfort.

Scooter's Mom

TRISH
PRICELESS THAT IS ALL I CAN SAY!
JOANNE

Wow! That had to be a great feeling to find that. I got excited when I found an extra picture of Simba so I can only imagine how you felt. Amazing how our furbabies look after us after they move on.

When we moved overseas for 3 years we put so much stuff into storage, enough that I never had time to go through it all. After we came back we went through some of our stuff (I hate to admit it but there are still boxes in the basement that have never been unpacked in 6 years - shameful, I know, but there it is) and we found some of those disposable cameras which had never been developed. Unbelievably, some of the photos still came out - a little faded and discolored but recognizable anyway - and there were pictures of the kids looking so very young, babies even, and there were some pictures of the cats too. The unwordly thing about those photos of the cats was that my long-departed Heidi actually looked so faded that she looked like a ghost, almost. It was just so startling, and I thought it was a Godsend to see her again, so young but yet so ephemeral. In fact, the other day I was turning out a drawer (which should have been done years ago, really), and found more cameras. Who knows what will be on them? I almost can't wait to find out.

I'm so glad for you, Trish. I think Scooter is really keeping a close eye on you at this time. What a blessing for you!

Wow, what a lovely gift....to remember Scooter when he was happy and healthy! Thanks for sharing.

I don't know if I would have thought of this ...taking videos of my furbabys!