10/04/2026
It’s been a really hard week for our family.
For the last few months, we have been feeding a feral mama cat we named Mia. Over the last couple of weeks, we discovered that she had kittens, and we have been fostering them and doing everything we can to care for them and their mama.
Sadly, one of the kittens passed away earlier this week, and we have been grieving that loss.
This morning, I woke up to find our sweet girl Midnight had crossed the rainbow bridge.
This loss has completely broken our hearts. Midnight was only 5 years old, and losing her so unexpectedly has been incredibly difficult to process.
Midnight and her mama Licorice are the inspiration behind the entire Sandy Slimes logo and the theme that has become such a huge part of our little shop. They aren’t just characters or a logo to us. They are our girls, and they are woven into the story of Sandy Slimes and our family.
Right now, we are grieving a lot of loss at once. As a mama, my biggest priority is comforting my kids and helping them navigate something that is incredibly difficult for all of us to understand.
We ask for a little extra patience with us over the next several days. This may mean slower response times, order shipments taking a little longer, and less activity here than usual.
I probably won’t be posting much while we take some time to process and be together as a family.
Thank you for giving us the space and grace to grieve. Your patience, kindness, and understanding mean more to us right now than I can put into words. 🖤
Please keep our family in your thoughts as we navigate these deeply difficult days.