Heaven on Earth
Friday, April 17, 2009 at 01:19PM Piper and I were cuddling in bed the other night with the cat, of course. It was very quiet except for Oreo’s purring.
Piper was starting to settle down, closing her eyes. But every so often she would say something or ask me a question, mostly about the cat.
Mama look! Oreo put his paw on my leg.
Mama, I love cuddling with Oreo.
Mama, Oreo is such a nice cat.
Mama, Oreo loves me, doesn’t he?
Than out of the blue, she asks, “Mama, do you think Oreo likes cuddling with other cats as much as he likes cuddling with us?”
Hmmm. I thought about it for a moment, then told her, “Yes. I think he does. He use to cuddle with Thai all the time and Thai was a cat.”
The minute I said it, I knew I was opening a can of worms.
“Mama, whose Thai?”
“He was our other cat.”
“Mama, where is Thai now?”
“He’s in heaven, baby.”
“Mama, why is Thai in heaven and not here with us?”
“Because he died, honey. He lived a very long and very happy life, then died.”
“Mama? Where’s heaven?”
“It’s up in the sky with God, honey.”
She laid there very quietly while I held my breath, hoping she would drop it and fall asleep.
“Mama? Is Thai on a plane?”
Reader Comments (2)
Rolling with laughter!!!!!!
it's a one way ticket, though!