So we set out as a family to run errands one Saturday in May. We told the girls that if they were good...then we would get a treat on the way home.
We drove up to a strange house and I told everyone to wait in the car...i had to pick something up.
When I got back a few minutes later...I asked Ri-Ri to hold my big black purse. I set the purse on her lap...Ri-Ri looked down and cracked the sweetest biggest smile and yelled "KITTEN".
The other girls were not so calm...and full on screaming erupted from our car.That little baby with the brightest blue eyes was passed from excited girl to excited girl. She never knew what hit her.
This sweetie never hit the ground for longer than a minute. She was held...loved and cuddle most of the day.
I would awaken to the garage door being open and shut many many times as one by one each girl would wake up and head straight to see Ella.
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Then tragically her life was cut short today. A freak accident left our beloved Ella motionless and lifeless. We heard the howl and then found her convulsing. Thankfully she died quickly but we had to witness her last fight at life. It left us all devastated. We had to wake one child who was still sleeping...to say her final goodbyes.
The girls found the most perfect box...a heart shaped box that Daughter #1 had used to collect her Valentines this year.They each gathered one of Ella's favorite toys...a shoe lace...a sock...a twig...a ribbon that said BEST...and laid it gently with her.
They stroked her fur...they gave her gentle kisses.
They watched their daddy dig her grave and gently bury her. He found the most perfect spot...near their playground, where they can see her each day.They covered the ground with rocks to protect her and picked beautiful flowers that are so abundantly growing all around.
We sang "I am a Child of God" because that is what we sing at Mason's grave. After wards I thought it was appropriate for Ella too...she is Gods creation just as we are.
I tried to console them and say everything possible...but Daughter #3 said it the best...."It's okay mommy, don't be sad, maybe Mason needed a kitten in Heaven."
I promised her that animals will be resurrected too and someday Ella will be back with her. I am sure she is pouncing in Heaven now.
