Too funny not to share.
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We had this great 10 year old cat named Jack who just recently died. Jack was a great cat and the kids would carry him around and sit on him and nothing ever bothered him. He used to hang out and nap all day long on the mat in our bathroom.
We had 3 kids at the time of this story; they were 4 years old, 3 years old and 1 year old. The middle one is Eli. Eli really loved Chap Stick--LOVED it! He kept asking to use my Chap Stick and then lose it.
Finally one day I showed him where in the bathroom that I kept my Chap Stick and explained he could use it whenever he wanted to but, he needed to put it right back in the drawer after he finished because I used it sometimes several times a day.
That year, on Mother's Day, we were having the typical rush around trying to get ready for church with everyone crying and carrying on. My two boys were fighting over the toy in the cereal box. I'm trying to nurse my little one at the same time putting on make-up. Everything is a mess and everyone has long forgotten this is a wonderful day to honor me and the amazing job that is motherhood.
We finally got the older one and the baby loaded in the car, and I'm looking for Eli. I've searched everywhere and I finally go into the bathroom.
There was Eli. He was applying my Chap Stick very carefully to Jack's rear end. Eli looked right into my eyes and said "chapped..."
Now if you have a cat, you know that he's right--their little bottoms do look pretty chapped and, frankly, Jack didn't seem to mind. The only question to ask at that point was whether it was the FIRST time Eli had done that to the cat's behind or the hundredth?!
And THAT is my favorite Mother's Day moment ever, because it reminds us that no matter how hard we try to civilize these glorious little creatures, there will always be that day when you realize...they've been using your Chap Stick on the cat's butt.
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We had this great 10 year old cat named Jack who just recently died. Jack was a great cat and the kids would carry him around and sit on him and nothing ever bothered him. He used to hang out and nap all day long on the mat in our bathroom.
We had 3 kids at the time of this story; they were 4 years old, 3 years old and 1 year old. The middle one is Eli. Eli really loved Chap Stick--LOVED it! He kept asking to use my Chap Stick and then lose it.
Finally one day I showed him where in the bathroom that I kept my Chap Stick and explained he could use it whenever he wanted to but, he needed to put it right back in the drawer after he finished because I used it sometimes several times a day.
That year, on Mother's Day, we were having the typical rush around trying to get ready for church with everyone crying and carrying on. My two boys were fighting over the toy in the cereal box. I'm trying to nurse my little one at the same time putting on make-up. Everything is a mess and everyone has long forgotten this is a wonderful day to honor me and the amazing job that is motherhood.
We finally got the older one and the baby loaded in the car, and I'm looking for Eli. I've searched everywhere and I finally go into the bathroom.
There was Eli. He was applying my Chap Stick very carefully to Jack's rear end. Eli looked right into my eyes and said "chapped..."
Now if you have a cat, you know that he's right--their little bottoms do look pretty chapped and, frankly, Jack didn't seem to mind. The only question to ask at that point was whether it was the FIRST time Eli had done that to the cat's behind or the hundredth?!
And THAT is my favorite Mother's Day moment ever, because it reminds us that no matter how hard we try to civilize these glorious little creatures, there will always be that day when you realize...they've been using your Chap Stick on the cat's butt.
