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The day the hamster died...
12:05 PM, Jan. 16, 2007
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Well, today our hamster died. Cayla was very upset when she found it. I don't know if the other hampster killed it or if it died and then the other hamster attacked it, but either way it was not a pretty sight. It was Catey's hampster, but as I said before Cayla was devastated. She felt like it was her fault because her hampster attacked it. I was a bit upset myself as my daughter sobbed in my arms. I went out to remove the hamster and could not bring myself to do it. This is where Chris (my 15 year old) came in. He went to the cage and removed the hampster. Poor Amber, who was totally grossed out by the way, had to hold the bag. I had to go to tell Catey. She then sobbed in my arms and I again began to cry. We then all proceeded to go outside while Chris dug a hole. I was going to go do it myself and he said I'll go help mom. After he dug the hole and we put Buddy in his grave we went inside. Chris stayed outside and took much care to make sure nothing would dig it up. He then made a memorial and put a bottle in the ground to hold flowers. It is wintertime and of course there are no flowers but when he came in he told me he found something, some sort of weed, that had some little yellow things on it that somewhat resembled a flower. Why do I tell you this long story you might ask. Well, my heart today overflowed with love for those kids. A daughter who is so sensitive that she wants to replace the hampster and do anything she can to ease her sisters pain. Another little girl who loved a hampster and was so sad. A 16 year old daughter who though she was really disgusted helped out. And a son who loved his sister so much he took so much care in burying her hampster. I stood at the window when we came in and watched him. My eyes again filled with tears. He looked so big and so strong and I wondered what happened to that little boy I held in my arms just yesterday. I as usual didn't take a picture but wished I would have because I fear my memory will fail me. I desperately want to keep this reminder as to why I homeschool. All the doubts I have were just washed away with a flood of emotions helping me to remember why I started this journey anyway. I do wish I had a picture. I do fear my memory will fade or maybe someday fail me. As I write this with tear stained cheeksI pray I will be able to hold this memory near and dear to my heart. I pray that when things aren't going the way I want that God would bring this memory to mind. That it would be vivid and the feelings I am feeling right now would wash over me again. Our time here is so short and we get so caught up in the negative things. Thank God for today-the day the hamster died. For the reminder of how short my time is, how blessed I am to be able to homeschool, and for the grace to get through each new day.
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 Hello! My name is Denise and I am blessed wife of Greg and blessed mom of 7 - Alicia(18-currently serving with YWAM in Zambia), Amber(16), Chris(15), Cayla(12), Catey(6), Colton(4), and Abijah(2)! I am a Christian homeschool mom and this is my daily ramblings of our crazy days!HomeMy Profile Archives Friends LinksCategoriesRecent EntriesHere I am!!!!Snow Today! The day the tooth came out... Girls Weekend in the Mts. Having one of those days... Friendsa1healthboo4baby TC carkay crysnrod Victorious softballplayer17 punkrockprincess111 Kurrahhxx prayerwarrior |