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So, 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 this
mat in our bathroom.
Well, we have 3 kids and 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 loves chapstick.
HE LOVES IT. He kept asking to use my chapstick and then losing it. So
finally one day I showed him where in the bathroom I keep my chapstick and how
he could use it whenever he wanted to but he needed to put it right back in the
drawer when he was done.
Last year on Mother's Day, we were having the typical rush around and try to
get ready for Church with everyone crying and carrying on. My two boys are
fighting over the toy in the cereal box. I am trying to nurse my little one at
the same time I am putting on my make-up. Everything is a mess and everyone
has long forgotten that this is a wonderful day to honor me and the amazing job
that is motherhood.
We finally have the older one and the baby loaded in the c ar and I am looking
for Eli. I have searched everywhere and I finally round the corner to go into
the bathroom. And there was Eli. He was applying my chapstick 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 is right--their little butts do look
pretty chapped. And, frankly, Jack didn't seem to mind.
And the only question to really 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 chapstick on the cat's butt.
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