Fire the mouse, R.I.P.
Ben's pet mouse Fire passed away this week. Daddy found her in a tunnel in her cage. Ben only teared up a little bit, but he was very, very sad to lose his favorite mouse. Anna cried, too.
Daddy dug a hole in the front yard near the big stump to bury our little friend. Ben put her body in a plastic container with tissues for a blanket and some of her favorite yogurt drops. She looked like she was sleeping. Ben stroked her head a few times, then closed the container and put her in the hole.
Ben wants to carve a stone to put on Fire's grave. Carving may not be possible, but Daddy did dig up a flat stone that Ben can write on.
Fire was a very friendly and lovable mouse that let Ben carry her all over without ever complaining. When you talked to her, she would talk back in a little grunting language all her own. She would come to the edge of the cage to be social, and always was ready to take a yogurt drop from your fingers.
Her sister, Sparky, is very depressed and hasn't moved from her next since Fire passed. Sparky had developed a tumor that makes her body very large at the back. She has had trouble running on the wheel and she waddles more than walks these days. With her sister gone, Ben is very worried about her.
Whatever happens, Sparky and Fire have had very happy lives and have certainly enhanced the lives of their owner, Ben.
Daddy dug a hole in the front yard near the big stump to bury our little friend. Ben put her body in a plastic container with tissues for a blanket and some of her favorite yogurt drops. She looked like she was sleeping. Ben stroked her head a few times, then closed the container and put her in the hole.
Ben wants to carve a stone to put on Fire's grave. Carving may not be possible, but Daddy did dig up a flat stone that Ben can write on.
Fire was a very friendly and lovable mouse that let Ben carry her all over without ever complaining. When you talked to her, she would talk back in a little grunting language all her own. She would come to the edge of the cage to be social, and always was ready to take a yogurt drop from your fingers.
Her sister, Sparky, is very depressed and hasn't moved from her next since Fire passed. Sparky had developed a tumor that makes her body very large at the back. She has had trouble running on the wheel and she waddles more than walks these days. With her sister gone, Ben is very worried about her.
Whatever happens, Sparky and Fire have had very happy lives and have certainly enhanced the lives of their owner, Ben.
# posted by Scott @ 12/09/2008 05:35:00 AM 
