The Innocense Of A Child, Grand baby wanted a part of Snookie Options

[Ann H]

My 7 year old grand baby Sara, who will be 8 in a few days came to spend the night with me. She pulled out a bunch of change and said Grammy if I give you all the money I have will you share a part of Snookie with me.

I think my mouth hung open and I asked what do you mean baby, but I knew what she meant. Sara said I want a part of Snookie when she comes back as ashes or whatever she comes back as. There were tears in her beautiful blue eyes as she waited for my reply.

I told her that Snookie would be in a urn sealed in a baggie wrapped in a cloth and I didn't think you were able to break open the seal and take any out. I told her if I could I would and she would never have to pay for it.

I went to the bathroom to have a cry as I thought about how hard the cremation was for me and how my mind fought against it but here was a little child wanting to keep Snooks close to her in what ever form she could get her.

Sara usually called her Snookums and now that precious child wants to keep her close to her no matter what form she is in. She was my grandbaby that wanted Chili Beans collar and tags too she said if only she could have them that's all she wanted for Christmas.

Sara got the collar and tags and so much more for Christmas. Oh how I love that child and she loves animals as much as I do. She has had to deal with so much death in her short life but she keeps right on loving on anyway.

Now I know for sure I can deal with the cremains of my little Snookie Cookie. For Sara sees Snookums not as cremains but as part of the Snookums that she loved, kissed, held and played with, as one who gave her comfort and joy and the one she had so much fun with.

I will think of Snookie with that frame of mind too. I guess it takes the innocence of a child to teach me to see with my heart and not with my eyes. How thankful and grateful I am to this wonderful loving grand daughter of mine.
Ann

A picture of Sara with her toy poodle Gypsy Rose

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[Pamela]

Well the snow is in the air for sure, I just got back from doing a little slide in the ditch opps! We are not used to snow up here being close to the pugent sound. Hope you have a safe trip out on those Mich. roads. Pamela