A late mothers day story

So, we had this great 10 year old cat named JACK..........

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 3 year old is Eli.

Eli really loved Chapstick.....LOVED IT. He kept asking to use my chapstick
and then he'd lose 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.

So 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

car 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. 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? :o(

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 come that day when you find out
they've been using your chapstick on the cat's butt.

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