When things go wrong!
Well, when things go wrong,
they really go wrong! We have been under pressure for a while and
tempers are fraught. We've had our days of 'it's not so
bad' and the hope of a harmonious day once in blue moon, but
this week was an upsetting one. Pickles, our cat, had been missing
for the past 3 weeks and I was worried. I tried very hard to put on
a brave face for the kids, explaining that she does go off 'on
holiday' occasionally and that this time, she had just taken
advantage of the lovely weather. Every day after school, without
fail, Mackenna would design another "missing" poster.
Each time, she offered a different reward, varying from 50p, to one
of her toys, bless her.
On Thursday evening, after Pete got home from work, he decided to drive to the farm down the road, to ask if they had seen a black and white cat with a red collar. When he got back, I was in the middle of an upsetting phone call with Kyle. After I got off the phone, around an hour later, I asked Pete if he'd had any luck- he said he hadn't. So I told Pete that poor Kyle had lost his job, as his car had broken down and he had no way of getting to work. Kyle was very depressed and I felt so helpless.
But when I probed Pete a bit more about Pickles, he put his head down. He said he was sorry - the farmer had indeed seen Pickles but she had been run over, and was lying on the side of the road when he found her. He had very kindly buried her in his field. I burst into tears - what on earth was I going to tell the children the next day? I tossed and turned all night and the following day, Pete and I came to the same conclusion. We would scour the free ads and try and find another cat, to soften the blow. I couldn't decide whether to tell the kids the truth, or just make out that Pickles had gone away. We found a lovely black female cat, aged 6, and drove the younger children over to pick her up. Finally, on the way, I explained to them what had happened to Pickles, as I simply couldn't bear to have them forever worrying about her. They were all very upset and Mackenna was in bits. My heart broke for her - I couldn't console her enough. But we brought the new cat home and we decided to call her Zsa Zsa as the kids thought she looked quite 'posh'!
She is still settling in and has taken up residence in the children's bedroom, with food and litter tray, until she's ready to venture further. I have explained that she will never replace Pickles, but she can become a part of our family, none the less. I'm sure she will settle in soon and hopefully that'll put a smile back on Mackenna's face.
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