We had much sadness in our home on Saturday. Our bird, Benny, passed away. What makes this sad for Mommy and Daddy is we just bought the bird 4 weeks ago!
Apparently, Benny got a cold and died on Friday night when the weather was cold. I forgot to turn on the heat that night and it got down to 65 degrees in our house. I guess when birds (more specifically cockatiels) catch a cold, they die very quickly.
Well, Kayla and Wyatt were up for about two hours on Saturday crying and crying. Kayla especially really did love the poor bird. She played with him constantly and loved walking around with him on her shoulder during the day.
We had a beautiful funeral in our backyard at about 10pm Saturday night. We talked of our memories of Benny and what we loved most about them. We ended with a prayer. Wyatt prayed that Jesus would make sure and tell God to be careful with Benny. He said "Jesus, make sure to tell God that Benny might bite his ears sometimes." We are grateful Wyatt is looking out for God.
Since PJ and I had already decided that cockatiels are awesome pets for young children, and we want it to be a Merry Christmas around here, Daddy went out and replaced the bird. The kids are thrilled that we now have Tweety.
Benny will always have a special place in our hearts and we look forward to maybe seeing him in heaven since Kayla is convinced that he will be there.
May he rest in peace. (and hopefully not be dug up and eaten by a stray cat)
