So Long Chatter...

Recently, we had a death in our family.

Chatter the guinea pig died.
She really was a sweet little thing (as far as guinea pigs go anyway).
If you would call her she would come. She would talk to you (in little squeaks of course). Chatter even picked up bird sounds from a clock we have - that was really wierd, but very cool.

We'll miss her, not the smell of her cage, but we'll miss her.

As with the passing of any pet, this brings up the age old question of whether there are animals in heaven. To be honest, I think I lay on the minority side of it (theologically speaking).

I just can't imagine being in heaven and not hearing the birds singing, and if there are birds...