We did have very sad Christmas night, however. About 4 p.m., one of our cats, Loopy, started to seem very lethargic. Then her condition turned for the worse at bedtime for the kids. We had the kids come into our room to visit with Loopy as she lay on our bed, and had them say goodbye. We told them that Loopy's sickness was really bad, and that she wouldn't be with us in the morning. They knew that she was sick (myxosarcoma ), and they knew she was going to die, but they still didn't really understand what that meant. Isabelle understood it best, but David asked to see her in the morning after Christmas.

So anyway, Loopy faded away at our bedtime later that night.