From Grief to Giggles

After a long struggle with trying to get our largest and oldest fish healthy it was apparent that it was time to humanely euthanize him last night. No matter what I did he just didn't get better. It was a tough loss because I enjoyed having the fish tank and Wink was the one fish that stuck with me through all of my learning about how to take care of him and other fish. He was huge for a Shubunkin measuring over 6 inches long. I've heard they can grow larger but he was the biggest I've seen. After telling Noah about Wink he was having a very tough time. I, once again, held myself together pretty well until I heard him in his room. I went in to talk with and comfort him and just ended up holding him and crying right along. After a while we had both calmed down a bit and were talking some. Noah started to get upset again and then all of a sudden blew snot out of his nose laughing. It was gross and hysterical all at the same time. I finally regained myself enough to ask what the heck was so funny and he pointed to Oliver. Oliver was sound asleep but had slid off of his bed a little. Noah thought it was especially funny that both Oliver and his teddy bear fell off of the bed in the same way. Looking back it may not have been that funny but it was what we both needed at the time. A little bit of giggling amidst the grief.