The Last of the Gerbils

Today the family was scheduled to go out to eat. Little Kat had class late. Momoko needed to work late after school. There was no time for anyone to prepare dinner. That's okay. We have rediscovered a local Italian restaurant. We dine in. The waiter we like has the same initials as me.


I had to work late today too. So when everyone was finally home, I finished up work and thought we would run to dinner. Unfortunately Momoko discovered that our last gerbil had died. She was aged past her prime. She was the last of the four in her litter to go. We could tell she was getting old.


Last night I saw her wanting to come out of the cage. She had trouble jumping up on top of the little house in her cage to signal her desire to come out of the cage. Momoko did bring her out and hand fed her some food. We knew to not let the kids handle her too roughly. She lived a good long life.