How to put on a funeral…in pictures!

April 18th, 2008

A short (no seriously, I promise) background on the pictures in this post…

Rhoda killed a rabbit yesterday. The kids decided to dispose of the rabbit for me, because they love me, and really, it’s just a little bit bigger than a mouse.

These pictures capture the events that took place on the afternoon of April 17, 2008.

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So, Sam… think it’s going to fit in that shoe box?

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I got it in the bag, Matt… but it needs to go in the Amazon box.

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Rhoda! Get away, you’ve already done enough damage.

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Come on, Matt… we need to find the perfect place to bury Buddy.

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Sam, be respectful. Don’t be so loud. Funerals aren’t loud… unless people are crying loud.

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Let’s find the perfect spot, Matt. Then we can bury all dead mice, too. We’ll have a little animal cemetery for all the animals Mom and Rhoda kill.

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No… here. This looks like the perfect spot.

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Ok, I ‘ll start digging.

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You work on that Matt and call me when you’re done. I’m going to watch Hannah Montanna.

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This is going to take awhile.

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With all this rain we’ve had, the ground sure is hard and dry.

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Hey Matt! If we try and put it in this shoe box, you won’t have to dig as big of a hole.

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I’ll get Buddy ready for transfer.

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Yup! He’s still in there!

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I’m glad this bag has handles.

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Let’s see if we can make this work.

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Matt… he fits, but his legs keep sticking out. Can you help me?

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There we go! What a nice coffin for Buddy.

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Oh man! His legs popped out again.

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I don’t think this is working Matthew.

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Forget the coffin. We’ll just bury him in the body bag.

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Ok, I’ll finish getting the grave ready. You go make the tombstone.

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Man it’s hot out here.

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Must. Keep. Digging.

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This is taking forever.

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Are you done yet, Matthew? It’s a commercial.

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Nope, not quite big enough Matt… just a little bit more.

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I finished the tombstone.

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Heavenly Father, thank you for the time that Buddy had here on earth. Please watch over him in Heaven… that is if he went to Heaven. He might have been a bad bunny, but we’re sorry that Rhoda killed him. Please help Rhoda to stop killing animals in the future. In your precious name I pray. Amen.
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I’m just going to clean this up a little bit and make it nice for Buddy.

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Hey Matt!  Did you that know that RIP means Rest In Peace?  Becki thought it meant Remember if Possible.

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Com on Matt! We’re missing Charmed!

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