'Deep' Conversation

Yes, another Emerie story. We were driving through the parking lot of the hospital (because it is quicker to get home) and she stated there were a lot of patients at the hospital because there were a lot of cars parked there. We told her that the cars parked in the back of the hospital were not patients but the employees. She said "No, there are a lot of people that are patients in the hospital and people that come to visit other people and those that go to see the dead bodies." We then said, "Patients and those that come to visit them park in the front. The dead bodies go to a mortuary." "What is a mortuary?" she asked. We then said "A place where they get the bodies ready for a funeral." She then asked "What is a funeral?" Our answer was "A place where people get to see their loved ones before they are buried." She then said "No, a funeral is where they put the body in something and put flowers on top." We then said, "Yes, they put the body into a coffin, put flowers on top during the ceremony and then they are buried in the ground." Her statement was "Ooooohhhhh, that way God can come down and get their body so he can make them alive again." "Well, only your spirit goes to heaven with God." was our answer. Of course, Emerie then said "What is a spirit?" Needless to say our short drive to Smith's grocery store seemed very long...

Oh, by the way she also stated she wanted to ride the YMCA bus (she saw it on the road). We asked why and she said she wanted to see where it went and what the 'YMCA' stands for; --and to sign up for gymnastics...