Our New Addition
When Kevin and I came home from our weekend getaway last Sunday, we brought home a surprise for the kids. One of these:
The kids have been talking about getting a hamster for about six months now. We thought it was just a phase, but it didn’t go away - and then they started researching and checking out every book on hamsters the library had. We realized they were serious, so we brought home a Syrian golden short-haired hamster.
Her name is Lucy - after Lucy Pevensie. Kevin and I named her on the way home so that we could avoid the issue of four kids wanting to give her four different names. I have to admit she’s pretty sweet. I’m not much of an animal person - never have been - but she’s good-natured and gentle. She’d been in the Pet Smart store for several months and was already accustomed to being handled and being around lots of people and loud noises. Her neighbor was a huge parrot that barks like a dog!
The kids are enamored. Josiah goes around the house saying, “Lucy is the smartest, best, most wonderful hamster in the whole world.” She is the best surprise we’ve ever brought home for the kids.
On the health front, I think I’m getting better. I have been feeling close to normal and then had a few bad hours this afternoon, with the shakiness and panic and nausea returning. It has since passed, and I am hoping that was the last of it. I’m exhausted and heading off to bed. Have a great weekend!
