Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Mr. Sweets


Meet our latest house guest (okay, that's not really him, but it might as well be. Not much variation in the hamster species). He's been dropped a few times. Kicked while running around inside his "ball" on the hardwood. He's peed and pooped on the floor. He's been squeezed by an overzealous 2-year-old. And his biggest fan has even declared him to be cuter than the baby. Poor Eve. She's been replaced by a rodent.
Mr. Sweets will only be staying with us for a month or so, until the next shift comes along to take over our duties as kindergarten class hamster babysitters. Until then, I think my kids' dreams of owning a dog have been quelled by his presence. Anna's already complained about having to clean his cage out - maybe this will be the beginning of the end of their begging for a puppy.

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