We have had our fair share of excitement around here- I actually started a sitcom pilot based on our daily life, I stupidly gave it up as I feared I would run out of material to keep a show going for more than a few episodes- Silly me. Anyhoo, the kids got two female rats for Christmas, Tonks and Domino, and they all love them so much that they wanted one each. Well, did you know that pet stores don't sell female rats? We searched and searched and then finally decided that we might just have to get a male and grow our own girl rats. The handsome male we picked turned out to be a female, Remus, so SCORE; but still we were short one and as we had all gotten excited about the prospect of babies, we tried again. We didn't want a thousand rats so we very carefully put the male in with Domino but weeks later she was just as skinny as ever so we Remus in with him to increase our odds. Naturally it was Tonks, the only female not to share a space with the male, who ended up giving birth to six kits. Tonks is an albino so all six are colored like their dad. They are so cute, playful, affectionate, and funny. Why do people even bother with dogs that will steal your lunch and cats that will shed on your pillow? It's rats for us.
Auburn is experiencing some growing pains. Just when she thinks she's figured out how to be an adult in this culture something new happens to challenge her. She was involved in an accident at the grocery store. The other driver was going fast and actually struck her but as she was backing out the fault is hers. As you can see from the damage to her 15 year old Geo Metro it was pretty minor. Still the other driver is claiming his vehicle is totaled and he has whiplash. FYI, you can't get whiplash from a side collision. Fortunately the insurance company recognizes he's a gold digger and is handling the situation. I am curious what it was about the 17 year-old driver in the 15 year-old car that made that guy think he'd hit his payday.
Always the drama King, Orion over reacts to a rat climbing down his shirt. What a ham.
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