A $3.00 hamster and writing …
March 23, 2005 | Filed under: Uncategorized
So I was huddled before the fireplace trying to warm up my toes as I wrote on my laptop this morning (yes I lost my left slipper again, what’s it to you?) and I heard a little scuttle behind the couch. Um . . . not good. I ignored it, because I wanted to finish this scene where my hero has opened his door on a dark, stormy night to the heroine, whom he thought he was never going to see again, and she’s standing there solemn and soggy and looking like the best thing he’s ever seen–
But I digress. About three months ago, my daughter’s hamster vanished. To be honest, we sort of thought the dog got to poor Brownie, though we told my mourning daughter that most likely Brownie had run away to play with the field mice in the woods. Hey, it made her feel better.
More scrapping noises behind the couch. I pulled it away from the wall and something small and brown and furry went running beneath the chair. I pulled the chair away from its spot and something small and brown and furry dashed beneath the china hutch. Okay, I saw you this time Brownie!! I couldn’t pull the china cabinet away from the wall, too heavy, so I stuck my daughter’s baseball bat back there and poked around and once again something small and brown and furry went running — beneath the sink. I pulled everything out from beneath there. Found missing slipper. No small and furry creature.
But then I heard a noise behind the dryer. Aha! Gotta you little sneaky dog dessert . . . I haulted the dryer away from the wall (not easy, let me tell you) and there was her nest. Marbles, dog food, an earring that I had forgotten to admit was missing, the loose tooth the tooth fairy couldn’t take because it had gone missing . . . you name it, that little thief had taken it. And now the house resembles the house in Mouse Trap, a complete wreck.
I never did catch the darn thing but I once again have both slippers . . .
Posted by Jill @ 6:52 pm | Make a Comment
Judy says:
Jill you do have the adventures. What I want to know is how did the slipper get under the sink???
Posted on March 23rd, 2005 at 6:59 pmJill says:
Judy, I have NO idea. At the moment, trust me, I’m wondering WHY I HAVE THREE CHILDREN. It’s one of those evenings, LOL …
Posted on March 23rd, 2005 at 7:01 pmLaurie says:
Ah, hamster stories! Our house has been home to a couple of hamsters – short-lived, I’m afraid. You brought smiles to my face this evening – thanks! And you’ll have two warm feet tonight!
Posted on March 23rd, 2005 at 7:07 pmNicole says:
So that hamster had been on the loose in your house for THREE months?
Ugh…my mom has a nasty hamster story that involves a loose hamster and a jug of syrup. Not pretty.
Posted on March 23rd, 2005 at 7:10 pmJill says:
Yes, loose in the house. And if you think that’s NOT freaking me out, you’d be wrong. :crazy:
Posted on March 23rd, 2005 at 7:15 pmMargee says:
Better a pet hamster than some other possibilites. At least hamsters aren’t known to carry zoonotic diseases.
Posted on March 23rd, 2005 at 7:26 pmArlene says:
Ughhh! Sorry but I can’t stand hamsters. When my son was in preschool they had a pet hamster and the teacher let it loose in the room in the mornings. Long story short, I sent my son in first to tell them I was dropping him off and the hamster had to either be held or put back in it’s cage until I was gone. I know….I’m not proud of it but hey, I can’t help how I feel
Posted on March 23rd, 2005 at 9:03 pmNicole says:
That would freak me out. Are you sure there aren’t others around? THose suckers are prolific. And ack…I still remember my mom telling me about finding the dead hamster in the syrup. NO idea how it got in there and the cover had been on. I will never ever have hamsters in my house. Never.
Posted on March 23rd, 2005 at 10:36 pmMichelle says:
At least it wasn’t a mouse!!
I can’t deal with rodents. My kids are not allowed to have those until they have a house of their own. Ick!!! :O
Posted on March 24th, 2005 at 4:07 amSue says:
I know my youngest son had a hampster and it got lost in the house well I wouldn’t let him go to school till he found him
Posted on March 24th, 2005 at 4:28 am3 hours later he found him
Sue says:
Jill your story’s make my day I really like them
Posted on March 24th, 2005 at 4:30 amMel says:
LOLOLO! Love small rodents. How this story brings back fond memories. I used to have pet rats. But, I’d always get females cause the males have hugs ba…packages. I laughed when you said you found marbles, food and an earring. Hmmm..thought of THE GREEN MILE. That piccy you have above looks like here. It was 50 degrees two days ago and now I’m looking at lots of snow. And it’s still snowing! I thought the 21st was offically the first day of spring. How come Mother Nature hasn’t been alerted to this fact?! :rolleyes:
Posted on March 24th, 2005 at 4:41 amSuzanne says:
LOL. We’ve had hamsters and guinea pigs and water dragons and it really freaks me out when any of those little creatures would get lost in the house!
Posted on March 24th, 2005 at 4:48 amJill says:
So some of you are having the same snow issues we are, huh? It’s like winter revisited! I miss green. I miss flowers!
And water dragons? Yikes. I don’t know what those are but it sounds worse than my missing hamster.
Posted on March 24th, 2005 at 6:32 amWalt Stone says:
Ah, rodent story! So cute!
Perhaps one day you can get Alison to tell you of the time she and I last had to deal with rodents…
Posted on March 24th, 2005 at 8:25 amDanica says:
Ah, better you than me… when we had pet rodents, none of them got out thankfully, but if they had… *shudders*
So what did you tell your daughter? Is she aware her rodent lives?
Posted on March 24th, 2005 at 8:51 amJill says:
Walt, tell us!! Maybe it will make me feel better …
Danica, I did tell my daughter I saw her, which you would think would have been a good thing. Instead she’s hurt and betrayed that Brownie doesn’t want to be with her …
Posted on March 24th, 2005 at 8:56 amJennifer says:
I used to have a pet rat whom I lived dearly. Edward was very intelligent. He had a tank but I often let him run around and play. He loved to play with the dog and he also had a game where he would hide under furniture and jump on our feet.
One night my husband and I were at the edge of our seats watching a movie. My husband jumped up in the air placed his hand on his inner thigh and said "GET….THIS….RAT!!!" Edward had crawled up his pants leg. :hehe:
Brownie probably won’t be the same after three months but you can find a humane trap to catch her in a cage. Good luck.
Posted on March 24th, 2005 at 1:58 pmWalt says:
I’ve been advised against telling my rodent tale.
The folks from PETA would have to get involved, and we wouldn’t want that happening, would we?
Posted on March 25th, 2005 at 9:35 amJill says:
Walt, darn it! I wanted to hear!
Jennifer, LOL on your rat story!!!
Posted on March 25th, 2005 at 9:39 am