We got....rodents!?!

As most kids do, my boys wanted a pet. We have tried pets before and they never seem to work out. We've had a cat and a dog that didn't work out. The dog moved on and the kitty went to heaven. We've had fish. We do actually still have one, Killer Iron Man. We actually had five more fish but Iron Man ate them. I'm not sure what kind of fish he is, but I'm relatively sure he's not supposed to eat other fish.

The boys have been bugging us for a while to get a pet. Eugene won't let me get a cat because he hates cats. I think it stems from a traumatic experience in his childhood. He says if I get a cat, he gets a snake and there was no way he was going to get a snake in my house. He was putting off a dog because dogs are so much responsibility. My stipulations for a dog is that I want one that is older and already trained. I want to get one from the Humane Society which of course, costs money. We can't get any more fish because of Jaws Iron Man, so that left hamsters.

I had to beg Eugene to let the boys get a pet so he finally agreed to hamsters. We went to the pet store Sunday and let the boys pick out their hamsters. I don't like rodents but I wanted the boys to be happy. Tavi's hamster is named Twilight. She is the one on top of the landing that is peach and white. Jaiden's hamster is named Buzzy. She is the little gray ball on the bottom of the cage in the back.

Yes, they are both girls. It's the last thing I need to have little 'hamsties' (as Jaiden calls them) running around. I really don't like rodents (did I already mention that?). It doesn't matter though. I'm willing to sacrifice for my kids so I will be the one that has to clean the cage and change the food and water, etc. My biggest sacrifice though is that to get the girls, I had to tell Eugene he could get a snake. Eeeeeeek!!!!

The thing is, the garage and basement is too cold to keep the snake and he can't bring it in the house because of the girls. Even though the rodents are driving me crazy, at least they are keeping the snake away! But if I had to let him get a snake, I should have just gotten a cat.