How to say goodbye.

Let's just start this out by saying I am a animal person. I know, how could you even guess, with all the gerbil talk. But this isn't about my baby boys. This is about a friend I have had since I was in the third grade. Theo. My true baby boy.

I found him walking home from school one day. Well, I should say some boys in the neighborhood found him. He was sitting under a tree, trying to walk up to the boys, while they threw dirt clods at him. It was the saddest thing I had ever seen. He was meowing sadly. I ended up screaming at the boys, and throwing a few of my own dirt clods. I then went and grabbed the poor baby. That was when I realized why he wasn't running away. His back paw was completely broken. I carried him home, and tried to talk my mom into letting him stay. Like always, she said no. But he had his own plans.

My mom and I went grocery shopping that night. When we got home, I saw the cat still on the front porch, but didn't really think anything of it. Much to my suprise, however, as soon as my mom opened the door, he was in. We couldn't get him out. He just sat and looked at us. So my mom said he could stay for the night. Everything changed when my dad got home though. He sat down on the couch, and patted the spot beside him. The cat jumped right up and started purring. He was in.

We named him Theodore. (Theo, for short.) And he became a huge part of our family. He was there when my dad died, and he was there to welcome me home from Florida and juvie. And he was there a month ago, to welcome me home again.

But now, his time is coming to an end. I don't know how to deal with him like this. He won't eat. He's listless. Right now he is walking around meowing horribly. I don't know how to say goodbye to my baby.

So please pray for my little boy.

Toes and other things.

I got my first pedicure in almost 7 months today. It was heavenly. My toes, on the other hand, are a not-so-heavenly black now. I like it. Even my mom liked it. Woooo-ow.

I added to my gerbil kingdom today. They now have a second cage connected via tunnels. With more room, climbing space, and yet another spintastic wheel, they are def. the kings of the house. Jazz and Eddie are currently chasing each other on one of the various wheels. It is pretty funny when they get going really fast and the Jazz stops and slides over Eddie.

Jazz up in the sand-bath

Eddie: This is the only way to get him still.

Jake. He's my baby.

All of my babies.

1, 2, 3, 4, I declare thumb war!

I added a new gerbil to my clan today. Jasper. He is an adorable, all black little baby. And getting along fine with the others, I might add. I also bought all my babies a new cage. With all the tunnels.

Eventually I want to make them a habitat out of a fishtank. Those make it easier to replicate their natural habitat. But for now, they have a colorful cage, with lots of tubes, and a spintastic wheel Eddie can't get enough of. There is also a room way on the top to put sand in that Jake adores. Jazz? He like to go all the way out in the tubes, and sleep.

Earlier Eddie and Jazz were boxing! It was a-freakin-dorable. All fun and play of course.

Ok, seriously this blog is becoming all about gerbils.

Normal life stuff:
My mom made her first batch of stir-fry tonight. It was yumishlish. My dad wasn't digging the mushrooms, but I thought they were good.

I am currently sicker than a dog. And very medicated. A very strange feeling.

Woow...my life is boring.

Here we go...

Ok, I'm a little new at this. But I figured a blog was a good way to get stuff out there, work on my writing skills and just have fun.

So...what to write about. I know! Gerbils. I recently bought two. ( a good trade, my mom said. ) Jamie named them Edward and Jake. Yes, we both love twilight. They are adorable to the extreme. And having them has made me learn some interesting things. Like:

A) Gerbils are desert rodents. This means that they cannot eat food with high water content because their kidneys are made for low water availability.

B) Alot of people believe that gerbils will kill and eat each other, but this is typically not true. Gerbils WILL, however, eat another gerbil if it is dead and left in the cage. This is a leftover instinct. In the desert, a dead carcass would attract predators, so the easiest thing for them to do is dispose of the carcass. This is a common behaviour in most rodents.

C) Gerbils "box". Seriously, like kangaroos. They will stand up and push each other around until one wins. This can be playful or violent.

D) Gerbils have scent glands on their stomachs. The dominant gerbil will mark all of the others with these.

Ok, I think that is enough. Seriously, they are amazing creatures! Go get one!