We added 2 new members...

to our family the other day. 2 little girls...Molly and Buddy. Molly is the white one and Buddy is black and white.

Deidra got her birthday present a bit early.

Story is...she's been rescuing the field mice and the neighbor boys keep killing them. She found a little one yesterday and wanted to keep it. She was carrying it around in a tupperware container and the neighbor boy told her that he wouldn't hurt it, he just wanted to hold it. She reluctantly agreed and the boy flung it to the ground. She came in with the mouse crying about what happened. The mouse appeared to have an injured foot and was breathing really fast. I told her to put him on the counter in his container and I'd watch over him. Andy came home and we both agreed that he was hurt. She went back outside crying and when she came in the mouse had just passed away. She took it really hard. I told Andy that I was tired of the neighbor boys doing that to her and I thought about going up to the pet store to buy her a couple mice of her own to keep. He wasn't sure of that idea, but then he told me that the pet store closed in a 1/2 an hour. We went up there and they didn't have any mice, but we saw a little girl up there who had 2 rats and her Mom said they were the best pets ever...they didn't bite and were very sweet and clean. We talked to them for a bit and Deidra picked out a rat. We went and got the clerk to come and box her up and she mentioned that rats do better in pairs and since they were just a couple dollars a piece I told her to pick out another one. We had the talk with her that since they are hers, we'll provide the basics for the rats, but she wanted to go hog wild down the accessory aisle. Mommy told her that she could do her chores and if she wanted to buy things for the rats cage she was going to do that herself. She's responsible for giving them food, attention, water, and cleaning out their cage. I told her now she's being given a test to see how responsible she can be. I'll admit that they're growing on me as well...they were fun to watch last night. Andy took these pictures of them so you can see the newest additions.