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So we now have a new addition to our little family. His name is Chevy (see title of post). He’s about 7 years old and we adopted him from a family whose 4 year old son developed bad allergies I was on Freecycle looking to see if anyone had office furniture or supplies so I can get my home office set up and I found their ad. Apparently they’d had offered him before and had some no-shows so they were giving it another try to keep from having to send him to the Humane Society. Anyway, we’ve been home for about an hour and he’s checking the place out. He seems to like Princess’ room the best. You can tell by the expression on his face in this picture that he’s going to fit in to our family very well.
And in case you you’ve heard me mention our degus before but had no clue what one is, here’s a pic from last week of Princess holding one of them. She kinda freaked me out because taking them out their cage is usually a huge ordeal. So when she walked over to me holding one of them (not sure if this is Tinkerbell or Baby, they all look alike), I said “How did you get her out??!!” Anyway, a degu is about the size of a rat but they look and act more like a chinchilla, dust baths and all.
Next up will be a dog but that will have to wait until we move. We’ve all wanted a dog for so long and I swear to you, I want one almost as much as people want children. (Dogs are easier to feed and entertain and they don’t spit up on you.)
Ok, so everybody say “Hi Chevy!” (For the first few months, his full name will be “Chevy Like the Actor Not the Car” until everyone gets to know him.)
P.S. I emailed the family to let them know we made it home ok (car rides stress him out). They replied and said “Thanks for giving him a great home. We hope he makes you as happy as he made us.” Ok, I’m going to cry now.
3 responses so far ↓
1 1 Ana // Jun 15, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Hey Chevy, nice to meet you!
Awesome to see another ginger, just like Chica & Pumuckl! Are you Pumuckl’s daddy?
Hope you have a lot of fun with Chevy (and he with you of course) and looking forward to reading some great cat stories
Sure it was very hard for the other family to give such a cutie away, but I am sure you’ll care well about him and they are happy to know this!
2 2 Dette // Jun 16, 2008 at 9:32 am
lol - that’s what I said after having our second one was born. And I HAD to have me a puppy. A yellow lab pup.
Got him when he was 6 weeks old. Not 2 years later, I found myself saying “A kid would’ve been easier!”
LOL - Samson is 5 now, and almost out of his puppy years (they supposedly last the first 3). But never mind leaving pizza on the counter or the pantry door open - he’s been known to steal a loaf of bread in there. Or even chocolate bunnies (which can be poisonous for dogs) while you step out for church on Easter morning.
Of course, with everything he likes to eat, you’d think his stomach could handle anything.
Uh… NOT. So he’ll throw it up somewhere, leaving me to holler at the 14 y/o that Samson has another surprise for him.
heh heh - big hugs to Chevy for us!
3 3 MAGGIE AT COFFEESHOPMAFIA // Jun 16, 2008 at 6:36 pm
ooh cute
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