Friends, The kids and I went to a meeting at the church tonight. I left before the motions and voting because as important as it all was, it was past the kids’ bedtime and tomorrow’s a school day. Turns out, Gavin was in dire need of his inhaler so the timing was good. As it turned out though, regarding Jubs, not good enough.
The kids have been fantastic letting me drag them around while Sonny’s been gone over the past 2 weeks to meetings and such so I granted Kyle a request – “ Mom, can’t we just stay up a little later tonight to play with Jubs?”
“Sure Kyle, that’ll be o.k.”. I said Earlier in the evening we had made Jubs a very cool maze and tunnel out of cardboard and had been very entertained as she explored it.
As soon as we got in the door Rachel made a beeline for the cage.
“She’s not in her cage” she gasped.
My directions instantly were “look at the floor when you walk”.
All 4 of us spent ½ hour looking for her, the boys, exhausted finally had to go to bed. Rachel, inconsolable, came to me. I conceded to let her sleep on the couch in the t.v. room and said I would sleep on the couch in the other room. I did have the boys help me put her cage down on the floor with the doors open, since she wouldn’t be able to get back up on the table she apparently got down off of. I sprinkled Rice Krispies all over my kitchen floor to lure her and then plunked down on the couch so I could watch the kitchen, hall and tv room from where I was. After watching Super Nanny I cleaned up the Rice Krispies because I realized that I was in charge, not Jubs and if she wanted a treat she could darn well find her way back to her cage. Now I am in my basement office because I promised Rachel I will look for Jubs all night and I’m making the rounds. I’ve got a hamster to find, so I’ve got to go and I am hopeful there will be more Hamster Diaries in the future.
C
