Sun 17 Dec 2006
Here are four poems of Valerie’s rats.
I love attention
Hi, my name is Beauregard
I love my igloo
I have a cool name
It is Beau I love my name
I love my mommy.
I eat anything
My sweet name is Othello
I sleep anywhere.
I have a nice name
It is Othello like it
I am almost three.
The name is Bottoms
I love to sleep in my cube
I am a Seal point.
Wed 13 Dec 2006
Our beautiful seal point girl went quietly after surgery this afternoon. I cannot even find the words to express my sorrow, the deep ache that has settled into my heart.
Sidebottom was an exceptional seal point dumbo, gorgeous all the way around. Her comical attitude and zest for exploration were unmatched by any other rattie I have ever known. She was a champion shirt diver and quickly gave out kisses to cover her misdeeds and sassy ways.
We didn’t have long with her, not nearly long enough. I have found myself spending the afternoon asking myself how and why, finding only tears in the answers that refused to come.
She is survived by both parents, many brothers and sisters and a whole slew of nieces and nephews. Two of those brothers live here with us, a sweet reminder of her everyday to come.
I can only hope she is playing hard at the Bridge, popcorning in her crazy way…loving all that she meets there.
You will be missed baby girl, very much. There are so many of us that loved you and won’t ever forget you.
Thank you so much for giving the love and laughter that you did.
Sleep softly baby girl, rest easy.
Mon 4 Dec 2006
Our new little man has been trying to hide under the guise of being a russian silver siamese, he is really platinum!!! His breeder, after much debate, research and just plain ol’ gut instinct has come to the conclusion that he is a very nice platinum as are a couple of his sisters! We couldn’t be more pleased with this change of events.
I personally don’t care about the color as much as I do the temperment and Valerie’s rats are wonderful critters. Hopefully he and his brother will be coming home this weekend. Looks like we will be making the trek north to fetch the kids after all.