Lock Up Safe and Sound! (For how long????)

This past week has been one not to forget. Last Sunday Rebekah lost a very good friend. Her friend was one that she played with for hours and hours. Her little friend would sit on her head and let her walk around the house. Her friend became a family friend as well. Her friend was known as STAR!

Last year Rebekah wanted to have a hamster of her own. She worked out a deal with her dad. Rebekah worked off the money she needed to get her own hamster. We bought a cage that Bruce can't get into.

Star was a great friend to Rebekah! Last week, some how Star got out of his (cat proof) cage. Well, we found him. Bruce wanted to be his friend. Bruce hasn't figured out that cats and hamsters can't be friends. We called on our friends the Carlson's to help relieve Star from his pain. After church Brother Carlson assisted with this small task. Star was placed in a beautiful silver box. I gently carried Star home where Rebekah has picked a beautiful shaded spot under the trees in the back yard. A small hole was dug and Star was placed inside. As a family we stood around the hole and each said a few kinds words.

Rebekah so loved her Star. She said he was a great friend. Rebekah looked up to her dad and asked if his grave could be dedicated? How sweet was that. It was another "ah-hah" moments for us as parents. She understands something in the gospel!! Clyde very lovingly said, "I'm sorry we don't dedicated pets graves, but if you would like to say a prayer you can." So, Rebekah said a sweet prayer.

So, now starts a new life of new hamsters this week. The Carlson's had 2 that they were done with. Brett gave them to Rebekah to help easy her loss. I think we got them last Wednesday. By Saturday one had gotten out of his cage. We looked and looked. No hamster! Sunday we looked and looked, still NO hamster. Monday morning I had Hannah clean her room top to bottom. She heard a noise in her closet. The hamster had started a nest in the back of her closet. We were so happy to find that Bruce had decided not to make him his new friend. He is LOCKED UP!!

Yesterday, being Monday remind you just hours after Hannah had found the missing hamster, Rebekah was playing with her new hamster. We left to go to Jennifer's house for lunch. Rebekah remembered to put her hamster up, BUT forgot to close the cage!! So, we came home 2 1/2 hours later to find a missing hamster! Boy had I lost it!! Another hamster on the lose. We have searched and searched. Tonight after a meeting, I heard Bruce in the pantry. He was trying to get behind the door. I looked behind the door and what did I find?? The missing hamster!! Safe and sound! I quickly put Bruce in the garage and caught the hamster. The hamster in his cage locked nice and tight. I wonder how long it will take before we have missing hamsters again???

Finally!

I finally have enough pictures, paper, and stickers to start our Walt Disney World scrapbook. I have been purchasing things over the past few months. Last night I pulled out the table from the garage and set it up in the den. I dragged out all my pictures, paper, stickers, etc got to work. I have 3 pages done. I think this project it going to take me forever. I have so much I want to put in it. Hopefully, it will all fit into one album!

My time with Georgah and Rebekah!

Since everyone is gone on their camping trips, it leave just Georgah and Rebekah home. Yesterday we went to see Horton Hears a Who. What a great movie!

Today we took Hannah's flute to have it tuned up and ready for her band camp. After that we went to Chuckie Cheese. Tonight we are going to dinner with my mom, Heather and her kids. We are going to try Double Dave's Pizza. Tuesday night kids eat FREE!! Who could ask for anything better??

Summertime is here!

On Monday, Clyde left early in the morning with some of the Young Men for their High Adventure trip. They are visiting Nauvoo and doing a church history tour. I wish I could have gone. What an amazing trip for the young men.

Sarah and Hannah also left on Monday for Girls Camp. They both were so excited. This is Hannah's first year to camp. It's hard to believe that I have 2 girls at camp! They are growing up too fast!