Glamor Shots of Hurley the Hamster

Hurley is my pet panda bear hamster. He's getting old and so he recently starred in his own photo shoot so that I could have at least some sort of record of his existence.

Eating his hamster dinner.

Checking out life outside of his cage.

Run away!

Can I make this jump?

As you can see, he's a pretty active little guy. Recently though, he's started to slow down. Hamsters only live for 2-3 years and he's nearing the end of that time period.

PS: Does anyone watch "Mercy?" I cracked up when the main character responded to her husband's request for children by offering to get a hamster because that's kind of what I've done for the time being.

All the Cousins Minus One

Though the occasion was sad, it was nice to have all of the Todd cousins (minus Melissa, who was greatly missed) all together in one place for Granny's funeral. 11 of 12 of us (plus a couple of spouses and great-grand kids) were able to make the pilgrimage back to the homeland in Virginia. It was a lot of fun getting to know everyone again and really made me miss living close to family. May our next meeting come under happier circumstances.