Nibbly Nim

INTRODUCING..... newest family member... NIBBLY NIM! Hamster extraordinaire!

Adam has a hamster. His furry pal was chosen form the pet shop last Thursday, he was the only one they had left and is a bit deformed (we think... however we have not passed this assumption on to Adam).. he deserved a home poor little guy... so he has been given a palace to roam around in. Adam is over the moon. Every night we hear the peal sof laughter as Nibbly does one dramatic trick after the other. I have to admit I am sick of hearing "quick quick you have to see hwat he's doing, QUICK!" But it is giving him alot of joy. Nibbly has been out a few times but I am really paranoid about the poop situation.. I wonder if I can fashion a hamster diaper? As a result of my paranoia nibbly is only allowed out downstairs on the laminate floor, his littel gifts can be ea sily identified, swiftly removed, and the floor promptly disinfected! This coming from a po'dunk Moriarty New Mexico gal who grew up with a plethora of animals and a heck of a lot more poop to deal with than this little 'ole hamster!

My house survived 3 weeks of Kieran and Patrick... although patrick did build a gate for the back garden and go to the dump countless times to get rid of the 'stuff' we had out there.

Carys is just settling into her old routine of waking up a tthe crack of dawn, noontime sleep and then goign to bed about 8 pm. Adam is living it up running amok in the neighbourhood with his mates.

Weather is just as jolly as ever, peeing down with rain. Carys and I walked to the post box at the end of the road last night and she splashed throuh each and every puddle there and back. Kieran kindly offered to peel potatoes for dinner as we are beginnign to work on his cooking skills.

Postd my dad's birthday card off yesterday. Dad is just about the only person who will get on this year. i am sooo rubbish about posting cards. i tend to e-card which is not as nice.. but I am goign to try to do it the oldfashioned way from now on.

Went to Wales camping and got rained on. Enough of that for now... gotta go as it's "time for lunch" accordign to Adam. Pictures of camping in Porthmadog, Wales (pronounced port maddock) by the sea.