Jerry the Guinea Pig

The girls didn't have school today and it was nice to have them home to help. I slept better last night  than the previous two nights, with not too much coughing during the night, but then this morning I woke up earlier than I wanted at 5:42 and then I started to cough, and it wouldn't stop for 45 minutes. At 6:30 I abandoned hope of falling back asleep and I went to boulder a few minutes then sat in the sauna before I had to get back to get the boys off to school. I applied for free/reduced lunches last month and we were approved, so that has been a blessing that they are getting free lunches right now, and the district let me know that free breakfast is included with that. The boys have been going in for that this week when I take Owen over for safety patrol.

Around 10 this morning, I told K I'd read her a book, and we started reading a Strawberry Shortcake book she got at the library, and I got over half way in before the tired kicked in and I told her I couldn't finish it and to go ask Abi. Then I laid down. Abi told me she was going to go to the mall, I asked her to take K and N to K could have an experience and so Natalie could get rid of the pile of clothes that she's collected to try and sell to Uptown Cheapskate. Then Abi decided not to go to the mall and around one o'clock she told me she was running an errand with Natalie and Katharine, out to South Jordan... to buy a guinea pig... um... whatever/ok, so I guess I gave approval as I lay on the couch with my head covered. An hour later they came home with Jerry.

Katharine is excited. She probably needs a little creature to love.

I've said before that Guinea pigs are the perfect pet, and I still think that is true. It is especially true for non-pet people like ourselves who are not really committed and need a low maintenance animal. I have not missed not having pets around. In this post, after our last guinea pig died, I said it would be 5 years before we'd have another pet, and we made it 7 1/2 years, so next time I'll just have to say 10 or 20 years, haha. It will be ok. I also said in that post that I didn't want a pet cause the kids hardly played with them or seem to care about them, and I'm still going to stand by that criteria. As of the past 6 hours, the kids have all been quite engaged. If they keep this up and I don't have to do anything, this is fine. Abi has said she'll pay for all the food and do all the cleaning, but since she's leaving in July, yeah... we'll see how this goes. So welcome to our home, Jerry. We already had a pet Jerry, Jerry the Butterfly, who lived a short life from Aug 22 - 29, 2022. He was a pet and a life nonetheless, so in the official family records this new Jerry will be Jerry the Guinea Pig or Jerry the II. 

The boys were all very excited when they saw the pet when they came home from school and invited all their friends over to see the new pet. Corey and I went on a ride for date night tonight in Corner Canyon (downhill trails are dry and open!) and then we went to Aubergine, and while we were out Abi sent this picture of Peter reading to Jerry. 

I might add that the people who sold Abi all this stuff were super generous as they gave it all for $10 bucks. They sold Jerry cause they are moving. I'm sure they were glad that he was bought by Abi Natalie and Katharine, as that seemed to give evidence of him having many loving mothers for the rest of his life. This pig was majorly pampered! Look at that two story high rise apartment! Wow. So it was a very good deal, and we'll see how it goes through July and we'll reevaluate when Abi leaves for her mission. Until then, welcome to our home Jerry ...though we're probably going to have Abi move you outside, it's nothing personal, just allergies (Corey, Lily, & Peter.) So welcome to our yard?