July 17th, 2012: Babysitting

I'm playing the role of 'Auntie' Erin today, or at least that is what Anna called me in her facebook post. I'm taking care of her and Ben's 'babies' while they are getting married this weekend. *signal applause* I'm kinda glad I get to take care of them since I can't make it to the wedding.  So it's nice to be able to help out in some way.  Let me introduce you to their little band of misfits.


This is Gandalf the Grey.  I believe this little fuzz ball is the girl.  I get confused sometimes about their genders but I'm pretty sure this one is the girl.  She had a little moment with my dog where they rubbed noses through the cage.  It was adorable.

Speaking of my dog, she looooooves the bunnies.  She was so excited to see something new in the house.  She kept going back and fourth and stopping to sniff the cage.  A few times she would paw at it but the most amusing part is when she barked twice at Strawberry.  Charli doesn't bark. Basically ever. It's a very rare occasion that she will bark.  I think she was just so overly excited that she had to let some of it out through a bark.


This is Strawberry.  The boy as far as I know.  They are both cute bunnies but something about Strawberry's red eyes that just make it seem like it's terrified or plotting to kill you.  Oh Anna, if you be reading this, I was wondering if there is any specific way to handle them if I was trying to pick them up to let them into the pen.  Do the little bunnies prefer to be held a certain way when being moved?

Last but not least I'm also watching their tortoise, named Tortoise.  Fitting, right?  I hope he doesn't mind being called Torty.  I don't want to offend him.  I mean he has already climbed into his bowl of food and tried to dig away. Which apparently is something he has never done. (Also just assuming that the Tortoise is a boy.)

He was still this way when I came back from work 8 hours later!  Must be a great place to nap.

My house is like a zoo now!  I'm not minding though.  It's a good experience for me and Charli to know what she would be like with other pets(besides Falkor) and also what it would be like for me to have more pets to take care of.  I have a feeling that eventually I'm going to have lots of pets.  You know, when I can afford them...


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