missing

I guess you can only be lucky once. We are missing one gerbil - gone for 36 hours now.

6 claims she shut the cage Wednesday, but discovered it open last night. No gerbil in sight. No 'evidence' of gerbil anywhere. No smug looking cats, no gerbil poop, no destroyed stuffed animals...I think he's gone for good this time. We'll probably find him when the smell gets bad.

Left the cage open on the floor in case he is smart enough to find his way back to food and water, but I suspect it's tiny brain isn't capable of such logic.

6 is distressed. She didn't want "his life cycle to end this way". On the other hand, it leaves an open cage for the degus she is lobbying for. I DO NOT WANT DEGUS!

Last night 6 had trouble going to sleep. At 10pm, both kids were in bed and I was trying to watch the news in my room, when 6 showed up beside my bed. "Loook what I made. I wanted to glue and there was no glue left, so I made some. It's glitter glue."

"What did you use to make it?"

"Flour and water, with some glitter thown in for sparkle."

"Where did you make it?"

"On the landing on the stairs. I didn't make any mess. I just thought I should tell you because that is being responsible."

Interesing child!