Super Tuesday

The problem with having a nocturnal animal for a pet is not that he is active while you are trying to sleep; eventually pet and owner fall into a comfortable rhythm and the sound of the wheel in which he runs becomes soothing and familiar. No, the problem with having a nocturnal animal for a pet is that when said pet decides to make an escape, it only happens in the middle of the night.

Last night Velcro the cat was driving us nuts, pawing and clawing at the carpet. Ro got up and checked things out, made sure Hamy was in his cage, came back to bed. A few minutes later it continued. I got up, found Vely had no food, gave her a little bit, went back to bed. Again the annoying clawing continued. I got up again and noticed the cat kept clawing at J's door. I went in his room and checked the cage... I didn't see Hamy.

I went back in and woke Ro up. "When you checked Hamy's cage, are you sure he was in there?" He said, "No... I saw a pile of bedding and assumed he was in there." Well, he wasn't... he got out... and just like a runaway teenager he apparently shaped his bedding to make it look like he was fast asleep (although if we'd been coherent enough to be rational we'd wonder why he wasn't working out in his Silent Spinner).

So yes... we were up at 1 a.m. trying to corral a mischievous hamster. We were so irritated at Velcro for continuing to wake us up, and she turned out actually to be the hero, finally getting through to us that Hamy was attempting to escape.

How many Wiggies does it take to capture a hamster in the middle of the night? Three, apparently. Two to discover it actually escaped. The same two can corner it in the closet and block all possible escape routes, while the third stands by and coaches and directs (this one doesn't handle rodents if possible).

Problem is, I used to be able to go right back to sleep whenever I was awakened in the middle of the night, but lately I haven't been able to. Grace woke me up Sunday night and Hamy last night, and both times I've had trouble getting back to sleep... so I'm pretty wiped out today.

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I wish I was Joshua. Every day to him is awesome.

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We got snow yesterday, the big, fluffy, peacefully relaxing flakes. It snowed all day long, but the roads stayed fairly clear and it wasn't - believe it or not - overly cold. Bummer I had work to do - would've been a perfect day to cuddle up with hot chocolate and a good book.

We went to the neighbors' for the last half of the Super Bowl. It didn't mean much to us this year... but it was fun to hang out. Good folk.

And tonight is the Colorado caucus. I'm ashamed to say I don't really get it. We've always had primary elections at home, so the caucus thing seems bizarre to me...

And lastly... a question that's been on my mind for months. Forgive me if I've asked it before, but: Do you tip at a Sonic drive-in?

Over and out.

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Prayer Needs:

• G - work situation
• Ari's family - financial and health issues
• K's baby should be arriving soon!