Sad Day

So we have very very bad news. The newest member of the family passed away yesterday. Yes, Remy is not longer with us. Poor thing. He was running around yesterday morning but he wasn't in the afternoon.

We decided that Audrey is a little too young to understand death. And since she has conveniently forgotten about the little guy. We didn't tell her what happened. I distracted her while Patrick took the cage outside and threw it away. I think we'll get her a new one in a few years. I do feel bad that we threw away the cage but we just don't have any storage space for the cage. We'll just get a new one if we get another hamster.

Thanks mom for the really great gift. We really did like him.

I just feel like it's my fault. I feed him and gave him water, and cleaned his home. but i haven't tried to play with him in a while because every time i tried to put him in his little ball it would take 10 minutes to catch him. So i just gave up after a while. I just don't think he was a happy hamster. Lately he hasn't been running on his wheel. I should have known something was up when he didn't run in it any more.

I guess you could say the little guys life was doomed from the start. Ever since we got him every time we see Michelle or mom they both ask if the little thing is alive. You just can't have high hopes for a hamsters life when people are always asking if it is still alive.

Patrick says that i should not feel guilty. But it's hard not too.

I guess you can say this has been an exciting week. Michelle gets married and i kill a hamster.

Sad.

Love,
Elizabeth, Patrick and Audrey.