I cannot believe all you people and animals!! I'm not allowed to have a pet in my apartment. They actually mean cats and dogs. I did have a hamster when my son was 11. I bought it for him, (to teach him the responsibility), yeah right!!!

Who do you think got on the floor with the hamster in the rolling ball thing? You should have seen Alan walk through the door and he sees this animal rolling in a little ball around the floor. He just looked at me.

Oh, you animal lovers will love this.

Before I got the hamster, (we had been living here a few months), I wanted to get some pet that we would be allowed to have, like a gerbil, hamster, whatever. I asked Alan and he said "No, Frank won't take care of it, so no, don't buy anthing".

He calls me from the office one day and I said "Oh, Alan I was in the pet store and I couldn't resist". Alan said "you couldn't resist what??" and I said "his name is Iggy". And Alan said "Again, you couldn't resist what?? And I said "Oh, he's an iguana". I hear this dead silence and he's gulping, (yup, he was gulping trying for air) and I hear him say "Oh my god, you have an iguana in the house??, where the heck did you put him"? So I said "why, in the tub of course, where do you think one puts a 6 foot iguana?" The phone went dead, he is trying to find words and I said "Gotcha, I bought a hamster".

You never saw a man so relieved in all his life. And we started with a little rolling ball so he could get exercise.

In two months, my living room looked like Habitrail city. I had a motel spinning in the air, I had a race track where he could run the ball around. I had a connecting tubes. I'm telling you, this hamster had a very very good home. I should have taken photos. Who knew back then?

But after a few years, he got a tumor and died. I stayed with him till 3 a.m. I never forgot that little guy. That was the end of pets in this house.

So I give you guys much credit for your love and care of your little friends.


Melody