White Flowers

I know I have said a couple times now that I would at least try to get back into the habit of taking and posting pictures.  Some of you probably noticed that it still tends to be a month between pictures.  Well, it seems like every time I have an idea and have the desire, then something comes up and I don't have the time.  This past month was incredibly difficult for me because my father in law went to the hospital for a routine appointment, he got sent to the ER, eventually he moved to a rehab facility where he got diagnosed with stomach cancer, he found out that the cancer was extremely advanced which meant no cure or treatment was available for him, he moved to a hospice home, and then he passed away.  All of that happened right before Thanksgiving.  So needless to say, I was overwhelmed and unable to keep to my normal work schedule.  This has been the my first chance at going back to my routine since the middle of October.

These beautiful white flowers are from the flower arrangement that was used at the funeral home for the calling we had for my father in law.  I had to separate the huge arrangement into lots of vases to make sure I could keep them all watered properly.  I love seeing so many gorgeous flowers all over my house, but seeing them also reminds me that I didn't just have some horrible dream about losing my father in law.  The flowers make me remember that this is my reality now.  I miss him so much already.  

I am glad that I have these wonderful hamsters (as well as my dog and cat) who are such a comfort to me in hard times.  Aren't they just the cutest?!  Nenya is my crazy one.  I never quite know what to expect from her.  She wants her freedom and runs away from me any chance she gets.  She only begs to be held if there is food involved.  That's why I call her my fatty.  Haha!  :)

Narya is just so sweet!  She is definitely the calm one of the bunch.  She is so happy just to be held.

Vilya is a sweet guy, but he gets so much energy if he can smell a lady!  He will grab and hold my finger with his paws so he can lick and nip me if he smells one of the other two hamsters, and then he won't let go of me if I pull my hand away.  I actually think it is really cute, and he never hurts me, so I often will hold him last.

Cute Chaos

I gotta be honest here and say that the reason that I don't post more pictures of these hammies is because they are definitely not as good at the whole concept of photo shoots the way Tarcil just naturally was.  So that being said, these pictures, which are hardly in focus, were the best I could get of this bunch.  They sure are cute, but they don't sit to enjoy their surroundings.  They just run.  Hahaha.  Oh and Nenya thought she should pee on that blanket because that's just what she does.

Even my little Narya who is usually pretty good, decided exploring was more fun than posing for pictures.

Isn't Vilya too cute?!  As usual, he was licking everything.  Oh and frantically trying to figure out where those ladies were that he could smell.  Hahaha  :)  Maybe if I can convince myself to keep trying organized photo shoots with this bunch of crazies, I will start with Vilya instead of end with him.