Pink Carnations

I want to start by thanking you all for kind words and prayers for me last week after losing both Nenya and Narya.  I certainly miss them, and I think Vilya probably does too.  The office is quieter and suddenly seems much larger.  To answer a question I've been asked: no, I am not getting any new hamsters yet.  Vilya is old, and I want to focus on spoiling him for however long he has left.  I am also considering only keeping one hamster at a time from now on.  As much as I'd LOVE to fill my house with all the cute, furry animals, I am continuing to get busier, and I don't want more pets than what I have time to give proper attention to or money to financially support.  In other words, adulting sucks.  Hahaha!

Anyways, I really did enjoy having a photo session with just Vilya.  He was way more calm than he normally is.  I'm sure some of that is because he is getting older, but I really think it was mostly because he can't see, smell, or hear the ladies anymore.  I also noticed that now that he is by himself, I suddenly find myself wanting to call him Tarcil, so naturally I'm also recalling lots of great memories of Tarcil.  It's sad that their lives are so short, but each of them have brought me and many others so much joy and for that, I am grateful.  💗

Comforter (RIP Narya and Nenya)

These pictures are all about a month old.  Nenya doesn't look this good anymore.  I am glad I have SO many pictures of her that capture her bright-eyed, spunky self.  She may have lost some of her sass, but she still gets around and is getting so spoiled with treats every day.  ❤

I am once again editing this post to provide an update:

Nenya passed away this morning (Friday).  I knew she didn't have long left.  I got her on April 2, 2017, so I've had her for nearly 2 years.  It's crazy how fast that time went by.  I am so glad I have so many pictures and wonderful memories to cherish of my silly girl.  She had a huge personality for such a small creature.   She wasn't very easy to photograph unless she had food because she was always on the move.  She was also the most destructive hamster I've had thus far, though she never managed to escape.  She loved attention, and if I scraped my nail on the mesh window of her tub, she would come running to be held.  I'm gonna miss her so much!  She was fat, fluffy, and so sassy!  ❤

I don't normally do this, but I have a very unfortunate update for you, so I have edited this post.

It hurts to share this news with you all, but my sweet, perfect little Narya has passed away. It's definitely a big shock to me. She seemed fine and didn't show her age at all, unlike how Nenya has been recently (who is not doing well, but still alive). I noticed Tuesday morning that Narya hadn't touched her food bowl during the night. I checked her nest and found her curled up, asleep forevermore. Her 2nd birthday would have been in three weeks on April 9th. I adopted her from The Pipsqueakery on May 29, 2017. She was formerly known as Cinnamon and some of her more notable siblings are Eugene and Butternut.

Narya was seriously such a perfect little model! It didn't matter what she was doing, she always looked so glamorous doing it! I'm gonna miss her so much! She was my tiny, precious little girl. ❤️

I am pretty sure Vilya was trying to chew a hole through my comforter.  Not cool man!  Hahaha!

Strawberry

Once again I missed posting on Monday.  Sorry about that!  My life has been a bit crazy because of so much going on within my side of the family.  In just the last two weeks, my sister had her 4th child (another niece for me), my sister-in-law also had her 4th child (another nephew for me), and my brother bought a house (that needed updating).  Most of my free time has been spent visiting, baking, painting, or just in general helping.  So these pictures are all from a few weeks ago, before the craziness started.

I am really sad to have this update for you, but my sweet Nenya probably doesn't have too much longer left.  She did have two bins, but I took one away so she wouldn't have to go as far to get from her nest to her food and water.  She sleeps so much now that I only see her about once a day.  She looks tired and weak, which is understandable, because she is slightly over two years old.  I don't know her exact age, but I got her from a pet store on April 2, 2017.  I never intended to buy from a pet store, but I was in a rough place as I was preparing to lose my beloved Tarcil and ended up bringing Nenya home.  Tarcil passed away about a week later and than less than two months after that, I adopted Narya and Vilya from The Pipsqueakery.  So the reality is, I currently have 3 hamsters that are all only about 4-5 months apart in age and are all about 2 years old.  Nenya is getting lots of special treats, and I likely won't be getting any new pictures of her to post, but I will post the rest of the pictures I already have of her.  ❤

I seriously LOVE Narya's face in the last picture!  She is SO precious!!  😍

Vilya reminds me SO much of Tarcil.  I'm convinced Vilya will live forever.  Okay I know that isn't realistic, but I certainly hope he will live to be 3 years old like Tarcil did.  He is such a content, laid back lil guy.  😊

Brown Blanket

We had such a nice weekend, but it's already Monday and quite cold out.  I wish I could stay in bed and snuggle under my brown blanket, but I have errands to run and work to do.  The hamsters enjoyed getting to explore the bed which is something they haven't done too often because I normally lock our cat in the bedroom when I have the hamsters out.

Nenya ran around like a crazy person which is to be expected.  Haha!  😁

Also as expected, Narya was a perfect angel and posed beautifully.  😍

Vilya seems to be the most "normal" out of the three.  He's the perfect mix of sweet and confident.  😊