Considering my significant blogging absence, I need to rewind a bit and give a bit of an update on our whole pet situation. Sadly, our beloved rabbit Willow passed away last winter. Here he is the previous spring:



Willow was an awesome bunny, and he was the oldest of all our pets. I got him back in 2001 when I was still living in residence at U of C. I definitely wasn't allowed to have him, but I somehow managed to keep him secret the whole time I was there. He had a lot of character for a rabbit, and it was sad to see him go.

Not that he needed replacing, but not long after we decided that we would get Elodie a mouse for her birthday. Her name is Star, and she's a pretty good mouse:



Way back in 2006 we watched our friends' cat Phoenix while they went to China to teach English. Continuing with the 'we'll watch your cat while you're in Asia' theme, we are now the proud cat-sitters of Princess:



Princess' owner, Sarah, is off to Japan for a year for University. Princess would have had to go to the SPCA otherwise, and we didn't want that. Princess is a very sweet kitty, but she's only been here for a couple of hours so she's understandably upset. She's going from an only pet in a kid-free home to one with a very noisy toddler, a big drooly dog, a small yappy dog, and a cat who thinks she owns the place. Still, Princess is perhaps the most laid back cat I've ever met, so I think she'll adjust well. She just passed out in our chair despite her chaotic surroundings, so it's a good sign.

We're happy to have Princess. Have fun in Japan, Sarah! We'll take good care of her.