The family petting zoo.

I feel like any time I think about my blog or begin to type all I feel is guilt. I'm not cut out for the blogging world. So I'm not going to start this post off with another "sorry its been so long"...because I'm just over that. :)

The Vance Chinese household has been a zoo the last couple of weeks...literally. We've enjoyed and also have been tormented by the petting zoo that is gradually expanding in the guest room.

The month of February is a big time for the Chinese culture. It is when they celebrate their "New Year", (not really sure why the rest of the world's new year isn't good enough, but to each his own) and they also celebrate the start of their spring season. The celebrations involve a month packed full with old traditions, activities,and time to spend with your family. So all of our friends from Fuzhou have packed up and hit the train tracks back to each of their own hometowns leaving the pets behind.

Over the last two weeks and for another  two weeks to come we will be the guardian of Brigsby (of course), a small kitten named Sugar Cookie, 7 hamsters (Ding Ding, Dong Dong, Sneaky, Midnight, Peaches, Hammy, and Suzie), 5 fish (Goldy, and no idea what the other 4 are named), 2 Turtles,  and a partridge in a pear tree.

Needless to say our house is a "hoppin" place and we decided to start charging admission for anyone who wants to come see....And we will pay for anyone who would like to come clean up the mess that comes along with having 16 pets. :)

Brigsby is an angel like always. However, the hamsters smell bad and bite (it creeps me out)...I don't deal with those wretched little demons...I leave that up to my brave husband. And Sugar Cookie is the devil himself in cat form. She is excessively needy, Meows (a blood curtling scream like meow) CONSTANTLY, and bites at my ankles when I walk around the apartment. I may or may not have kicked her across the room the other day to try to get the message across that I don't appreciate what she is doing to me. To top it off, the other day she climbed up on my body and tried to bite my neck...I'm convinced she was going for the Jugular.

I would be lying though if I didn't admit to the fact that watching Sugar Cookie interact with Brigsby is a riot. She started off following him around the house and keeping a safe distance...after a few days she worked up the courage to pounce on his back. Its precious especially because she has been "de-clawed" and Brigsby is oblivious to the little monster.

I could watch that for days and it would still crack me up. I guess I just will have to do just that. For the next two weeks. Yippie.