A Starr is Born

For the last couple of years, Emily has really wanted a hedgehog.  And we have consistently said "absolutely not" to her.  A girl that she goes to school with as a hedgehog and one night, the mother told me that they were looking for a family to take her because her daughter wasn't taking care of it anymore.  Lee and I discussed; then we discussed with Elizabeth and then, once we had firmed up a date to pick up the hedgehog, we told Emily. And then, the other girl decided that she really wanted to keep her hedgehog after all. Cue the tears from Emily. For days.  Elizabeth did a little bit of research (of course) and found a place in Connecticut that has hedgehogs - although she is a breeder, she also has retired breeders for adoption.  So we picked out a retired breeder, as well as all the stuff we needed, and two weeks ago, brought home Starr (named for the main character in The Hate U Give).  She is definitely interesting and over the last two weeks, has gotten more and more comfortable with Emily and with the rest of us.  We have become, as my friend Kate would say, a petting zoo.....

So happy!

Willis is very interested in Starr.