One of the hamsters decided to make a break for freedom last night! Either I left the cage door open or the little beast pried it open, I'm not sure. Anyway, we heard this "THUMP!" at around 2:00 AM (I think) and wondered what the heck it was...

It was the hamster doing a swan dive from the open cage door down about 3 feet or more down to its landing spot, which fortunately wasn't too hard...or we might have an Ex-hamster to dispose of here.

We couldn't figure out what it was and went back to sleep. Around 6 AM (I think) I felt a rapid succession of tiny footsteps run down the bedcovers over my body. Akkk! What a weird feeling. The hamster had found the mattress, conveniently located on the floor, and may have been trying to wake us, because she was by then extremely THIRSTY! Or maybe she just got lucky. Who knows?

She is back in the cage now, sleeping it off.

flattop - Interesting story about Ms McGill. Don't be so sure that you can avoid your assigned spot in heaven. It's already been set aside for you. They're remarkably tolerant up there, what can I say? There's probably even a McGill close at hand.

Thanks for the kind words, Carol. St. Paul's United in Orillia is one of the few churches I've ever felt truly comfortable in, cos they have open minds there, so I play music for them now and then. Their minister, Paul Browning, is probably the most radical free thinker in any church in Canada...and that's saying a lot.

- LH