We landed in Portland on Tuesday afternoon and tomorrow (Thursday) morning the kids are going to start their first day of school. We had a pretty good full day here. We walked around, found a park, were too shy to play with any of the other kids, then found some swings that no one was using. Dina and Yoel kept nudging me, but I was just too shy to go on the slide with the other kids there. After that, we rented a car that we will have for the next week and did our big shopping trips. You never really think twice about what you buy in Costco when you have a minivan. After driving a Corolla you start to appreciate that extra trunk size that the Odyssey affords.
Ever since we decided to move out of Riverdale to Teaneck (yeah, I think we got off at the wrong exit) Yoel has been asking for a hamster. We told him that when we move into a house he can have a hamster because it's too tight in an apartment. Like all things said to a 3-4 year old we were hoping that that would satisfy him and he would move on to something else. But he didn't, he persisted. Now that we are living in a "big house" he hasn't really stopped asking for the hamster, so I decided that it was about time (sorry Mira, we didn't wait for you). The kids have already proclaimed their undying love for Hamsty. They've told me that they don't need me anymore in the house because they have Hamsty. Obviously, I'm not showing him to anyone in the shul lest they have the same feelings...
Little know fact- hamsters are nocturnal. If they sleep all day why do they make good pets? Good question, the girl in the pet store also didn't have a good answer. Well it's 9:30 Portland time and Hamsty just woke up and is currently running on top of his wheel. Either he's an overachiever or he can't figure out that he's supposed to run inside of the wheel. Now he's climbing up the walls (literally) of his cage. I'm interested to see what other tricks this hamster is capable of.
Anyway, as this is the first of (hopefully) many posts about life for the Kaplans in Portland I hope that you enjoy. And just in case you were wondering, Hamsty just tipped over his food bowl, spilling it all to the ground (he has a duplex cage- he's living the good life).
4 comments:
I'm loving it! Thanks hon for creating this! Can you upload a picture of the kids with Hamsty? ( just saved the word Hamsty to my phone dictionary).
Oooh, I LOVE this! I'm laughing out loud learning about the adventures of Hamsty all the way in New Hampshire. We are so excited for you all...so excited to follow your Portland life through this blog. Thanks for sharing.
Good luck in Portland , I here from Syd & Pat that it is a great place. They went on vacation and loved it. Sounds like your settling in just fine. Hamsty will keep the kids busy, I had Gus as my pet hamster when I was young,he kept me very busy. Send pictures when you get a chance. Love & kisses to all. Aunt Grace
Thank you for the comments. Hamsty has certainly served as a valued member of our family over the past few days. He seems to poo whenever we take him out of the cage, which I guess adds to the excitement... The kids love playing with him. I'll post pictures when I get a chance (or real internet access without the use of my cell phone).
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