I realize this is an odd thing to be excited about but excited I am non the less. When Patti and I went outside this morning after breakfast, for the first time she went pee and poop right away! I started clapping and bouncing up and down telling her what a good girl she was. She gave me this amazed look and bounced over to me thinking:  I don't know what I did to make her so happy but I'm going to figure it out as soon as I can and do it again. We animal lovers get excited about the oddest things, don't we?

Patti's friendship with our rat Benny continues to grow. As soon as Benny gets out for playtime, he goes over to Patti's crate to visit her. She lies down and puts her head between her paws and gets as close to the side of the crate as she can. Benny stands close to the crate and they have a staring match, gossiping, no doubt, about their day. In a few minutes, Benny wanders off and Patti cries. They repeat this scenario several times always with the same outcome--Benny leaving, Patti crying for him to come back. It's a bittersweet thing, but it's touching.