Tetris

It seems more often than not that when I'm contemplating acquiring another critter that one suddenly appears. You're probably laughing, but it's true. I will admit to occasionally perusing craigslist animal photos, but I have yet to acquire an animal that way. 

For several months I had been considering getting a guinea pig. To the point of holding them frequently at work. But each time I managed to talk myself out of it and within no time the one I had my eye on would find a home. 

One day as I was finishing up and about to leave the grooming salon an employee from the store popped in and said "Anyone want a baby guinea pig?" Come to find out someone who had bought a guinea pig a month before found out it was pregnant. There were 5 babies in all and she'd brought them back to the store for us to find them homes. Apparently the guinea pig crew had been up there all day and only one was left. How was I not made aware of this? 

I agreed to see the baby, but didn't confirm that I was taking it. However, when I saw the cute little mohawk on it's butt I was in love.

I didn't really have time to inform my husband of this decision because he was on his way to pick me up from work. So when he arrived to pick me up I carried the guinea pig out to the truck in my smock pocket. He was completely concealed other than his slight wiggling. 

I sat down and buckled in. My husband looked down at the bulge in my pocket then questioningly back at me. His gaze fell back to my pocket just in time to see the next wiggle. His mouth fell open . "Surprise!" I said as I pulled the guinea pig from my pocket.

I decided to name my new guinea pig Tetris. I was told Tetris was a girl, but later found out he was a boy!