Monday, October 18, 2010

The Loss of a Pet

Biscuit, Buttercup's beloved hamster, lived a really long and full hamster life.  Unfortunately, that life came to an end last night.  She came to our family in the spring of 2008, which means she lived roughly two and a half years...she died an old lady hamster.  In her life, she accompanied Buttercup (and our family) on numerous camping trips and two trips across the state of Washington.  We learned the hamsters can get motion-sickness (and she definitely suffered!).  She survived  several assassination attempts (we do have cats, you know) and unscheduled walk-abouts.  She was clever and gentle and Buttercup's beloved playmate (and Superman thought she was pretty special, too)...our family is sad today.

Dear Biscuit,

Rest in Peace...we will miss you...

Love,

Buttercup, Valiant, and Mom

7 comments:

Buttercup said...

Biscuit, you were my best friend and I love you so much I will miss you :)

Leah said...

Ohhh all pets are special - Buttercup you have many special moments with Biscuit and I'm sure lots of stories to tell about her... makes me think of each special pet that I had... Hugs....

Erin said...

Thank you for your thoughtful post...I passed along your kind words to Buttercup.

Clark said...

Biscuit-You will be missed. I am really glad that I was able to see you again while I was home on leave.

Anonymous said...

I'm sorry. A loss of a pet is always hard.

Anonymous said...

Awe - poor kid. Losing a pet is so difficult.

What a lovely tribute you've given to Biscuit.

Anonymous said...

Aw Buttercup, I am sorry I missed this. You gave Bisquit such a good life. I hope the sadness passes soon, but never the memories.