Right after the New Year, on January 4th to be exact, the girls' beloved hamster "Nibbles" moved on to that great hamster wheel in the sky ...
There is an amusing backstory on little Nibbles. Both girls had prior caged rodent pets about 3 years ago - one 'fancy mouse' and one 'dwarf hamster' - I was not a fan. I made it clear each and every day that once their special pets had moved on to hamster heaven, there would be no. more. rodents. in the house. Within a year, both rodents did indeed expire (yes, natural causes) and I was home free - the rodent phase was over! Sadly, I didn't anticipate the curveball news from a local girlfriend that her kids' brand new Syrian hamster (literally just days home from the pet shop) had given birth. To ten tiny baby hamsters. Once the word got out at school, we were done ... adorable playful free fluffball hamster babies in need of a home? But mom, we have all the stuff a hamster needs! So we, along with quite a few other local friends, became adoptive parents of one of the hammie babies. The fluffball we chose was our little Nibbles, who, even I must admit, quickly endeared herself to everyone in the family - she truly was engaging, playful, cuddly, and downright adorable. Who knew?!
So you can imagine how we felt about this hilarious Kia Soul commercial that came out last year featuring identical hamsters that may as well have been Nibbles herself behind the wheel ...
Well, at last, here's the impetus of my post (long story, right?) ... recently Kia's talented advertising team released this even more hilarious hamster commercial that, needless to say, has us all spellbound and practically crying with laughter as we imagine our Nibbles in any of these roles ... perhaps this is what she's up to in hamster heaven ...
DO. DA. DIPPITY. WORD.
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We're about to get hamsters here. BSD took the girls and got them each Critter Cages or whatever they're called. They're all set. Just need the nasty rodents to go inside. Luckily, Grandma is deathly afraid of mice so no hamsters until she leaves. That's the upside to her loooong visit.
So, I have about a year to live with these guys til Hamster Heaven?
Hi Kim - so great to hear from you! Wow, your post this morning was so well said - thank you!
I'm hoping for your sake they're gonna be cute pet shop hamsters like Nibbles (called Syrian or Golden)?? Ours was truly a lot of fun - adorable to watch, no gross tail (a la rodent), and was fairly engaging ... I think as long as you have that breed, you're gonna have fun! I've also heard that guinea pigs have the same charm factor, but they're larger and live longer lives. And as you can see in the pic, we had a critter cage too ... your girls will love those!
BTW ... hamster life span should be a bit longer than a year - Nibbles was about 20+ months old.
Geez, long reply, huh?! Guess I'm excited for you guys - have your girls seen these 2 ads?! We could truly watch them over and over - you'll see ...
Thanks for stopping by!
HILARIOUS! you are a much better mom than me! y middle son wanted a hamster for years... and I am so mean I wouldn't let him! I knew who would end up taking care of it when the thrill wore off!
Have a pretty day!
Kristin
Sounds like Nibbles found a good home with your family ... I hope she's laughing in hamster heaven at that commercial too!
Sloan, My purse id a black hole too! hahhaha! I do stuff like this all the time! oh boy! I agree , you can't beat a box cake mix! But I certainly would have put in a homemade recipe!( :
Have a pretty night.
Kristin
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