Lucy visits the Koel household...

Gavin's class pet this year in Junior Kindergarten was none other than Lucy the Hamster.  Brought back some fond memories for me, remembering "Hammie," our one and only pet growing up...besides an occasional gold fish or two.  Gavin (see below) is letting Lucy get some exercise in the ball, and watching him reminded me of when we accidentally let Hammie go straight down our vertical driveway in the ball when I was little.  It was pretty adorable to see how much love and affection both of the boys showed Lucy during her stay with us.  And, thankfully, we returned Lucy to school on Monday, still alive and in one piece and not much worse for the wear, I hope.