Rats!

When I was a young girl I had a pet mouse that was black.  There was only one problem,  my mother hated mice and wouldn't let me keep it at the house.  Luckily my friend down the road had her own and let me keep it at her house.  Over the years my mother did not soften in her feelings towards mice.  To that I say, her loss.
When my daughter asked me about getting a kitten for her birthday I was rather hesitant.  We just put an addition on the house and I did not want a cat peeing all over it.  I started to research small pets that are easy to care for and ended up deciding on a rat.  Did I forget to mention that I never talked any of this over with my hubby?  I figured Iwould be the one that was responsible for them so full steam ahead I thought. 
The day before her birthday I went out and found a wonderful brown rat that I knew my daughter would fall in love with.  When I got home I hid him in my closet so no one would find him.  That night when the girls went to bed I brought him out to show the hubby what we were giving her for her birthday.  I must say that I was surprised at his reaction.  He thought it was kind of cool. 
Needless to say, my daughter loved her birthday present as did my other daughter.  So when it was our youngest birthday she too received a pet rat.
These are wonderful pets for children as they are easy to care for and are gentle.  Our 2 rats have total different personalities just like my daughters.  They have since put in requests for some more friends for their rats, but for now I believe the 2 we have will do just fine.