In Memoriam

Our beloved Guinea Pig, Henry Ulysses Kramer de Mendoza died recently. He was given to us by dear friends who had allergies to him.

He gave us much pleasure in lives, and he was fun to watch eat, gnawing at his food with relish, stuffing it into his mouth and thrashing about. Kinda like seeing teenagers at Denny's.

We buried him in the backyard and planted flowers on his grave.

Thank you, Lord, for the animals you put in our lives, so that we can learn to care for them, the creatures you have made.

Our Christmas Tree in Progress

Here is the Mendoza Christmas Tree for 2009 in the process of going up. Our Guinea Pig, Henry Ulysses Kramer de Mendoza the Third, was moved form this corner of the house to a space closer to the TV, on the other side of the Davenport. More pictures to come soon.

Your Henry Picture Of The Day! (YHPOTD!) December 5th

Time to introduce the world to a temporary visitor to the Mendoza house, Mr. Henry Ulysses Kramer de Mendoza the Third. There was no Henry Kramer de Mendoza the First or Second, but like checks, we decided on a higher number to lend more credibility.

So here he is, Henry!!!

Henry (known for about an hour way back in July as Superdude), is a Guinea Pig born in the outskirts of Göttingen, Germany. He was the heir to a vast fortune his family made in peanut butter mining. However the fortune was lost when his Uncle Frisky speculated in Llama futures, as Llamas are not popular in Germany.

As a young Guinea Pig, he moved to New Mexico to start a new life, but he wandered onto a nuclear testing ground and was caught in an atomic blast. Instead of being killed, he developed super sonic squeaking powers and was for a time Spiderman's arch-Nemesis, Guinea-man.

Through a chain of unlikely events, Henry lost his superpowers and settled down as the mild-mannered pet of the Kramer Family. Sadly, his fur did not agree with the oldest Kramer child's health. And so he was handed off to the Mendozas, with whom he resides today. He is fairly happy in his new home, but wishes they would stop trying to touch him, and that they would give him more carrots.

Come back soon for more pictures of Henry! And possibly a rare interview with the reclusive rodent.