Meet Daisy (I'm tired of "meeting")

Well ... Leo got on my every last nerve. Leo safely left our home to an awesome home of a friend. That friend saved Leo from my wrath. Couldn't handle it any longer. Cuteness only gets you so far .. especially when you stink.

Last week I got a text from Hayley begging me to come to the pet store. I've "GOT TO SEE THE CUTEST PUPPY EVER". Go to pet store. Cutest puppy ever. Tea cup Maltese. Indeed ... very cute. Very cute .. right there in that pet store. I play along ... pet the puppy ... agree with Hayley ... leave.

A text from Hayley 3 minutes later "wasn't that puppy cute mom? I know you love it. which is why I am buying it and bringing it home"

me "no, no you aren't. I will kill you and the dog"

H "seriously. I'm serious. I'm bringing it home"

me "nope, you aren't"

H "okay, so what will you do to me if I do bring it home"

me "you won't live to know"

Next day

H "mom, I'm going to buy that puppy. I am. I just want to tell you before I do it."

H "mom, why aren't you answering? I am going to bring the dog home."

Day after

H "so what are you really going to do to me? like I'm really going to bring it home and I want to know what you are REALLY going to do to me?"

me "NO YOU AREN'T. DON'T DO IT!"

Day after that

Phone call from Hayley.

"mom ... um ... well ... okay, I'll just say it. Jacob went and put a deposit on the puppy. Now what?"

me "well, you won't ever have a car for as long as you live in this house. Hope that was worth it"

"oh. um ... yeah ... okay ... well, I'm calling him and telling him to go get the money back"

GREAT CHOICE!!!

Fast forward to Sunday night.

I get home and Hayley has a 'surprise' for me.

A Hayley surprise ... remember .. is never a good thing.

That girl went and bought a freaking HEDGEHOG from a breeder.

"Daisy"

Really?

A hedgehog?

Who does that??

Hayley.

You can't even pet it.

But ... at least it's not a freaking puppy.

But .. A HEDGEHOG???? I thought they were only in games .. like Sonic. Not for real pets.

While I was drifting off to sleep I wondered if the whole thing wasn't a ploy. A ploy to get me to be like "oh, it's a hedgehog but it could have been a puppy ... yeah, this is totally okay"

Was I played? I may never know ...

But .. at least it's not a puppy...