Hanging out with Hedgies!

A friend of mine at work (waves to Maren!) had gone into a cool little local shop and saw a purse with adorable little hedgehogs on it! You know I had to get it.

So Saturday morning, Steve and I went over to
Hanger 18, located in Lincoln Square.

Holy Cuteness.

As soon as you walk in, you can't help but squeal with delight at all the adorable items! When Steve walked in, I heard him exclaim, "Oh boy...." because he knew immediately that I could go crazy in a store like this. Lots of animal items, adorable decorations, dishware, funky cool jewelry. Oh, and of course, this hedgehog bag:

Close up of the print

I mean...doesn't get cuter than that!

Tina, the owner, was just as sweet as her cute items and we were talking about Razzle and her dear little kitty, Nipsy, who she just recently lost as well. She was telling me about an artist that has offered to make her a photo necklace of Nipsy and she wondered if I might be interested in one of Razzle too! :)

I know this isn't hedgie-related, but I also bought this really neat necklace:

And it is reversible!


Hanger 18 will soon have dangerously convenient on-line shopping (*yay*) but luckily for me, they are just a skip, hop & jump away. Click HERE for a link to the store!

As promised...Hedgehog Items Part II

The most adorable pendant ever! My sister sent me this, along with some great smelling incense and a wishing candle (there will be another post with a picture!). I love this little hedgie necklace!

My hedgehog plant items. I just found this one recently!

My plush hedgie friends...

Cute little guy I saw in a local boutique

This was a birthday card that my sister got me one year - where she found it, I'll never know!!

The sweetest little hedgehog pottery! Razzle's Auntie Janice got us this. It's so adorable!

Bought this off eBay a couple years ago. It's called a "Witches Ladder." What you do with it, I have no idea. But it has a hedgehog on the end!!!

An Iron-on Hedgie Patch. Haven't found the perfect shirt to put it on yet...

Some neat note-cards. I wrote a thank-you note to Razzle's doctor on one of these.

One Month Ago

It's hard to believe that a month has gone by since the last time we saw Razzle. This morning, I talked to Razzle and told him how much I missed him. At 11:49am, I thought about how one month ago, Razzle began on his new journey. I just wonder what he's been doing. Does he remember us? Does he miss us? Does he come to visit us every once in a while?

We had a leisurely day today, and took a drive out to the 'burbs to go mini-golfing. That's when I noticed the clouds. Just like a month ago today, I saw hedgehogs playing up in the sky.

I sure do miss you Razzle.

A Sign from Razzle

Yesterday I was feeling particularly down and missing Razzle. I got home from work and went over to his empty cage. I took the canister of his cremains and sat and talked to him a while, then sang him one of his favorite songs, Edelweiss. (I change the lyrics to "Baby Raz"). I told him that I really wanted to know that he was okay. I still worry about him, even now.

Today during my lunch break, I wandered over to a Barnes & Noble. I haven't been in there in months, as the Chicago Public Library is literally right across the street. But today for something different, I headed over there to browse through the shelves. Within a few minutes, the instrumental music that was playing throughout the store caught my ear: Edelweiss.

Not a song you hear every day. I certainly have not heard that song played anywhere except by me (I just learned to play it on guitar). Funny how I happened to walk in at the very moment that song started playing.

Thank you Razzle for your sign today. Hearing that song made me feel like you are around me; that you could hear me singing your song to you; and that...wherever you are...everything is just fine.

The song I used to sing to Razzle. The words are pretty silly, I know, but it was made up on the fly one day and Razzle seemed to like it.

Baby Raz
Baby Raz
He's my Sweet Little Pumpkin;
Sweet and Bright
Fluffy White
He's my sweet little Pumpkin.

He's so cute and he's so sweet
And his crunchies he likes to eat.

Baby Raz
Baby Raz
He's my sweet little Pumpkin.

Beyond the Rainbow

As much as I loved the life we had and all the times we played,
I was so very tired and knew my time on earth would fade

I saw a wondrous image then of a place that's trouble-free
Where all of us can meet again to spend eternity.

I saw the most beautiful Rainbow, an on the other side
Were meadows rich and beautiful - lush and green and wide

And running through the meadows as far as the eye could see
Were animals of every sort as healthy as could be

My own tired, failing body was fresh and healed and new
And I wanted to go run with them, but I had something left to do

I needed to reach out to you, to tell you I'm alright
That this place is truly wonderful, then a bright glow pierced the night

"Twas the glow of many candles, shining bright and strong and bold
And I knew then that it held your love in it's brilliant shades of gold.

For although we may not be together in the way we used to be
We are still connected by a cord no one can see

So whenever you need to find me, we're never far apart
If you look beyond the Rainbow and listen with your heart.