I wanna be like you! (laura)

So besides the obvious reasons of my initial friendship with Laura (The breeder adn
owner of Pogstar Hedgehogs) being that she breeds hedgehogs.

But when I really lay in bed at night (because I love to think there and will go to
bed hours early for the time thinking) and I think or rather try and figure out what
it is that I see her in that made me pick her. I mean I started looking at hedgehog
valley first, and you know there was just something that didn't really catch my eye.They both were mom's, both had kids, but you know it was just something. Not that
the people at HHV are not amazing people, or great breeders.

So this last week, since I am sure she has been a very busy mom, but I have checked
my e-mail probably I kid you not 12 times a day waiting to hear from her or see a
picture. I have spent time back reading on the blog and finally I know what it is.

Growing up at our small farm was crazy. We had 27 animals and heated with wood and
homeschooled all while Dad stayed home with us. Mom was always gone at work and Dad
always home, and with my Dad comes the very chaos that is my father. Growing up I
was an angry kid, I hated life, I hated everything that was it. But I knew that if I
survived to it, That I was going to be a stay at home mom. Somehow, by God's grace
alone, I made it.

I made it past the horror that I created in college. and then I started LIFE as an
active willing participant in my 19th year. in August, just the month after my
birthday. I took classes, I tried, I worked hard. I met Mackenzie. We started
dating.

Was dating him easy? no. has it been an easy 14 months? no. will it be easy being
married? no.

But the comes where I see so much in common.

All I want in life is to stay home, on Mack's small but sufficent income, with our
children. I want to homeschool them. I want to adopt one or two and have 4 or so
kids. These things I have always known I wanted. To have them know the very amazing
this that is all creatures great and small. Ultamatly being a safe place for animals
who needed it.

and I guess when I decided on her, I saw alot of what I want in the things she
accomplished in life.

I am a total fan girl (for lack of better term) I am excited to get my baby from
her. To keep learning abotu hedgies, to share Olivers life with her. The pet expo?
if she is there count me there ALLL day one day with her.

I would love to someday have my own little baby hedge hogs, but you know, that may
not work out so perfect for me. if not I call it fine, I will love the one's I own,
and will love the new found friend I have in Laura.