Meet Louis

A shot of Louis inside Carter's hoodie pocket.
He's very content to snuggle up in the pocket and snooze. 

Meet the newest member of the Seckman household-  Loius Vuitton, the sharp dressed man. He's an Algerian Hedgehog, and he wasn't cheap. But boy #3 has wanted one for years.
I kept telling him no. I knew nothing about hedgehogs and had zero interest in taking care of another pet, much less an exotic one. But then, during a online book event, I asked readers to post a picture of a cute guy for a chance to win a free ebook. A lady posted a picture of her pet hedgehog.

The red mark is the mark the breeder painted
on his quills to tell him from his brothers. 

She was a fan of the little critters.
She assured me they weren't difficult to raise; weren't often bothered by other pets; and were very lovable little fellas.
"Come on," she said, "get your kid a hedgehog!"
I told him what she said and agreed- if I could find a reputable local breeder, he could get one.
Oh, and he needed to save $500 to buy it and the supplies he'd need (and I hoped to slow him down...maybe to the point of losing interest...hey, don't judge!).
But he did it.
Now, we have baby Loius.
When I shared Louis' picture on Facebook, our very own blog buddy. Jo Wake, pointed out that they had hedgehogs in England, but they were kept outside in pens. And- gasp- some people ate them!
Her husband, Matt, has eaten hedgehog and reported it was quite delicious.
If anyone wants a hedgehog recipe, go visit Jo.

Louis in his new home.
For now, he lives in a plastic tote with holes drilled in the sides.
He's on top oh his "home"- a modified Amazon shipping box.
When he's not being played with, we keep the lid on him to protect him from our cat.
Like Jo's Matt- Mayzie is pretty certain this guy is dinner. 

Thanks to our hosts Lexa, L.G, and Tonja Drecker for this weekly good things check in!  

1. The Seckmans had a great Christmas. My blogging was awful, but I was ready for Christmas- cookies and all. Thanks again to all my guest bloggers (Tyrean Martinson, Alex Cavanaugh, Jo Wake, Lisa Buie-Collard, and Cathrina Constantine) who posted during the holiday. 

2. This year's resolution is to renew my faith and trust that God puts me where I need to be when I need to be there. There is more joy in living in the moment.

3. Finally got the rough draft for The Thing That Turned Me anthology with Randi Lee and many other fabulous writer friends. I was getting worried that I had no ideas. Whew. Late night inspiration saved me.

Here's the trailer. Randi did a great job.