"i'm retiring"...

...said Malcolm the bunny.  Almost nine years ago Mrs. Lois Peterson asked me if I would be interested in a year old lop for my classroom.  Without hesitation I said "YES!"  Malcolm has been a faithful classroom pet ever since and has provided hours of enjoyment and entertainment to many first grade classes.  His first class is entering high school this year...oy vey!

Now Malcolm is ten and according to his vet (that he sees on a regular basis now)" lops don't live to be ten".

Malcolm is now fighting the years and receives two oral doses of arthritis meds a day, four doses of eye drops a day, glucosamine chondroitin and immune support supplements.  Of course, who doesn't take glucosamine?  Plus he has some funky fur issues that he gets treated for once a week.

So...the time has come for Malcolm to lay back, take a breather and spend his days with four dogs and a cat surrounding his cage watching his every move...only mildly less chaotic than a room with 20 kids!

Well, I had to have a classroom bunny so the search began.  I contacted rabbitrys all over Indiana and in my obsessive multiple animal ways found TWO new additions to Room 7.
I thought about naming the little boys Mike and Dave...and then thought better of it.  So here they are...

Francis

 (yes, after the new Pope)

Francis is a 10 week old Velveteen Lop whose ears will get to be 15 inches long and yes, the breeder assured me that Francis will provide hours of entertainment stepping on his own ears.

He is exceptionally lively and has tons of personality.  He eats, eats, eats and poops, poops, poops.  We are undergoing potty training as I write!

He is kinda getting the hang of it and is providing lots of entertainment for the dogs.

Who doesn't love a wide-bodied bunny.  He feels just like velvet!

Topher

Chris/topher

Topher is an 8 week old mini lop who is actually gray but photographs brown-ish.  He will be the smaller of the two.  Potty training of any kind seems to allude this little guy but his cuteness makes up for it.  He is a snuggler.

Loves a good drink.

So soft and so cute...

...but very shy.  Spends a lot of time in his little rabbit hole but comes out to rub noses with my dogs.

If there is one thing we Connor gals like to do, it is to take credit for our cleverness, SO... before Daughter Molly chimes in, I will admit that she came up with the names...Mike and Dave still would have been a good choice.
They will be in place in Room 7 for the opening of the school year. 

Malcolm...you will be missed but enjoy your retirement years.