Coony Update...

George Coony, the orphaned raccoon, really is as sweet as he seems!  He never bites, he loves to be picked up and held, and makes the cutest little "chuckling" noise when he is happy.  All of these things made it INCREDIBLY hard to do what we did today... We decided to give him away.  One of the doctors here in town has a daughter who successfully raised a baby raccoon last summer, and is in the process of raising another baby this summer.  I asked her if she would take another one, and she was delighted to do so.  Her baby, named Max, is about the same age as Coony.  Even though the girls didn't want to let Coony go, they decided he would be happier if he lived with other raccoons.  They cried when Coony left, but his new owner said that the girls could have visitation rights whenever they wanted.  It was really tough on them, but I was proud that they made a decision based on what they felt was best for Coony.

Oh, life lessons!  What fun it is to see my girls learning them each and every day!