Nishi and Agirlbunny have taken up residence in the only free space available in our garage, namely where Ace used to sit. Oh that…let us divert a second.
Ace is what Abby named our new Toyota Sienna van. She really digs on the buttons that activate the sliding side-doors. Her sister does too and in fact, that is how she defines the vehicle.
The one that has the buttons.
When we asked her if she wanted what she wanted to name the van she thought for a second and settled quickly on Ace, after the character in the most recent Chicken Little movie.
She isn’t old enough to know the original Ace, the 1965 red Chevy truck that BopOp sold years ago. I wonder if the age-old moniker will stick on this new van that seems to lack a personality as yet?
Anyway, Nishi and Agirlbunny have displaced Ace for the time being…until The Daddy finishes the Rabbit tractor for the back yard. I am shooting for this weekend. I am going to split it into at least two phases so that the little rodents can be outside, sooner, during the day. I don’t want to hinge their exit from the dark* on finishing the entire structure. I will deliver something usable, as a pen, this weekend at least and then construct the sleeping quarters separately and connect the modules together at a later date as necessary. Iterative development. Oh yeah, and agile as well since I only have a rough idea how the structure will look at the end, my requirements are fluid to say the least.
* I say the dark because we sorta forgot that the garage is a cave and for the first week of their stay with us they may as well have been in the Antarctic for the amount of time the sun was up in their world. We have established a good family habit of turning off lights and I am loathe to fell-swoop that habit simply because a couple of rodents need light. I don’t want to leave the lights on all day (and inevitably all night on accident) nor do I want possessed little pink-eyed antarctic bunnies. I have motivation for my phased approach.
Endnote: I wrote this last night and I am posting it this AM at about 20% complete on the tractor/hutch/pen. I have already broken one drill bit. I now feel assured of success.
blief 
You need some “before”, “during” and “after” photos of this momentous project. That way, those (unnamed) who might be inclined (you can bet on it!!) to give you unsolicited “suggestions” will be able to “help” you as you proceed.
Signed, Annonymouse
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Can’t the bunnies run loose in the back yard? All you have to do is patrol the fence line and block any openings. Then you would only need to build a warm, rain-proof house.
Wait a minute, you guys have flowers in your yard too. And bunnies eat flowers as well as grass.
My friend Polly told me she used to work at a company that raised rabbits, so she knows all about them, professionally. She said the most important thing to do is handle them every day. So you will have to remind Amelia and Abby, every day, that they need to go play with the bunnies.
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Lief! Bopop is pulling your leg seriously: “So you will have to remind Amelia and Abby, every day, that they need to go play with the bunnies.“!
Ha!
Love, GGZ
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I wanna see pictures of the progress — also all partners in this conspiracy to exile the rabbits to the “back forty”.
Signed, Great Grumpy
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