Hamster seems to be very happy. We get much more detailed reports than we ever did from mouse! Also loving the conversations between them about which bits of school dinner they chose. Hamster apparently eats everything, mouse leaves bits.
This week was their first whole week of whole days too. I think hamster is tired of being grown-up all day, she really wants babying at home, but seems to have plenty of actual energy left over. Though she has started trying to use "I'm too tired to talk" as an excuse not to answer me if she's done something she shouldn't! I think I asked her if she was tired a few too many times.
We have had the joy of class bear home already. There are 3 of them, and they only go home overnight so by my calculation this is going to be visiting every 2 weeks

It'd better get used to entertaining itself. At least someone had the genius idea of each child having a separate little class bear diary, so we don't have to be self conscious about our lack of bear entertainment skills.