I read this yesterday but didn't have time to comment as my interminable wait time at the city permit office was suddenly over.

I love that the one pet Ed decides he likes is the prickly hedgehog. hahaha... It suits him so very well.

It's fitting that Al was the one who got to get all the spines out of Den's mouth though. He did bring the thing home and nobody was quick enough to warn poor old Den that the 'ball' would make her have a sore mouth. I bet that's some hard work he's got going on now. I don't imagine that Den is just sitting still for it.