Bring On The Dog

Some of you know we got a puppy.

This is great.

I am thrilled.

Surely puppies are easier than fish..

After the prolonged illnes and death of Dolphin (R.I.P) (see first blog entry), we bought two glow-in-the-dark fish.

The fish were called "Pink One" and "Orange One" respectively.

After a week or so, "Pink One" started looking a little chubby.

I googled "how to tell if your fish is pregnant".

Then I changed the water, to create a cleaner and more sterile environment.

In the process, I crushed "Pink One"under a rock.

RATS

Then, "Orange One" began to look terrible.

I fed it to no avail.

It became emaciated and shrunken.

One morning I couldn't find it.

I thought it had died and that was the end.

*Whew*

I took the fish tank to the garden and poured the water into the flower bed.

"Bloop"

"Orange one" slipped out and lay on the dirt.

Then it started moving.

It wasn't dead.

This felt a little like deja vu.

I turned around

and walked back into the house.

That was the end

I didn't even try to save the neon glow-in-the-dark little fishy.

I am done with fishies.

Bring on the Dog.

Living Vicariously.

I listened to my three year old and four year old today. Their discussions are way more interesting than grown-up conversations. Here are some examples from today: (And I will say, they all happened in a span of twenty minutes. Imagine my whole day..)

1. Our vehicles were parked facing each other and there was a discussion as to whether the cars were smiling or angry at each other.

2. Since houses, trees, and AJ were not wearing clothes, all were all classified as "naked". ( Since this conversation happened in the front yard, I will say, AJ was not completely naked. He had a diaper on.)

3. Shadows are paint. When you are in the shadows, you are painted. When you are in the sun, you are not painted.

4. A stick is a dog bone, an "I can't walk very well stick" (cain), a fishing pole, a gun, a bomb, or just a stick.

5. You can fish from the porch swing, but not when it rains halibut. You can also take short flights on the porch swing with AJ as the pilot and JR as the copilot. But since the swing is too high, mom has to agree to be the propeller/engine. Again.

6. It's okay to try to try to cut limbs off if you don't use a real saw. (I stopped that, and said no to, "take my diaper off with the pliers." ) Sheesh.

Wish I could insert here, "And that's not nearly as interesting as what I did today". But for heaven's sake we all know our kids live much "funner" lives than we do. I, for one am embracing it and plan to live vicariously through my children.

The End.