Starting early in 2008--
Ellie: Can we get a dog?
Us: No.
Ellie: Can we get a cat?
Us: No.
Ellie: A bunny?
Us: No
Ellie: A bird?
Us: No
...and this continues for several more animal choices...
Ellie: A fish?
Us: OK, a fish...but not unitl after we move to Omaha.
Ellie: Great!
Months pass - everyone is busy, no mention of the fish.
Two minutes after pulling into town... Ellie says, "so when are we going to get my pet, you know, the fish that we're going to get after we move here?" Geez, memory like a steel trap! Well, we did say that we'd get the fish - so we put her off for a variety of reasons for a few weeks, but we couldn't stand the guilt any longer - after all, we said we'd get the fish, so we did. Actually, we got two goldfish type things (they're not really goldfish, I don't think, but they are small enough to swim around in the fairly small tank that we got to sit on her dresser.
She is thrilled with her new "pets" -- remembers to feed them and is always looking for them and checking on them... it's cute. In fact, when Frank said it was time to go get the fish, there was much hollering and shrieking and (just like in the scene from Toy Story when Buzz Lightyear was the new and exciting toy for Andy) just left sheepy on the kitchen floor like a tossed aside "woody" doll. And for those of you who know how tight she is with sheepy, it was a major event -- Frank said she didn't even notice that he wasn't with her the whole time they were gone.
In other news, Nathan seems to be potty training himself -- I swear if we spent just one solid weekend with this kid on the potty, he would be "done." I'm starting to think that we harrassed Ellie about it way too much - always bugging her to go when she probably didnt' have to go (or want to go) Twice in the last couple of days, he has requested to go...then he requests "privacy," so we leave and close the door, and then he DOES go! Amazing... We'll put it on the short list of "to-do's" -- hopefully, it won't take long once we start...
Hope everyone is having a great week!
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As a fish keeper, here are some helpful hints to keep your fish alive (and not have to buy new fish every 2 months).
1) Clean your tank every month
a) drain 10-20% of the water from the bottom using a siphon
b) fill with dechlorinated water
2) feed less
3) Use a small filter (for a small tank)
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