I’m upstairs, running the bath water. Madi and Parker had just decided to run downstairs to check on the two goldfish we are pet sitting. They were just dropped off, so the novelty factor was in overdrive.
Silence..then I hear, faintly over the din of the water…
“Run, Mom…run fast!”, Madi yelps, sounding panicked. With her track record of overreacting, it is usually hard to differentiate between a real and imagined emergency, but I scoop up Fiona anyways and dash downstairs.
Madi is standing in the kitchen, precariously holding onto the fishbowl, water sloshing over the edges. Parker stands nearby, eyeing the situation with a guilty look on his face.
“Parkergrabbedthefishbowlandhandedittomeandmypantsareallwetandyouneedtotakeitnow!” Madi squealed, all in one breath, as I rescued the fishbowl and placed it safely back on the counter.
“Parker, how did you get the fishbowl down without dropping it?” I ask, but I only get a shrug in response.
I sigh and shepherd them back up the stairs, glancing over my shoulder to make sure we didn’t have any “floaters”…none yet…
Yep, it’s reason #32 why the Hammonds don’t have a pet…
— Rachel
This completely cracked me up!!!! I could soooo envision this.
We have a tank full of tadpoles in our house right now. Yes, tadpoles. Just imagine….
Hang in there!
Oh my…I can’t imagine having the prospect of little frogs hopping everywhere! 🙂 We are just not pet people…yet…:)
LOL!!!!!
I know plenty of families who aren’t pet people but have pets anyway, and I wish they didn’t! On the other hand, it’s a great way to teach kids responsibility. When your kids do get to begging you for a pet, check out the book Can We Have One? – it’s written by a vet and a childrens social worker. Quite helpful when making that big decision.
Thanks for the tip, Lisa…I’m sure that the kids will start begging for a pet sooner or later! 🙂