Saturday, October 04, 2008
Anna gets a pet fish
Anna's been lobbying to get a hamster for at least a year. However, Nora and I really have no interest in having one in the house. Last week, Anna came into our room and told us she'd had a dream about having a pet hamster and a pet Beta (fish).
Being a smart aleck, of course I asked her if the hamster lived in the fishbowl too...
Both our kids tend to leave their toys scattered everywhere. One of the more bothersome areas (for me) is that they stack toys all over the furniture in their rooms. I haven't seen the surface of either kids dresser in over a year.
I told Anna that if she wanted a pet fish, I would get her one if she would clear her dresser of all toys, and keep it clear. The dresser would be where we'd put the fish bowl. Anna attempted to counter offer, by suggesting that the fish bowl could be on her night stand or bookshelf. But I insisted that it was the dresser or nothing.
The next morning, after Nora had taken Pierce to school and Anna was hanging out while I worked from home; she can into my office and said she had something to show me. She led me to her bedroom and showed me an immaculate dresser. And, she had actually put all the toys away, not tried to stuff them in a corner or a drawer. I told her we could shop for her fish that evening.
Flash forward a few hours and we head off to PetsMart. Anna carefully considers all the Betas the store has to offer and settles on a blue and red male. With much care, she carried the fish up to the cash register, introduced herself, and allowed me to pay for the fish.
On the drive home we discussed what the newest addition to the house's name would be. Without batting an eye, she announced that the fish's name was to be...
Bait
-Eric (Dad)
Being a smart aleck, of course I asked her if the hamster lived in the fishbowl too...
Both our kids tend to leave their toys scattered everywhere. One of the more bothersome areas (for me) is that they stack toys all over the furniture in their rooms. I haven't seen the surface of either kids dresser in over a year.
I told Anna that if she wanted a pet fish, I would get her one if she would clear her dresser of all toys, and keep it clear. The dresser would be where we'd put the fish bowl. Anna attempted to counter offer, by suggesting that the fish bowl could be on her night stand or bookshelf. But I insisted that it was the dresser or nothing.
The next morning, after Nora had taken Pierce to school and Anna was hanging out while I worked from home; she can into my office and said she had something to show me. She led me to her bedroom and showed me an immaculate dresser. And, she had actually put all the toys away, not tried to stuff them in a corner or a drawer. I told her we could shop for her fish that evening.
Flash forward a few hours and we head off to PetsMart. Anna carefully considers all the Betas the store has to offer and settles on a blue and red male. With much care, she carried the fish up to the cash register, introduced herself, and allowed me to pay for the fish.
On the drive home we discussed what the newest addition to the house's name would be. Without batting an eye, she announced that the fish's name was to be...
Bait
-Eric (Dad)
Labels: hamster dresser beta siamese fighting fish bait
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