*ahem* So after a year and a half, Kiera finished her 'reading lessons book' AKA Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons . She probably could have finished a lot faster if her mom had not been such a slacker. So as a reward for her reading skills we promised her a goldfish. We went to Petsmart and bought two 29 cent goldfishes. Steve asked the girl as she was scooping them out for us (in a serious tone)"do you have a manual or anything on how to take care of them?" she looked at him like he was crazy (because he is). She went and printed of a sheet of paper on goldfish care. From this sheet we learn that goldfish can live for 10 years. That's funny. Ours lasted 3 days! Maybe it is because we put him in a huge water-jug instead of a goldfish bowl. The instructions sheet also said "this pamphlet is not a replacement for proper veterinary care". Oh, so that is our problem! Kiera and Lydia love feeding their fishes Cleo and Nemo and hug the tanks. they handled it ok when fish #1 died this morning.
My favorite was when we were driving home Kiera is yelling at steve "daddy- drive softly! Fishes don't like to splash!" And then she says "when we get home lets make little boats to float on top with one for food and one for water". Later at home she was playing mom to the fish-- "you guys need to be nice! No fighting!"
3 comments:
Congrats, Kiera! So these are the first pets, huh? It's a big milestone. Your girls are adorable! We are excited to see you guys soon!
I seem to remember some goldfish that some chick gave Brett to ask him to a dance...no big deal...they won'tlive very long. 3 years later the thing was big enough to transplant into a pond. I think he gave it to a neighbor for their pond? Sounds like a fun experience for the girls though. Looking forward to seeing our little California princesses :)
I had a goldfish that lived for 7 years. Buff wanted a turn taking care of the fish. She did. It died a week later. (And she's not even here to defend herself, but that's the story)
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