Can We Adopt Them?

My kids are currently pet crazy! They pretend to BE pets and pretend to HAVE pets. Grace even mentioned that she is saving all her money to buy a dog and a cat. Well, a little while back we started having an ant problem in our house. The kids spotted them and went crazy. Grace had Ashton pick them up (of course, she didn't want to touch them)and put them into a cup. They put cherrios and rice crispies in the container with the ants for food. Then Grace turns to me and says,"Mom, can we adopt them(the ants)?" Wow! They must really feel pet deprived I thought. I didn't let the guilt last long when I realized I could really capitalize on this experience. I told them that they could have ALL the ants as their very own pets. It was a Win-Win situation. They got pets and I got rid of the ants.

Ducks?

It has been rainy the past few months. We have been feeling a little water logged. I didn't realize how much until...we opened our blinds one afternoon to see ducks on our lawn. We were in shock! I guess the water logged feeling was right on. The cutest thing was how excited our kids were and once again they wanted these birds to be their pets. Grace wanted to bring them inside.