Let's Try That Again

Remember Megan's first pet?

Gus the Goldfish.

What we didn't know about Gus was that he only had a lifespan of 3 weeks. Yep. :'( He was only a part of our household for three weeks.

We had a moving memorial service. Well, I guess the moving part was the swirling of the toilet water...

So long Gus!

Next came The Four. A friend of Megan's brought these over because she knew what had happened to Gus.These were named Diablo (because he was a bit spastic), Chip (because he was little), and the other two were Dominick and Dominique (because we couldn't tell them apart -- Caleb called them "The Doms"). None of these lasted a week. :(

I had to insert the sad face so you wouldn't hear my laughing at that.

As you might notice, The Four are in a salad bowl. I was fine with letting that be the temporary home, because I knew I wouldn't be without it for long.

And I was right.

Next came Joey.

Joey was actually in the house the same day that Gus was flushed. (Ooo -- that rhymes!) Megan didn't need much mourning time, did she?

Here's a picture of Joey just hanging out and being mellow:

And here's Joey looking pretty. (Can you say that about a boy fish?) That was after he "saw" another fish ... in a mirror I held up to the bowl, that is. Joey has been with us for almost 6 weeks! He even survived a week's stay at The Fish-Sitter's house. (Megan was in New York City.) Remember how her dad and I don't like to be liable for the pets?

So, after over 23 years of marriage, in an 8 week time period, we have had a total of 6 fish in the house. And one remains.

Live! Joey! Live!

Swim! Joey! Swim!