Hippty Hop!

Chase wants a new pet! I want no reptiles, snakes, rodents. I plant the seed that a frog might be acceptable to me as there is no way in THE WORLD that we are having a SNAKE or pregnant male Guinea pigs (yes, I have heard many a mom tell this story). I want nothing that can stink, die, molt or reproduce. I also want my kids to have the experience of owning their own pet and lets face it I would like to them to look back in the future and say "yeah, my mom was cool." LOL. So a frog it is. I made him right up a report on what kind of frog he wanted to get. We went to the pet store and he asked the employee what he would need. Oh and did I mention that he would have to EARN his own money for this pet? As the woman at Petco started telling him everything he would need and the cost his eyes grew bigger and bigger. He was about to leave very discouraged by the overwhelming cost of a Tree Frog until we saw the beginner $6.99 Fire Bellied Toad! They need very little to sustain their slimy lives. So we went home and Chase disappeared into his room to write the report. That night after dinner I was in for the shock of my life. This little 8 year old boy stood in front of us with so much more information that I ever needed to know right down to the scientific name! He knew the average size, what to feed it, breeding (I was shocked he knew what this word was), how many can fit in a 10 gallon tank...you question it he knows it. Then came the fun part...EARNING THE MONEY. He is like the neighborhood salesman. He even told our neighbors they could get rid of their yard service and he would work for 2 bucks an hour. Finally after 2 months he has the money and this weekend we will have to make room for a nasty frog! LOL I just keep telling myself it is better than a gerbil!

Picture will come soon!