4 fish and a frog.

We broke down and bought a family pet. NO, not a dog, definitely absolutely not a cat...we got 4 fish (one for each kid) and a frog (Shawn's frog). We have Austin's fish - Jose (no idea why he wants to call it that), Ashlyn's fish - Nemo, Gabriella's fish - Little Eddy (after Papa Turner), and Lucas's fish - Gus (I decided to name that one) and the frog - Bolt (after the sprinter in the olympics, not the movie). I will get a pic of them tomorrow and post it. They are all crazy little guppies that swim around like mad. The kids love it.
Besides getting the fish and frog, we did a ton of work outside this weekend (we meaning Shawn and the kids). Each of the kids painted a pot and picked out their own flowers to plant in them and they are in charge of their pots all summer. They were super excited about it and they turned out awesome. (thanks for the idea, Jennie!) We'll see how long they can keep them alive...should be interesting...
We also got our garden planted. I have some high hopes - as do they...we planted potatoes, onions, peppers, carrots, tomatoes and cucumbers. I hope we at least get a little produce out of it and that it doesn't all go to our pet squirrels and rabbits. We still have my herb garden to plant, but we'll get to that later. Shawn built a shelf off our deck to hang the pots from. I am most excited to get the herb garden growing.
As for now, I am absolutely exhausted and have a sore throat so I am off to bed to watch the Apprentice and hopefully get a good nights sleep.
Hope you are having the time of your life!
ST