Photo Hunters: Favorite

The theme for this week's Photo Hunt is: favorite. I have had several pets of my very own, and I been thinking real hard about which was my most favorite. I had a lot of fun with my jumping beans. But in the end, I could never really see eye to eye with my beans. Oh, and they got deaded, too.

I got to study my very own pet lizard in the Scientific Observation Pen. I enjoyed that a lot. But since I only got to keep him for less than an hour before he was released into the wild, I do not think he qualifies as a pet.

It was very exciting to create Sea Monkey life. Doing experiments is fun!

Here I am watching my baby Sea Monkeys develop.

But in the end, they all got deaded, too. And they never learned tricks. And I found out they are not really monkeys. I wish I could have a real monkey for a pet.

I also hatched my very own butterflies! They did not die, but I had to let them go. Even though I wanted to train them to walk on a leash.

Finally, here is my pet rock, sTony. He is a good pet.
And he is not deaded. I love you, pet rock. You are my favorite pet.

Photo Hunters: Favorite

Christmas in July!

My friends at Purs n' Snorts had a Christmas in July gift exchange! I got to exchange gifts with Nixon and Fatty! And my presents have arrived! Here I am checking out the box. Sometimes I stick my tongue out a little bit when I am concentrating real hard.

Look at the wonderful things I got! Temptations! Toys! And this very fashionable rain jacket. I cannot wait to model it.

But I also got something even more special. This bag says LIVE contents! I am going to stick my head right in there and check it out.

LOOK!!!! I got a PET ROCK! I am so excited about this because I do not have any pets since my Sea Monkeys got deaded. And my Jumping Beans got deaded. And my butterflies flew the coop. I'll bet I will have much better luck with my new pet!

I got a little bit overexcited about all these presents and I started jumping all around.

Do not worry, I did not forget to share with Pixie.

I will spend some quality time with my new pet now. I think we will have some good times together. Good times.

Fatty and Nixon, thanks for our presents! We love them!

Christmas in July!

Thursday Thirteen, Edition #9

Here are thirteen pets my Mommie has had:

1. Her very first pet was a bunch of snails that she kept in a jar when she was a very little girl. I have been thinking I might like to get some snails for my very own pet.
   
2. Then she got some of those little turtles. There were three of them: one for her, and one for each of her brothers. Her turtle was named Myrtle. When they went outside in their little pond to get some sun on their shells, BIRDS PECKED THEIR HEADS OFF!
3. Her Gramma got her some Sea Monkeys. You just add water to make them come alive. These were a disappointment, because she found out they were not really monkeys. They were not even very cute. They did live in the sea though. The Sea Monkeys never even did any of the tricks they showed on the back of the comic books. Just FYI: the x-ray glasses were a disappointment too.
4. Then she had an apricot toy poodle. His name was Andy. Or Andrew. Or Rooney.
5. When she went to U.C. Davis, she lived in a dormitory. They allowed small pets. So she got a guinea pig. Her name was Mrs. Bill, named after the character on Saturday Night Live. One day Mrs. Bill chewed up the arm on her jacket. Ohhhh Noooooooo! Mrs. Bill!
   
6. The next pet was a hamster. His name was Percival. You could call him Percy for short. He made a big mess in his cage. And he stuffed his cheeks with food. What a nut!
   
7. Then there was a gerbil. His name was Skippy. My Mommie lived in California at the time, and it is illegal to own a gerbil there. So she went to Nevada, bought one there, and smuggled him across the border! I guess he was an outlaw gerbil.
8. Next was the first cat. It was a black cat named Slinky. She was a stray kitten, and my Mommie got her from the U.C. Davis Veterinary school. Slinky eventually got diabetes, and had to have insulin injections every day! And she went potty on the carpet. She was bad.
9. Then there was the great Haiku. She was a very beautiful chocolate point Siamese, and my Mommie loved her very, very much. She got kidney disease and died when she was only 4 years old.
10. There was also a big fish tank full of African Cichlids. I never got to meet them, but I guess they were very pretty fish. A Loach lived with the Cichlids. When they moved away from California, the fish did not go with them. Since this was almost 20 years ago, the fish are probably not still alive. But I am not sure.
    
11. Then my Mommie got Cricket. He was another chocolate point Siamese, and he was a very sweet cat. Sometimes she called him Crickettoni. He lived to be 16 years old. But my Mommie wished it was a lot longer.
    
12. Next came my big sister, Pixie. You already know all about her.
13. I'll bet you can guess who is the last, and very best pet. You are right, it is ME! Daisy!
    

Thursday Thirteen, Edition #9