If A Toddler Can Do it

My son always wants to help with the dogs. Since he has trained with Violet in a few classes and listens very well himself he has earned the privilege of walking Violet. Don't be fooled by Violet's extensive obedience background if she smells a sucker on the other end of the leash her manners fly out the window. My son has worked hard teaching her to listen to him. 

"Viowet down"

My son is only 3 years old. If a toddler can do it theres no reason you can't.

Note: For safety reasons they stay close enough that if needed I could give Violet a verbal command just in case.

Go Fish

My son caught 2 little goldfish at a local festival last weekend. It was adorable watching him scoop at them with a paper net and well worth the $2 for the experience. That is until I realize that despite my promise of no more pets we now had two fish.

Today we embarked on a tank buying mission. It's been years since I kept fish and even though I think they are beautiful, goldfish have never been my forte. So our criteria was a small tank with filter and light that would be easy to clean because goldfish are extremely dirty.

This is what we ended up with. Even though we wanted something a little bigger my son insisted that this tank was his fishes favorite. One dragon and a few live plants later and I think it looks pretty good. The best part is that we made it out of the store for under $40.  Plants, gravel tank and all.