We have two winners of the Survival of the Fishest naming contest!
Our baby fish are named…
*drumroll*
Lexifer Rex Submitted by Mandi
and
Fireball submitted by Tara’s son Zeb
I’ll contact you soon for your buttons picks and a mailing address.
Thanks everybody!  It was so much fun watching the looks on the kids faces as I read the potential names.  [...]

Remember Reagan?  My brother’s hopeless ass-wipe of a rescue dog that couldn’t stop shitting in every room of my new house?  Yeah that’s her.  Often, I really, really don’t like her.  Yet, just when I think it couldn’t get any worse, she manages to amuse the hatred right out of my body.
Shane (my brother) found [...]

…our fish tank inhabitants.
Please give a warm welcome to…
Shrimpy (adopted by Skylar)Heego (adopted by Phoenix)Shark (adopted by Milo)Taco E. Burrito (adopted by TJ)Vice Admiral Jupiter Weinerface (adopted by Shane)Pinksicle (adopted by me)
I used to keep fish. Aquariums are so peaceful. I used to pull up a chair and just sit near my aquarium [...]

See Part 1 here and Part 2 here.
Hey dad it’s me Reagan again. How’s Vermont? It’s been warm and sunny here. It’s probably good that you didn’t take me with you. It’s not like I’ve ever seen snow. Why would I want to experience a snow white Christmas holiday, when I stay here with your [...]

If you haven’t read “Part 1“, then I highly suggest you begin there.

Hey dad. It’s me Reagan again. I’m having a spectacular time here. your brother-in-law’s mom showed up. I barked and barked at her. I barked and dragged my ass across the carpet like I was sledding. She needed to know who was boss. [...]

Reagan is a rescued Dachshund mix. She was rescued from California wildfires and brought here to Washington, where she is now in her third and final home. We’ve been watching her for the holidays. She’s a little stressed out, so I suggested that she get her feelings out by writing a [...]

Linky had eye surgery last Friday. He had a strange growth on his eye. It was strange because he is only a year old. They biopsied the growth and actually made two more incisions under his nose and biopsied that as well. They aren’t quite sure what is going on with [...]

Way back when we were on a search for a dog, I swore to holy hell that I would not, I repeat, I WILL NOT get a puppy. I would prefer to adopt a nice adult shelter dog. Puppies are harder to raise than children. Puppies piss and shit more than children. [...]

This afternoon, we watched The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill. We perched ourselves on the couch and chairs and shared a big bowl of popcorn. Usually Milo loses interest pretty quickly and retreats to tower building or crashing. Skylar and I immediately became captivated by the birds and by Mark Bittner. I’m not really a [...]

This is our Hamster… Monster. She has managed to escape her cage 3 or 4 times now. Usually she hides in the spare bedroom closet. The last time she hid in the kids room. Skylar heard her playing with pennies in his room!
Lately Skylar has taken to caring for her [...]