It's official! We now have nine members of our family. Okay, so the last four additions are only goldfish, but nine does sound pretty impressive.
For quite some time now, Emily has been saving her money for a new pet. She has wanted a dog for months even though she is usually scared of them. Even though Theresa and I tried to steer her away from getting a dog by telling her it would cost more than just a few dollars and it would be a big responsibility, she continued to save her money. After her birthday in May, she had saved more than a few dollars and kept on asking for a dog. As a compromise, we settled on getting fish with some of the money she had saved along with some of Callie's money. We felt this would be a better solution for her than trying to find the right kind of dog she would enjoy. We bought our tank yesterday and went back today and purchased four goldfish. The girls have already enjoyed watching them swim around and they have tons of questions about everything fish related. I think this is going to be a really good first pet for Emily and will allow her to learn some responsibility. Plus, who doesn't enjoy gazing into a fish tank?
