To all of you who visited my hubby’s blog yesterday, thank you! He is an amazing person. Even though many of his stories are about my supposed sage wisdom, I get things wrong all the time. He always has a gold nugget of wisdom to give me, especially when I’ve gone off on a crazy Nancy idea. Like the time I decided I wanted to get a fish tank.
I went to a tropical fish store and fell in love with the fish. Since we couldn’t have a dog, I rationalized (our house is just too small), I could indulge to my heart’s content on fresh water pet fish. Bill just looked at me shaking his head, and said, “I don’t think that’s a good idea. It seems like an awful lot of work to add to your already busy schedule.”
“No,” I said, “I can do it!”
I mean, how hard could it be? Right?
WRONG!
My easy pet dream turned into a nightmare, a mistake of epic proportions. Dealing with:
1.Tank cannibalism (I’m still emotionally traumatized)
2.The tank bully
3.Maintaining the proper water PH
4.The tank just broke and the water is all over our brand new Alloc flooring.
5.$100’s of dollars spent to keep the little darlings safe and happy
And. . . eventually returning shamefacedly most of the equipment and the fish that survived #1, 2, 3 and 4.
Bill was right and I was a very misdirected (wrong) wannabe pet owner. I’ll never do that again.
Never! ;~)
19 comments:
..hmmmm....maybe just a freshwater aquarium screensaver on your computer - Your Welcome.
Hugs to Bill!
xoxo
Trisha
I love the idea of an aquarium--the reality ti another thing altogether.:-)
Nancy,
That is too funny, I think fish tanks are hard work….
I had one many years ago and never again..
Ten years ago, I was surfing the web and I saw this very handsome black
Miniature donkey named Bo Jackson.. I called my husband in to see and said I want one…
A week later he drove me to Baltimore to get one of Bo Jackson’s daughter…
What was this man thinking…he had to put up fences, built a small barn…and a little donkey needs
a playmate so we had to get another..
Well to make a long story short by the end of that year we had five miniature donkeys…
And today I still have my five little donkeys. A lot of work but fun.. they are like having five three olds
in the back yard….
Louise
I am laughing, I am sorry to be laughing at your misfortune as a pet owner but your story is too funny:) Perhaps therapy may help to move on from tank cannibalism . . . Rachael
Oh Nancy you poor thing! Heather and I were just talking a few days ago about how we are both not very good at keeping fish & birds. Seriously, dogs are less work than fish! I too had the same grand idea but on a much smaller scale than you - i just had a bowl with one fish and decided it needed company so bought it a friend after a month. Fish #1 (a Siamese fighting fish - amazing blue fish) didn't like having sucking catfish to clean the bowl and first night scared him out of the bowl all together! I checked the next morning "where's catfish?" to find under my barefooot... crunch.... yup I had stood on the already dead catfish. Needless to say, after blue fish died I didn't get any more fish. Ditto for my bird experiences, you're not alone sister!
Yikes!!! Well, you could always use the tank for a terrarium I suppose, or fill it with some altered art project:-) ~XO~ Janet
At least you tried it Nancy!!
We all have those little mistakes.
Have a wonderful night!
Rosemary
Fish always sound easy, but they never are! I have struggled with my outdoor fish in our pond too. At least they didn't ruin my floors.
Your card arrived safely today and is just beautiful. Thanks!
LOL I would love to write a book called the amazing adventures of Bill and Nancy... your stories are so full of such amazing experiences and humor... I get such a kick out of reading them
HUGS
JO
I LOVE your story Nancy! Ours started with some innocent gold fish the boys wanted and progressed over time to way more than I wanted and THEN the boys were grown and left home!! Did they take the tank and their fishy friends, No of course not. Well after a while there were no fishys left due to who knows what. The end! A sad but true story.
Love and hugs, Sherry
have you thought about a kitty...they are very easy:)
and little!
I guess we all do this! And we all seem to learn the hard way.
Happy Friday Nancy!
xo
Constance
Don't feel bad. At least you tried it!
I've always thought those fish were beautiful, so I can identify!
Becky
Oh Nancy, I feel your pain.My only adventure with fish ended up with many 'flushings' if you know what I mean.
D.
So sorry about your fish mishap! They are alot of work! Thanks for adding me to your favorite links, you made my friday...You did such a pretty job the way you linked it too! Pretty impressive!
Have a great weekend if I dont talk to you! karen
recycledrita...
thank you so much for the warning!
I had an aquarium once....nightmare!
Love the idea of Wonderful Places to Visit.
Very nice
Patti
Never say NEVER Nancy! I do know exactly what you went through with the fish tank idea. Been there, done that, lol!
...lol...great story,
I have the perfect pet for you.
a hermit crab!!
Im serious! we got one for my little boy and they are very low maintanence, but you can interact with them let them crawl around, I would hold ours under the faucet and he loved it he would reach out like he was surfing in the water moving his legs. they eat fruit bread veggies,
I recommend it highly!
smiles,
Sandy
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