Anyone who knows us, knows we have our hands and our home too full to fit in any pets. I'm too busy cleaning up kids' hair to mess with an animals' fur. Once I have all fou
r children potty trained, then I might possibly (okay, not in a million years) consider tackling the training of a different species. In the meantime, God has seen to our kids' need of animal-time. Nature has come to us!
r children potty trained, then I might possibly (okay, not in a million years) consider tackling the training of a different species. In the meantime, God has seen to our kids' need of animal-time. Nature has come to us! Our porch has become the new stomping ground for several animals. Our prize star is Sheddy Jumper. She is the squirrel who rules the porch. We can always tell it is her by her mangy patches of fur. At first we feared she might carry some terrible disease as each appearance showed more skin patches and less fur...but now, she has come to own a special place in our hearts as we have discovered her nest (dre
y, as we learned in homeschool) and her new blind, furless babies.
y, as we learned in homeschool) and her new blind, furless babies. Since leaving popcorn out for her, a rainbow of birds (red, blue, brown, and black), squirrels (black, brown, and white), and eve
n a stray opposum have come to visit. The sliding glass door is our new hang out. In fact, Eben's first words (after mama, dada, and A-del-a) is "bird" and "squi."
n a stray opposum have come to visit. The sliding glass door is our new hang out. In fact, Eben's first words (after mama, dada, and A-del-a) is "bird" and "squi."The best part of pet ownership is they have potty trained themsleves, require no shots, live outdoors, no longer fear the kids, AND they don't need anything from us, just our adoration and popcorn:-)
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