• My Newest Friend & Pet: Meet “Bubbles the 3rd”

    Bubbles 3 now comfortably at home in my kitchen!

    Jake came home from doing errands one day and this little guy was there to greet me.  The first pet we ever had as a married couple was a red and blue beta fish named “Bubbles”.  He hung out on the counter top in the kitchen at our apartment. We have not had a beta fish for a long time because we have other tanks and they are the type of fish that really need their own space and tank.

    I am a big fan of animals and little critters, however, I don’t enjoy the maintenance part of fish tanks.  Thankfully Jake handles that piece for me.  I make sure Bubbles is fed and entertained, but otherwise Jake does any tank cleaning.  Yes, I have conversations with my fish while cleaning or cooking in the kitchen!   He is hard to get a picture of because he is either hiding or won’t stop moving.  He is a beautiful red and blue long fin beta.  Bubble the 3rd has even learned my tap means “time to eat”!  Bubbles is the only pet that I get to feed consistently, the girls all feed and care for the all the other pets in the family.   Bubbles is my cooking and cleaning buddy when Jake and the girls are not home or around!

  • Flashback Friday – General KaDargo

    General KaDargo

    Dargo sporting some Christmas wrapping paper!

    Today we are flashing back to Christmas 2004!  General KaDargo was the first dog Jake and I had together after getting married.  We called him Dargo for short.  His name was taken from a character on the Farscape show.  We got Dargo a couple years after we had been married.

    He was a big black lab, but a real sweetheart.  In this picture Jake had wrapped him in Christmas wrapping paper.  He was being good sport while silently begging me to help him get it off!  The kids were pretty little when he got cancer, but we have a lot of great memories with this wonderful dog.  It is amazing how quickly animals can become one of the family!

  • Brina Loves Her Animals

    Brina loves her animals!

    Anything related to animals whether it is alive or stuffed toy is a big hit with Brina.  She has a big heart when it comes to animals.  One of her favorite places to hang out is outside with our furry animals or downstairs with the fish or turtles.  She takes good care of her animals and always makes sure to let us know if they need anything.