My sons went with there grandmother to a carnival last weekend and they won goldfish while they were there.  I explained in the car that I really didn't expect the fish would live long because carnivals don't treat them very well and they were in bags all day. They survived the trip home so we stopped by the store and got them a fish starter set up that had a big enough bowl for two small goldfish, food, droplets to dechlorinate the tap water and a care manual.  We also got some col...

I am a dog person at heart but our lifestyle right now isn't very dog friendly. The kids are to little to help out with a dog and we are too busy these days to take the time to properly train a dog. It would be like having another baby (not prepared for that either). I think pets are a very important part of life. We have had fish, frogs, turtles, and an iguana. These animals are pretty low maintenance but still are entertaining and teach the kids responsibility. The iguana was something I wa...