Joan's randomness: October 2009 Archives

Remember our mystery pet, Ray?

Well, for those of you who guessed - Tracey was right - he was a crayfish! (She said crawdad, but hey, same difference!)

Notice I said "was."

Yeah, Ray is no more. He's a late crayfish. He's pushin' up the daisies. He's an ex-crayfish. You get my drift.

Now, since we spent a decent chunk of change on the nice habitat for him, we're left with a dilemma: What can we get instead? We'd like another aquatic or semi-aquatic pet that requires not too much care but that has a little bit of personality.

We're thinking about a turtle. Any thoughts on that, or other suggestions? Leave me a comment!

We ran a story last week about a Boston suburb that has a half-dozen goats clearing and maintaining an overgrown public meadow.

Now, see, nice people of West Manchester Township? This is why you should let Joan get a goat! It would have to look better than our lawn looks now!

Many of you know that our daughter, Sarah, is in fourth grade. Well, one of the big "things" in fourth grade is the study of science. Lots of science. (In fact, this year's PSSA tests for Sarah will be all science-related.)

And guess what science means? Classroom animals!

And guess what classroom animals mean after the unit is finished? Parents who are suckers.

Our new pet, Ray, lives in here:

Today's "Are You Smarter Than Joan's Fourth-Grader" pop quiz: What kind of pet is Ray? Hint: He eats cat food and he's about the size of my pinky finger.

Leave your guess in the comments!