Seb had wished for a fish for his birthday or Christmas, and Auntie Cathy made that wish come true last weekend. We are now the custodians of “red & blue fish”. That’s its name. Nothing seems to be able to sway Seb toward another moniker. We always remark at how creative this boy is and the tales he can tell and the stories he inhabits, but seemingly not when it comes to naming pets. I have also noticed that when we build certain things; to him - at the moment - they have to look like the picture on the packet or they are Wrong. That’s with a capital W. I think we should ask former Saint Johner and 3 year old, Henry, to come up with a cool name as he seems to have a great talent for excellent band names.
Well, as parents all over Canada could have warned us. It is the adults who are changing the water, feeding the fish and even remembering to feed the fish. 3 out of the last 7 nights, one of us has remembered during final ablutions (amazing what one thinks of while brushing one's teeth, isn't it) or jumping - finally - into bed. It doesn’t help that he (it’s a male Betta) is stuck high up on a shelf in the kitchen (an open shelf in case you were wondering). But the floors slope in all the rooms and the shelf seemed more level. Plus we realised that the kids’ bedroom was too cold for a tropical fish!
But red&blue has made it through he tricky first 48 hours (and the only ones guaranteed by the pet shop). So let’s hope he is with us until next year; I mean that’s not asking too much; it's only 5 weeks away, right?
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Look not to the Henry for creative name solutions.
While he's pretty good at band names, his animal names tend to be similar to Seb's.
He says he wants a new dog, a brown and white one named Brown and White.
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