So, today I had the boys take a day off from the three R's and concentrate on building their gothic cathedral. It is all cut out and in the final construction phases on the floor of the school room as we speak. We took some time off of that project to go to the fish store today since Zorro's (hereafter known as Daniel...) pet fish died a couple months ago and he has been after me to replace it for him ever since.

Daniel had a male betta fish (a siamese fighting fish) that was lovely in our school aquarium, but when we left for Texas to visit our family in Hewitt, the fish didn't like that Daddy turned down the heater to 50 degrees and he went belly up. That was devastating to my little 3 year old, so I did clean out the tank and we ceremoniously disposed of the fish but the tank has sat empty for the last couple months. So, we went and he picked out an oranda goldfish and he has named the fish "Spike".  Spike has a new tank mate, a pleco that my 9 year old calls "Fluffy". When things like this happen, I remind myself that, "Ours is not to question , Why?" when it comes to children naming pets. Their sense of humor is wonderful.

So, all in all, a very productive and informative day. A typical day in the McFarland household.

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