Ross and St. Patrick's Day

Ross was very excited when he came home from school on Monday, because he learned it was St. Patrick's day, and that he could pinch anyone who wasn't wearing green. (thanks Ms. Leland-who teaches a kindergartener to pinch people) So, I got pinched. Then we headed to speech therapy, and his speech therapist got pinched. Then we started talking to my co-workers, and Sue got pinched. My co-worker Debbie was also not wearing green, so Ross pinched her too...IN THE NIPPLE!!! She thought he was cute and it was an accident. I think maybe he's a perv, and it wasn't an accident. So, let that be a lesson, always wear green on St Paddy's day.

Ross and the Tortoise

When we were on vacation in Mexico, Ross really, really like the iguanas. When we got home, he asked if we could have one for a pet. We had to go to the local pet store and get some bunny food, so I told him we would check with the lady there, as she is pretty knowledgeable about all things scaly. One time when we were in there chatting, she said, "I hope you don't mind snakes" and I said that I didn't mind them in cages. Turns out she was WEARING her snake as a belt. I almost had a heart attack. But, it was a nice belt. Anyways....while we were in the pet store, Ross went to the window where there are usually guinea pigs in a pen. No guinea pigs today, instead there was the coolest tortoise we had ever seen!

Ross thought maybe it was a dinosaur turtle. The pet store lady told us all about "Tank", what he ate, low maintenance, only poops every other day, etc, etc. We were pretty excited about this (it was the coolest tortoise we had ever seen) so we rushed home to discuss with the boss, Jeff. He thought it sounded pretty neat, and was ready to head to the store and check him out. But then, I had the great idea of googling Sulcata Tortoises. Here is a sample of what I found:
Sulcata tortoises are the third largest tortoise in the world. They can grow to be up to two hundred pounds. At thirty pounds it's difficult to get these tortoises to go where you want them to go, you can imagine what it's like trying to get a tortoise that is over a hundred pounds to do what you want. They are destructive. You cannot have a beautiful lawn and a Sulcata. They don't go together. You need a reinforced fenced in yard with the fencing dug down because they will burrow down. They will ram gates and fencing breaking them down, so they have to be strong. They eat a lot, and with eating a lot, they poop a lot. Every day. They are very personable wonderful tortoises, but they are expensive to keep, take a lot of time and a lot of work.
The next thing to consider is if you have a dog or a cat. Tortoises do not mix well with dogs or cats. Most people think of dogs and cats with tortoises and the damage done to the tortoises. This is very true. There have been countless cases of tortoises mauled by the family pet that had lived harmoniously with that very tortoise for years until one day when it decided it looked like a great chew toy. However a Sulcata tortoise is a strong tortoise and they have the ability to ram, and ram fast. There have been quite a few cases of broken legs on dogs that were rammed into a wall or cats broken beyond repair from being rammed by a large Sulcata. Care must be taken to keep them away.

So, basically we aren't getting a tortoise.

Welcome to my life....

So, I decided to start a blog today. Why? I know that I am pretty much the most boring person in the universe, but I spent a lot of time writing our trip report from our recent trip to Mexico, and thought I could share them here. My sister also encouraged me to start a blog-and share it with all of my 16 MySpace friends.
I haven't decided what I'm really going to write here, but I'll try to find something remotely interesting.