This is just TWO much…
TWO love birds 
with TWO sons on earth that now have TWO African frogs that need TWO pellets of food each TWO times a week! If only our kids could thrive on that feeding schedule! 
I proudly introduce “Mr. Frog” (Cal’s) and “Sonic” (Jake’s)…
Ever since our dogs Romeo and Juliet died one year apart, the four of us have grieved and longed for a new pet. The boys bounced back quicker than Dave and me. We promised at the end of this summer, we’d talk again. Don’t you know on the first day of school, Cal inquired, “Can we get a pet now?” The boy regularly puts his pants on backwards,
but can archive the “get a pet in three months” memo? And for the record, he’s been taught many times which way is the correct way. I only let him go out this way thinking it would bother him enough to put them on the correct way…but, guess who it bothered more?!?!? 
One hint…not Cal!
Dave and I lamented for months, “Should we get a new pet? Are we ready for a new pet? What kind of pet would we get?” It seemed the common denominator for both the Finkster and me was “the poop factor”…and you know we already have issues with that one.
Dog? 
Too much poop.
Snake? Not in my house…ever!
Rabbit? 
Pellet poop…no way.
Hamster? Tiny poop and far too much of it.
Cat? 
Too much attitude…and poop.
Frogs? PERFECT MATCH! 
Sonic appears to be a cosmic spazz while Mr. Frog…well, that webbed fingered friend appears to need an intravenous line of espresso. Our amphibian’s street name is Mr. Chillaxin’.
(Guess which one is which?!)
I panic stricken-ly tapped the tank three times last night thinking, “AH…I needed to do a late night Mr. Frog look-alike replacement run!” On the third tap..he got on with his leaping/swimming self and I breathed a large sigh of relief!
As for the poop thing 
(why does my computer offer this graphic?!?)…the snail inside has maid duty, not this Jersey girl and that is a very good thing!
Seeing the boys delight when they woke and found their new frogs Sunday morning well, it just made me feel so hoppy (GONG!) and think of the verse, Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 (NIV)
Wondering, what kind of pets do you have/had and what did you like/not like about them? (You can add or omit the poop factor if you like!) 
We have 2 VERY FURRY Dogs. That leave full size dust rabbits (bunnies are too dainty for what our beasts leave behind). Panda (the older of the two) is affectionately referred to as the old man. Bailey is a bratty teenager. Since we don’t like to use the word Stupid at our house. The kids refer to the dogs as Stew Pots (Daddy’s term). They are not the sharpest tacks in the drawer, but love us dearly. The poop factor from them is HORSE size – each dog weighs over 100lbs. Jason says this is it no more dogs…but I can’t imagine being dog-less.
Kim your 100% right dogs are easier than kids, but once they learn you can actually reason with kids~~~~some of the time. LOL
Full sized dust rabbits…HYSTERICAL KER!!! And, nice form on the “Stew Pots” terminology Jay! Good thing you have such acreage to house the HORSE sized landmines!!!
At the moment, I have four canine kids, and one outdoor kitten that adopted us about a month ago. My daughter has another cat that I will not claim.
In the past, besides dogs, I’ve owned a skunk, a ferret and a pair of prairie dogs. They were all cute and fun, but required far too much maintenance. The dogs are easy. Feed once a day, open the door occasionally and sweep up the dust/hair bunnies.
And I still maintain that dogs are easier than kids!
kim
FOUR dogs and TWO cats (one in ownership denial)! Girl, where’s your ark?????
A SKUNK?!?! I’ve heard of people owning a ferret before…but a SKUNK and PRAIRIE DOGS?!?! Jake and Cal said they thought that would be a “stinky” pet!
I’ll second that emotion that dogs are easier than kids – dogs ask less questions!