The going rate for crickets

Ah the joys of raising a boy! Summer is barely in full swing and so far this year the Parsley house has been home to two frogs and two turtles. Both of these sets were caught wild in the field and happily packed inside by Noah Thomas. He packed the things in and out and in and out...I finally convinced him that wild life is supposed to stay outside (and the poor things were looking like they were on their last legs) so he let them go. Or at least he let the frogs go...the turtle "bucket" was knocked over during the storm and the turtles scurried away to safety. OK I know turtles don't really "scurry" but I feel sure to get away from their five year old tormentor they probably were a little faster than normal...lightening storm or not.

Thank you to my wonderful mother who informed Noah that the kind of frogs you can keep as pets were sold at the pet stores. Thanks Mom! So Noah and Nana took a trip bright and early Tuesday morning to purchase not one but two firebelly frogs. GREAT... Not only do I now have two frogs living in my playroom in an aquarium but we have to feed the things live insects. Yes you read that correctly...Live insects. Correction...Jessica will not be feeding anything live insects. Noah or Daddy can feed the creatures...lest they shall perish...because I'm not doing it!

I have also learned today that you do not send your husband to Petco to purchase frog food. I call him today to instruct him to go and buy millworms. (Can't say this is something I ever thought I would spend money on...) Travis dutifully trucks off after work to make said purchase. He calls me on the way home and tells me, "I'm not sure about the whole frog thing...the lady at the store said they need 6 to 12 crickets a day and that's going to cost over $40 a month..."
I told him she was crazy and trying to make cricket commission...long story short. I now have two frogs in my house and thirteen live crickets....and tomorrow I will be going to purchase millworms...

Fantastic...two frogs, thirteen crickets, a husband who won't follow instructions and two children...Oh and we have a dog...

And now it's bed time and I can hear the chirping of crickets...not on the lawn...in the next room...