{"id":270,"date":"2002-02-05T09:29:00","date_gmt":"2002-02-05T13:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chrissierocks.org\/wordpress\/?p=270"},"modified":"2009-07-08T12:14:32","modified_gmt":"2009-07-08T19:14:32","slug":"the-pooka-life-142","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrissierocks.org\/?p=270","title":{"rendered":"Charlie!"},"content":{"rendered":"

TThe whole Baby D experience jump started my maternal side. After many long and heated discussions and soul searching, Kevin and I agreed it was time to add to our little family. And, so, it is with much excitement that I can announce a new addition to the McLaughlin clan.
\nPlease put your hands together to welcome\u00a0Charlie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Charlie is a young Siamese fighting fish. He weighs, well, not much, is approximately two inches long and cost a whopping $3.75. I think he has Kevin\u2019s stunning\u00a0profile<\/a> but that could just be the proud mom in me. Charlie is adjusting to his new life very nicely. He swims around and puffs up real big when you walk by his tank. Dang, is this fish cute or what? We are currently working on dinner time. Right now, he hides under his plant when your hand makes a shadow over the bowl while feeding. However, I understand this is perfectly normal for a fish at his age and that over time he\u2019ll learn that the hand = food.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to send cards or gift to Charlie, he really likes bloodworms. I\u2019m thinking by the end of the week he should be up for visitors so long as you don\u2019t have a cold or any sort of contagious fish killing virus. *JOSH*<\/p>\n

Actually, I highly recommend a beta. They don\u2019t need a heated tank or circulated water because they are air breathing fish. Yup, that\u2019s right. A beta has gills but they aren\u2019t real efficient. Instead, a beta will pop to the top of his water and gulp air. It\u2019s really rather neat. This means, however, that you must have a tank that is exposed to the air. If not, your beta with suffocate and die. I know, this is rather strange, but that\u2019s what I\u2019m told.<\/p>\n

Beta\u2019s are particularly nice at work. If you can, bring one in a small bowl, plop it on your desk, and you\u2019ll find yourself relaxing and gazing at him while he swims away. It is the best stress release around. It will also cause frequent visitors to \u201ccheck on the fish\u201d which is an added bonus too. I\u2019d love to bring Charlie to work but I doubt he\u2019d survive the MAX ride. But if you can, do it. You won\u2019t regret it.<\/p>\n

Oh yes, the latest craze is to make these living\u00a0vases<\/a>. If you have the time\/energy I suppose it\u2019d be pretty cool. You can find some basic instructions\u00a0here<\/a>. Just make sure you leave some breathing room between the roots and the water for your little fishy to gulp air!<\/p>\n

My instincts have been appeased and there is a certain balance in our house. Fish, cat, dog, person. Sort of flows together like some strange nursery rhyme. I like it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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