Thursday Thirteen – 13 kinds of pets we have had
April 16th, 2008 . by Joyce
Thirteen Pets We Have Had (or still have):
- Dogs (Currently, just our old doggie Lassie. Our girls are hoping for a new puppy. This is a test to see if Daddy reads this blog.)
- Cats (The neighborhood cats who run away from home, or never had a home, come here to be fed, loved, and fixed.)
- Cockatiel (The most lovable, personable bird I ever met.)
- Parakeets (Never really got a friendly one.)
- Finches (Messy!)
- Goldfish (My husband’s outdoor goldfish receive royal treatment.)
- Gerbils (Many. At one time. Interesting! Update: Our daughter who cared for the gerbils will tell you how many we had.)
- Hamsters (My favorite was named Precioso. We kept his habitat in our bedroom, and I grew to enjoy the noise of his squeaky wheel at night. Very tame and friendly critter.)
- Guinea Pigs (Habitats require DAILY cleaning. Very stinky little critters.)
- Rabbits (We are partial to lop-eared bunnies.)
- Ducks (Indian Running Ducks are fun; have you ever seen them?)
- Chickens (The prettiest chickens, in my opinion, are the Auracana breed. The plumage can be a variety of colors, and they lay blue eggs.)
- Toggenburg goats (Just two of them, a momma named Nanny – of course – and her kid.)
Wow, you have had so many interesting pets! We haven’t had any birds or goats, hamsters or guinea pigs but we did have lots and lots of gerbils once!
Cassie’s last blog post..Thursday Thirteen #16: Red Flags
Wow, loads of pets. I favor parakeets though but my daughter had her rabbit once. I want to have a goldfish soon.
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Cassie: Did you have a child who was interested in discovering how many gerbil coat color variations she could obtain, too?
Chenchelle: We enjoy the goldfish who live outside in our pond. They swim excitedly to the surface when they see my husband, expecting him to feed them.
When I was growing up, we had dogs, cats, rabbits, goldfish, goats, and chickens. Not all at the same time though. It was fun! Now we don’t have any, but we do want to get a dog sometime for our girls.
Happy TT!
Oh, and to answer your question, yes, that stromboli is fast to make… I turn the oven on before I start and by the time it’s preheated, the stromboli is ready to go in!
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That’s “SOME list”!!! (Note reference to Charlotte’s Web here)LOL We were allowed an ‘outdoor cat’ now and again as kids, but no other pets. As an adult, I’ve had 5 dogs over a 30 year span … and my ‘ex’ has custody of our parrot, Esme (short for Esmerelda) … then, of course, there’s Ms. Kitty who adopted me, but that’s about it for my household ;–)
Great idea for a T-13!!!
Hugs and blessings,
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Aw, pets are really awesome, aren’t they? Anyone who has that many has to be good people.
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Thanks for the picture of Lucy Lou, Mama
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