Outdoor Pet Shop

By now, you all know my kids have this thing for collecting animals. They have so many of them, that they decided to open a pet shop. This pet shop is located in the woods behind our house. They have two tanks set up. One has two frogs and 3 tadpoles. The other has a painted turtle (new acquisition). They also made a coral for a box turtle (the same one that my dog tortured the other day. "Mama," my son said. "We're going to sell these things." I looked at him funny. "How could you do that? These are wild animals, and they should be put back in their natural habitat." "But somebody wants to buy the painted turtle for forty bucks." "You're not selling the turtle for any amount of money!" "But, Mom!" "No buts." On second thought, maybe I should show them the garter snake I discovered living in my strawberry patch. It might be nice to get rid of that thing! (And the northern water snake that lives nearby!)