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March 15, 2006
Poor disposable pet
God, I love having a laptop with a functional battery!
I went ahead and got Jamie a hermit crab and all it's accoutrements. It's all set up in it's little habitat and hidden down in the basement.
I really hope Jamie likes the crab. This isn't something she's asked for, just something that I hope she'll like. Now that I think about it, maybe we should have hyped the crab, or at least talked about them and made them seem exciting. I'm also hoping that having the crab in her room at night, clicking around in the dark, isn't going to scare her. Jamie doesn't usually scare easily, with the exception of this book. She actually asked Rex to take the book out of her room, even though the googly eyes weren't pointed in her direction.
The crab has already proven to be brave and active. Let's hope I can keep him alive at least until Jamie tires of him!
Posted by me at March 15, 2006 10:27 PM
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Oh hermit crabs. I had them when I was a teen, always a memento from the shore. That clicking at night would drive me crazy though.
Posted by: Rhonda at March 16, 2006 8:38 AM
I had one from the shore that lived a whole year and a half!
I'm torn between wanting it to live a long time so I don't have to have the death talk, and not wanting it to wear out it's welcome :)
Posted by: Becky at March 18, 2006 9:29 PM