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May 2, 2007
Herman #5
The saga of the Hermans continues.
A couple weeks ago, we lost the smaller of the Hermans, I believe he was #3. Since we call them all Herman, and we haven't informed the girls of any of their deaths, it's hard to keep track.
Jamie has shown a passing interest in the Hermans a few times lately, but usually at inconvenient times, so we haven't really done much with them. Today, though, when she asked to see them, we actually had time. I knew as soon as I got the tank down that Jamie was going to notice that the one Herman was missing, so I preemptively told her of Herman's demise. She wasn't that upset, although as usual she had a lot to say. I'm not sure why I did it, but I suggested we head to PetSmart and get a friend for "Jamie's" Herman. We don't want him to be lonely, after all. I guess I figured that if she was going to take interest in the crab again, the poor sucker shouldn't have to live alone.
And so off we went. Both girls were excited. Jamie kept referring to the dead Herman as mine, so I suggested that the new Herman should be Katie's. They picked a small, incredibly active little guy that almost got away while the salesperson went to get a container. While we were waiting, we watched another crab change to a new shell. Naked crabs are NASTY.
Anyway, Katie is all excited about her crab, Jamie is excited too. The crab is freakishly active, or he was until he found the cave and went to hide out.
Now I just have to keep the damn things alive.
Posted by me at May 2, 2007 1:53 PM