Last weekend we bought this:

It’s a 46 gallon aquarium bought to replace the 25 gallon hexa-tank that we had, previouslly. It has a huge filter system in it and plenty of airation. We filled it and let it warm up and treated the water as directed.

A few things have happened with it.

First, the cover didn’t come with it - - it was on back order. I didn’t pick up the cover until yesterday. So, all week long - - I’ve been laying a long cutting board over the top of the aquarium to keep the fish from jumping out - - and to keep the 6 crabs from crawling out.

They crawled out anyways. They climbed up the tubing for the air pump. Every day I had to check the tank and knock the crabs off the top edge of the aquarium - back into the water. I was having nightmares about crabs coming after my toes!

I came home yesterday - - finally — with the cover. But not in time, apparently. One of our cats was batting one of the crabs around the kitchen floor - - and there were two other crabs lurking on the floor, as well. I had to gather them up (ICK Alert!) and put them back. Unfortunately, the small crab that the cat was playing with didn’t make it. He died a few hours after being put back into his home. *sob*

We also lost two angel fish yesterday. Not sure what it is about the aquarium that it seems to only be affecting the angel fish? I guess I’ll look that up. But there is this odd pink fluff that has formed on the rock. We have a few big rocks placed in the tank — and this pink fluff has formed just on the rock. Not on the coral that covers the bottom - and it doesn’t appear on the plants or the sides of the tank - - it doesn’t even hang on the tubing or the filter. It’s just this pink fluffy stuff that has formed on the rock (you can kind of see it on the white rock on the right side of the tank in the picture above.) Not sure what it is - or what to do about it.

I guess I’ll google it.

Love google!

Almost done with the old townhouse. There are just a few odds n’ ends over there that I need to deal with. This afternoon, I finally got the aquarium taken apart and only one fish perished. I brought it back home (to the new house) and set it up. No small task with a 100 gallon fish tank, let me tell you! But I did it all by myself - - ain’t ‘cha proud?

I saw a hummingbird today! He was at my hummingbird feeder for a split second - - took his little sip and flittered away. It was short, but sweet. Maybe he’ll go tell his friends, and his friends will tell their friends, and so on and so on…

I was on-call yesterday and didn’t receive one call all day and night. That is pretty amazing for a Sunday. I just love making $300 in a day for doing absolutely nothing. Well, it’s not as if I didn’t accomplish anything yesterday - - I did get quite a few boxes unpacked and put away.

My mom asked me today, “So, when are you and C. getting married.”

I about spit my triple vanilla latte through my nose and choked right there on the spot. Is she nuts? We are getting settled in. We are planning on getting a new bedroom set. We are going to get a decent entertainment unit for the family room. The last thing we are going to be getting is married anytime soon.

Been there. Done that. I think I’ll just shack up for a good, long while, if ya don’t mind, Ma? Ok?