We have a new addition in our family! We were minus a fish Friday evening so of course we needed a replacement so the fish tank didn't look so empty. Our little cowboy just pulls on my heartstrings & instead of just getting another fish we ended up with more than I bargained for.
I guess I didn't learn my lesson with "George Lopez" the box turtle. Our newest addition is Mr. Crabs a.k.a. Mr. BP which stands for Big Pincher! Mr. BP is a fiddler crab (hence the one large pincher). When we went to select Mr. BP I told them to just pick one out and it was the crabs lucky day as to who was going to come live with us. When we got Mr. BP home I placed him in the fish tank and noticed that one of his pinchers was obviously larger than the other one and figured he had got into a fight and lost it. Worried that he wouldn't be able to eat I asked my husband to come take a look at him.
Another Cliff Claven moment from the hubby as he stated to Ethan and I that the one large claw is why the fiddler crab has it's name. Mr. BP uses his smaller claw to eat and the larger pincher goes in front of his mouth to protect himself; hence it looks like a fiddler ~ they are supposed to be that way!
I'm not sure what kind of cosmic karma I have at my house that we always seem to select Houdini as a pet. In the 24 hours that Mr. BP arrived at our residence he was found to be quite efficient in climbing the fake trees in our fish tank. He shimmied up the tree branches like Donkey Kong and with a sideways flip of his pinchers he swings himself up onto the black pole of the filter for the fish tank. Being naive when it comes to fiddler crabs I was unaware that Mr. BP could crawl out of the tank. That was until I found our minature dauschand Max, barking at something on the carpet.
Yes, you guessed it another George Lopez incident ~ Mr. BP had crawled out of the tank, down the side of the cabinet and pounced right onto the floor. I picked him up and put him back in the tank and before I could blink an eye he shimmied back up the black pole and was heading for freedom. I have put a barrier up so Mr. BP can't get out again and now we're all happy.
As I was sipping my Chai tea this morning and watching the new fish and Mr. BP I had a little giggle as I realized God keeps reminding me that the finale is close and that I still need to go over, under, around, and through any obstacle to reach my goals.
My obstacle this past week has been the heat and I know record temperatures are hitting us again. I walked 30 minutes earlier this morning to help beat the high temps & humidity and I am opting to do Wii Biggest Loser Workout with Jillian Michaels tonight. I am excited for this week and new recipes to post too!
Have a great week ~ Stephanie
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