K's New Pet

Our daughter has a new pet and she is soooo excited. She found a cricket in our house and it was missing one back leg. She soon decided to save the cricket. She got a shovel to pick it up but the other back leg fell off. She then decided to be brave and pick it up with her hands and now she is asking her pet to "watch cartoons" with her and she takes it outside every so often to get some fresh air. She taught the cricket some balance by holding her finger out and having it walk down her finger. What a great mommy she makes. Now we need to go to the pet store to buy it fish food because she had her Dad check online to see what crickets eat.
I think it may be time to get a real live dog. Dad needs much convincing but I believe she is showing the signs of needing a pet. I know her Aunt B. is cringing right now at the thought of actually touching a cricket. I told K. that B. use to make me come in her room and kill crickets and she told me not to let B. near her cricket. "We will hide the cricket when B. comes to our house."
Sorry B. you never know where the cricket may be hiding in our house so watch out!