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Carrie Becker | all galleries >> Life's Simple Pleasures >> Memoirs of A Mommie 2008 > Because I can't say "NO".
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09-APR-2007

Because I can't say "NO".

Well here is proof. I have never really learned how to say, No. To my friends, family,my husband and especially my children. It does have a tendacy to get me into trouble, sometimes trouble that crawls, or hops, or whatever.

We had a neighbor that recently moved, and prior to the moved asked if we wanted 2 turtles that were given to her children. Apparently they smelled, and so she was considering letting them go in the yard,(the turtles not her children) or where ever it was, I am not really certain. Anyway, I couldn't bare the thought of 2 hatchlings being hawk food, or something of the like. So, being the friendly neighbor that I try to be, I said, sure, we will take them, and give them a great home. ALWAYS research these things BEFORE you agree to something. (I am a blonde, sue me)

So here we are about 3 months later with Leonardo and Michelangelo. No they are not Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, well....at least not yet. Did you know that a turtle can live up to 70 years, if taken care of properly? Yeah, neither did I. We have a history of long living pets, as we have a cat that will be 18 this year. Can you see where I am heading with this?

So here is my attempt at yet another PaD, (well, actually that should be more like PEOW, Pic every other week).

Not sure which one this is a picture of... he/she was the one that didn't run when the camera got really really close to the tank. ;0P


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Isabel Cutler11-Apr-2007 10:29
You probably know to be very careful of salmonella, but, check this out:http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01604.html
Isabel
Sue Hawken11-Apr-2007 04:02
This just proves that there are still kind and wonderful people in the world. Love the shot, especially his/her blue eyes.
Liz Bickel11-Apr-2007 03:10
Very nice shot of this little one. I am so happy that you have a big heart and recued the pair. Great story. As a kid, I had several of these for pets; so this takes me back.
Guest 10-Apr-2007 22:54
very nice! I'm glad you rescued them. My favorite pet as a child was a turtle just like this one named "Terry". He/She was a great pet. They actually have a lot of personality once you get to know them. We would feed Terry treats off of a spoon.
Guest 10-Apr-2007 20:46
Good for you for rescuing them. Some people can be cruel with realizing it.
SAL Photography10-Apr-2007 17:26
I had lot's of these little guy's as a kid they're pretty good at escaping!
sal
pemkid10-Apr-2007 15:50
Turtles have blue eyes? Love the text.
Deb
Guest 10-Apr-2007 15:12
I just love turtles and caught oodles when a kid.
Judith Barnett10-Apr-2007 14:37
Cute shot and you are a creative writer.
Judith
Guest 10-Apr-2007 12:30
Haha! Love the shot and the text.