"We Bought A Zoo"

Have you ever saw the movie "We Bought a Zoo"? Pretty cute movie about a family that moves to a... you guessed it.... a zoo. Now, we didn't buy a zoo, nor did we go to a zoo today (or even recently, unless you count October being "recent"). But there are definitely days when I feel like we bought into a zoo.

Besides our five children, we have four indoor pets and care for five outdoor ones too. Inside, we have a Great Dane, Bonnie, a miniature daschund, Moose, and two rabbits, Spore and Max. Outside, we have "mama cat", who is just a stray that has adopted our house boat to birth her kittens for the past two years. Two years ago, we didn't realize what had happened until a neighborhood boy had stolen the kittens from our yard. This year, when we realized what was going on, we took steps to ensure that her and her litter were safe. Hence, we were adopted by "Oliver" and company.

morning cuddle session with Spore

In the past, we have also been home to two other dogs (Cookie Monster, the Rottweiler, and Daisy, a Jack Russel mix), three gerbils, and a Indonesian Rat Snake named Drake. But that doesn't mean that we are done. Oh no... SweetPea would like another pet, a shark. And a couple of fish. A bird. Maybe a turtle. PorkChop just loves anything small and furry and constantly "aww's" over every animal we see. Peanut would love a ferret. Punk, another dog. Pickle? Who knows. Some days, he talks about wanting to add another pet and other days, he has no interest at all.

Does that mean that we are even close to adding another member to our zoo? Not at all! Maybe in a year or so, depending on what we decide with the "adding to the family" decision. Right now, though, I think that I am a bit maxed out in our family zoo.