I was multitasking -conversing with Kevin on the phone, installing a filter in Keilani's new purple 2.65 gallon fish tank, adding our just acquired aquatic frog and 2 fishies into the water, forgetting to insert the bottom cover of the filter... uh... oops...
Speaking into the phone balanced between my left shoulder and my left ear, "Okay, Babe. So I'll see you in just a few hours," and yelling into the air, "Keilani, your fish tank is ready!"
Me - "Okay, Babe. Have a safe flight. I'll..."
Keilani - "MOM! MOM!"
Me - "Oh, dear Jesus!"
Kevin - "What? What?"
Keilani - "MOM!"
Me - "Oh no!"
Clunk! Clunk! Clunk! Chuke! Chuke! Chuke!
It was the most horrible sound I have heard in quite some time! The pull of the (accidently) uncovered filter sucked the head of the frog into it's suction and all four legs were spinning faster than a twig spiraling out of control in the midst of a cyclone!
Keilani - "MOM! Oh no! It's dead! Oh no!"
Kevin - "What's dead?"
Me - "Pray, Keilani! Pray!"
I quickly yanked the plug out of the wall and everything abruptly stopped - the terrible sound, the swirling frog legs, Keilani's screaming, and my heart...
Keilani - "It's dead."
Kevin - His voice still balanced between my shoulder and my ear, "WHAT'S DEAD!?"
Me - "I killed the frog."
Lesson number one - make sure the filter is completely assembled before adding aquatic frog to fish tank.
Lesson number two - two new aquatic frogs (pictured below) to replace one dead aquatic frog doesn't completely make up for an innocent (uh... idiotic) mistake, however... it does help.
Lesson number three (and perhaps the most important) - aquatic frog + uncovered filter = dead frog.
20 comments:
oh no, i could just imagine that poor frog spinning with its head stuck.. poor froggie :(
btw aquatic frogs look kinda different from the regular frogs. their front feet aren't webbed..?
the poor frog! but I couldn't help but laugh when I read your description of its legs flying around! *sorry* *feeble grin*
Hi, sweet friend! I apologize for not being a good blog friend lately.
I miss your adventures and this one takes the cake!
You sure made this adventure come to life through your words. One minute I felt remorse, the next minute brought laughter. Poor frog, I'm sure it had no humor in it for him. (chuckle, chuckle).
Oh, I am cracking up right now! I read this one out loud to the hubs! You poor thing. Who would've guessed that would happen? Too funny!
Carlotta - interesting... I tried to look at their front feet and I couldn't tell! I need to catch them when they are swimming!
Jewel - I felt guilty for laughing too!
Janelle - YOU have no reason to apoligize!! I know how life can be and MY blogging has been more than sparse lately. I'm just now getting back into it!
Sister Hopper - I'm pretty sure the frog never even had a chance to laugh!! :)
Darlene - I feel bad but I still crack up when I think about it!! Shame on me!!
OH NO!!! How terribly awful!!!
but I can TOTALLY hear Kevin in my head!!! LOL
Rochelle - Am I a terrible person because I laughed when I read this?
And do you want me to ship you Wanda? Because I can totally steal her back from the Chinese restaurant! And I've never managed to kill her, despite my efforts, so I think she'd be a good choice for y'all.
Bless your heart. Love your post title ;-)
Hey, I am new here! What a great blog :)
this has gotta be one of the funniest equation i have read. so sad however that a frog has to be sacrificed lol. ooops. i felt guily laughing too.
Denise - yeah, Kevin was FREAKING out!
TM - Yes. Ship Wanda. Uh, wait. No... I'm sure she would die under our care. Better not!
Alana - thanks!! My heart needed some blessing after that!! :)
Calm - Thanks! Thanks for stopping by!
Lawstude - I know... poor little froggie gave me lots of laughter!
Poor husband on the phone who's only hearing pieces of what's going on and poor frog!!! At least you made up for one frog with 2. :o) Did you have a funeral for the first frog? My sister and I used to have funerals for every living thing who'd passed on. I have 2 little frogs once. They lived for 2 years b4 we had a funeral for them. My brother gave me another aquarium about 2 years ago that I've been wanting to put frogs in, but haven't yet...May these 2 new frogs of yours live happy long lives. :o)
Well, two are better than one... hopefully :)
Laughing and loving it- I am telling you- we live in the same house only states away!! Thanks for laugh- I needed it today- I can just picture it all :)
OK, I am not laughing because I think spinning, dead frogs are funny. Honest. It's just you did such a great job describing the situation, I simply could not contain my laughter. *grin*
Here's a new equation: One spinning dead frog equals two living frogs!
Wow.. so sorry for your froggie and for Keilani! Just found your blog! we need to keep in touch!
-Megan
happy holidays, rochelle!
God bless
hi rochelle, hope you and your family are enjoying the holidays.
happy new year and God bless! =)
Pray your Christmas was bright, and that the New Year will bring you and your family blessings galore.
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