Floater

Now some of you might think the above photo is a little weird and perhaps you are right, but let me explain a little. I realized last week that this is the only picture I have of our "Dear Floater". This is mind blowing because he has been a part of this family for....well forever it seemed!

Three and a half years ago Ronnie received Floater as a Birthday gift from his grandparents! When Ronnie got the fish, there were 2! "Weaky" died within a couple of days (I guess he lived up to his name). Floater, on the other hand - would not live up to his name...at All. No matter how hard we tried, I mean no matter what!

Floater was named by Ronnie and really was a crazy fish. He grew quite big for a goldfish (at least we thought so). He was a fascinating fish too. He would spit rocks and they would "ping" on the fish bowl. He would also jump. On several occasions we would hear him splash the water in his bowl. Floater was quite the traveler too. Ron's mom still laughs about the Sunday afternoon drive Floater took with Ron and I just before Christmas this past year.

Anyway, Ronnie took pretty good care of Floater. He only forgot to feed him a few times in 3 1/2 years and changed his bowl as soon as he could no longer see him :) Finally one day last week, it was all Floater could take. Ronnie overfed him that morning and we think he tried to eat it all! The hilarious thing is -Floater didn't float. Seriously, he lay at the bottom of the bowl sideways until we moved his bowl to the bathroom - then he came up to the top! So, Ronnie's first pet (finally) died! Ronnie took it pretty well. Amazed, like his momma, that even in death he didn't float!

What a day in the Adkins home - the Day Floater finally lived up to his name!