Pets

My kids have been asking for pets for forever. So when I heard the girls whispering in the corner about their new pets and deciding on names for them, I thought they were pretending their stuffed animals were pets. Then they started talking about them moving around. So I peeked over their shoulders and saw that indeed they had some pets....pet spiders. Can I say that I was slightly embarrassed that I'd slacked on the housekeeping? Then, instead of being able to get to work and correct the situation, I had to let leave them there...because you just can't go killing your kids pets. Yesterday, I heard Karlee announcing to Bren that they only had three pets instead of four. I am hoping that means they'll kill each other off and I can still be the nice mommy who let them have pet spiders. Maybe when there's one left, and the girls are innocently asleep, I can finish off the job.