puppy love

My kids and I go to the pet store often. It's fun, free and somehow makes me feel a little less guilty for not actually having a pet in my home. Sometimes I tell myself that someday we can get a puppy, but then I walk into the pet store and realize that I don't want my home smelling like animals. Anyway, today's trip to the store was rather uneventful until I noticed Luke dancing around. If Luke starts dancing, that means he REALLY has to go to the bathroom. He doesn't actually tell me this until he's about to cry. This kid seriously goes pee twice a day, and when he finally does, he pees for at least 5 minutes. He must have a huge bladder. Anyway, this is not what I wanted to post about... I've gotten sidetracked. Luke and Ben were in the men's bathroom (because they have boycotted the women's and will no longer come in with me...) To quote Luke from a few months ago... "MOM! I am not a WOMEN!"

While standing outside the bathroom with Zack (which seemed like forever) I was forced to look at the cat food. MY-OH-MY!! I cannot BELIEVE how many varieties of food there are for cats! Seriously.. different categories for every possible condition you can think of!! Let me list a few off the top of my head....

♦ Weight Loss ♦ Hairball control ♦ Oral Management ♦ Arthritis Care ♦ Sensitive Skin ♦ High Energy ♦ sensitive stomach ♦ extreme shedding care ♦ Allergies ♦ dull or dry fur.... and this isn't including the different flavors!! I was surprised there wasn't special food for cross-eyed cats or restless leg syndrome.

I am probably very unaware of how complicated it is to feed an animal, but I grew up with a cat, and we poured some milk in a bowl and gave him leftover dinner scraps. I can barely take care of my own kid's oral care and energy levels.. why would I want to add to the chaos? This just confirms my personal belief that we are not ready for a pet yet...