Mercy and Clossy

We have two new family members, Mercy and Clossy. They are marbled mollies and very cute. We made an expedition to Congressional Aquarium which ended up being a huge ordeal. We just wanted a couple of goldfish and ended up spending an hour trying to figure out which tank we needed, if we needed a heater, etc., while the kids festered in a pre-nap state. In the end we came home with a three gallon tank, two little mollies and no heater. Vince is now so concerned that we are going to kill the poor little things, he is considering a return visit to the shop to get the heater.

Eleanor picked the names. I'm pretty sure that she chose the name Mercy because of one of her friends from art class. I'm not entirely sure where she got Clossy but she often uses that name/word when talking about art class so maybe it is the way she hears one of her other classmates names.

I'll get some pictures of the new additions and put them up when I have a chance.