Oh brother I was thinking Buffet like Jimmy...I got Margarittaville on the brain

Sounds lovely! Did you place a wager? So nice to get dressed up and go out for some fun like this and hopefully a chance to meet others who will be looking after their beautiful guidedogs over the holidays. "njiiihhahapfrrrrrmm"? ninjas haphappy for rum? *sorry haven't had my coffee yet lol

Having just read the post about the surprise new arrival, I'm guessing a tiny bristlenose was tickling you Hanna and made your fingers trip across the keyboard? ♥ Congrats on the new baby ♥ Kat I'm not one for going out all that much either but sometimes it is fun def for the holidays!

Too bad I missed on all the fun 

Think I'm gonna raid the advent calendar too heeheehee...

Heehee well ok here's my funny story with a fishy picture, sorry it be random.

I was at Lfs the other week and saw a new shipment of comets. A yellow and white baby caught my eye and I called the worker over. She tried to separate him from maybe 100 other fish with no success, so I took the net and proceeded...well...to do it myself. After a long and tedious time (about 25 minutes) I managed to get 'im.

My mom was furious...she went on the classic, "no more fish!" tangent, but I offered to let her name him so she was reluctantly consoled. She looked at the 1 1/2 cm long creature and declared he was a tiny whisp of a thing, thus he was christened Whisp.

After being treated with salt and a few handy meds, Whisp was released into the main tank. Terrified of all the other fish, he decided to remain hiding in a plant for over 3 days. But when I cleaned the tank that weekend and removed the plant, he was forced to meet the fellow giants in the tank. He has now happily become one of them. Also, it is very hard to take a picture of a fish this small.

That's a nice little comet you have there.
Hopefully he grows bigger than my Smidget.

gosh he kinda looks a bit like sonorus doesn't he?

LMAO thanks Goldie mmmm....some good cookies!

I love your sweet story  let's hear it for tenacity, chasing down this little darling! So tiny and adorable *melting ♥

Awwww Goldiegirl I love Whisp, isn't he/she so sweet

I don't usually tell my mom until I've actually bought the fish Not that it bothers her, she likes looking at my fishies, as long as she doesn't have to change the water

Nossie may also be a bit older than you fantailer, don't forget that 

This is very true, well said Hanna I am on my own fantailer. I still find that my Mom likes to add her thoughts about my animal situation (7 birds and my Goldie) sometimes and I welcome them and sometimes it's frustrating too but I'm so grateful to be able to share my positive experience with them ♥ Parents always want the best for their kids even if it doesn't seem like it to you at the time. You will come to understand this one day too sweetie  

Omg! Nossie, LOL what do you do spill the bucket?

Minde: Nah, it was that one time when I was setting up the NEW external filter (a few months ago now) and I had no clue about how to "turn it on"!! In the end, I had forgotten to put the little "cap" at the end of the spraybar AFTER the filter was on, so *brains brains* I tried to plug it while it was on full power. I got an unwanted shower, but I could almost hear the fish laugh at me

Then a few times after that before I got used to how to maintain the filter I had a few minor floods as well, but nothing worse C:

Lately things are going great!

Andrea: My dad was never a pet person either, but he does ask about my fish sometimes and when it's time to change water for them and whatnot (He liked the guinea pigs too even if he wouldn't admit it...)

One of my first jobs was working in a tanning/hair salon as receptionist and was asked me to wash some clients hair because it was so busy but I had never done that before...you know that hose they use with the shower part on the end? Yeah I lost my grip on that darn thing and it flew all over the place like a wiley snake spewing, soaking the ceiling and walls, the customers waiting...the horror  lucky I didn't get fired! It was pretty funny though, the look on salon owners face as she was the one who asked me to help!