That's right. I
own a pet. She is soft, cuddly and gray. I have named her Sousa, after
the great "March King." All of my pets have had musical names. There
was Chopin, our cute little Shih tzu who did not care for Lukas and went
to live with another family. There is Harmony, my cat who lives with
my parents. This one is a bad memory, but we once had a rabbit named
Arietta, which means small aria, who growled at us. We didn't keep her
for long. Bob, named after Bob Hope(okay, so he was a great entertainer
more than a musician, but he DID sing too), the dog travelled with me
in college. Frank, as in Old Blue Eyes, also travelled with me in
college, but he belonged to my roommate. Then there was Bing, the tiny
bear that Eric bought me for Christmas when we were dating. Bing
Crosby, now there's a great crooner(I think I'm starting to swoon).
Gershwin, the huge bear that I cuddled with the year prior to marrying
Eric, is named after one of my favorite composers of the 20th century.
So, I am guessing
that you can see that in the above paragraph we went from reality to
imaginary. I have never owned a real bear, obviously, so let me now
confess that Sousa, is an elephant. A Webkinz elephant. I know what
you're thinking. I'm an adult, a grown woman, a mature, wise (HA!),
homeschool parent. What do I need a Webkinz for? And what will I do
with it since I have so, so much free time on my hands? Hey, a girl's
gotta have some fun sometimes, and so, Eric bought me Sousa as a
surprise yesterday since I've been feeling kind of yuck with a cold.
The truth is that I've been playing with Lukas' Dalmation, which is fun,
but it doesn't really teach him much when he spends all his money and
returns to find hundreds of dollars that he didn't earn in his account.
So, you see, Sousa is playing a role in the education of Lukas.
Because of Sousa, Lukas will have to earn his own kinzcash, and that
will be so much better for him. Right?
Alright, so it's
all pretty far-fetched, but Sousa is tons of fun. I look forward to
playing games with her(Sousa may sound like a boy name, but she had to
be a girl so that I could fill her room with fun, girly stuff), earning
kinzcash, and buying fun stuff. Hey, I can buy her way cooler stuff
than I can buy in reality, so why not have a little fun in cyberspace? I
know that some of you have them too. It's time to come forward. Admit
it...you love Webkinz too!
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