"Ev, you should be able to wear that jersey your whole life!", Henry just told his sister. She came home from school with a soccer jersey so huge that it hangs out of her shorts when tucked into them. It fits me. The kicker is that it even fits her dad!! This morning, at age 10 and in the 5th grade, Evelyn will have her first soccer game. It rained a lot last night, so I hope the fields are ok. She's excited because after being inspired by the story of the KC Royals lucky streak after discovering a praying mantis in their dugout, she obtained one for her new team.
Evelyn is my little thinker. She searched online and found an insect seller. The cost of purchasing a praying mantis was rather significant. The shipping alone was $8.99. I went through my usual rationalization with her..."That doesn't seem like a good value." She was undeterred. She wrote me a letter.
Please Consider
The reason I should get a praying mantis:
* It would make me happy.
* It would make my team happy.
* It would give the company some business.
* It would help our garden.
* It has very good reviews. (on Amazon)
* It had a 5-star rating.
* It is super cute.
Evelyn is super cute. I encouraged her to search her yard for an insect pet. I researched the life span, and explained that adults only live 3 to 6 months. "Three to six months!!! That's long!" She wanted one, and she was willing to foot the bill. She ran a pop-up flower stand with bouquets from our garden this summer, and she has had some babysitting jobs helping Olivia. Plus, she saves the portion of spending money that is reserved when grandparents send birthday money. I decided, well, what can it hurt? I told her that insects are very fragile, and I expressed concern that the praying mantis could be accidentally killed by Henry. "Mom, if it dies that will teach me a lesson about wasting money." I was sold. Ev was ecstatic.
My poor gal ran a fever over 102 this week, and she was home sick from school when the special delivery arrived. She pulled out all sorts of praying mantis habitat items, coconut fibers (We still don't know what they are.), greenery, leaves, and a jar of live flies.
This new Overlease pet, Pickle Stick, has been a total hit. I found the kids in the loft with Vivian's Pet PAWlace. The praying mantis was in the golden sparkle swing and got to climb on the palace slide. They said he rode the fake plastic giraffe. They even put him in a Loving Family doll house double stroller and wheeled him across the carpet. This morning he was on the the mini iPad screen, and he appeared to be moving through a Minecraft "world". Pretty hilarious! He eats live fruit flies, which is pretty disgusting. They recorded him and put him in a Video Star movie, complete with effects and music. He also got to climb a hot pink Eiffel Tower that I brought home from Paris. He is living the high life.
Evelyn intends to take him to her soccer game. We'll see how much luck he brings to the girls. Thus far, he has brought joy to these children.
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