Episode 109 Update (12/16/08)

Bluey is dead. We came home from our 2-week Christmas break and Bluey was hovering at the bottom of the tank. Son #2 was devastated…I felt guilty that we had left him unattended while we were gone. On the outside chance that Bluey was merely in a coma and not dead, we placed the fish tank on a heating pad to warm up the water. He actually started breathing and swimming for a bit, but then, our efforts turned into more of a fish boil and he was dead once again. I decided to cut our losses and performed the final flush while Son #2 was at school the next day. I broke the news when I picked the kids up afterschool. Son #2 handled it well and we headed to Petsmart. Welcome to our home, Finny!