My Mom loves her little aquarium. Unfortunately she has accidentally killed more goldfish than any other person known to mankind. She becomes very attached to her fish and one is always, always named Samantha.

Mom's been out of fish for months now. Last Sunday she looked up sideways at me and said, "I've been thinking if you buy some fish, we can share them. You can put yours in my aquarium and come here and visit them."

So, today I went to Walmart. I had already managed to set up the aquarium again, install a heater, fix the filter and make sure the water temperature was just right. I completely surprised her with two golden and black fish that are not goldfish. She named them Dolly and Molly. The algae eater is Leroy and the tiny catfish is, you guess it - Samantha!

I added a bubble stone and Mom's so happy. She just called with a report that everyone has settled down and had a nice dinner in their aquarium. I feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

It will last until I'm the one that has to clean the aquarium.

Jan