As promised...

Bella looks completely different with her schnauzer cut! I really didn't like it at first but it has totally grown on me and now I think she's adorable. Plus the really short parts are so soft! I was amazed at how much her color changed - she's so much lighter now. The groomer said she was really good even though she cried and whined a little bit.

The whole ordeal wore her out though - she slept most of the day. I had to wake her up to get her to go outside so I could take these pictures. We ended up not going to the dog park, we had a lot of chores and errands to run, but we will be going on Friday!

Bella's not the only pet - I had to post this one of Gus and Mabel. They did this for quite a while yesterday. The best thing we ever did for Gus was get him a kitten!

And here is the tank and the two fish. The pictures don't do the fish any justice. They are so much more beautiful than this. I think the flash washes them out. One of them has bright blue lips that are so cool, it looks like he has lipstick on but you can't see it here. They are typically aggressive fish and rarely can be housed together, but these two seem to get along. They came from the same tank at the store and seem to have opposite personalities so we're hoping it works out. We have to watch out for aggressive behavior because they will kill each other if they aren't separated in time if they do fight. They don't have names, we don't usually name the fish in the tanks, we only name the bettas.

I tried to take some pictures of the rats but the camera battery died last night. So check back to see more of the menagerie!