No, we are not off to see Julian, California (population 1,502 as of the 2010 census and down from 1,621 in the 2000 census) located in San Diego County but rather to see the newest Reiss. That would be Julian Stephen Reiss. Julian was born August 6, 2017 and here is a picture of him with the other Reiss boys.
Owen has had a lot of experience being a big brother but this is something new for Charlie. He has had some interesting observations about the new boy. Most interesting is that ” he is very cute and smells like pizza”. David and Robyn are doing great and the baby seems to be a real jewel. Of course I started reviewing all the crucial information with the baby, that is, USC is good, UCLA and Notre Dame are bad, etc.
In addition to visiting we were given an assignment this weekend. Charlie told us that he was given permission to have a goldfish. Just talking to him about the fish made me excited too. Words cannot describe the look on that little boy’s face when we started to talk about getting him a goldfish. I was feeling pretty good because grandpa was going to be a hero for a couple of bucks.
Upon arriving at the pet store it became very clear that grandpa had not been to a pet store to get a goldfish for a LONG time. I was right it would only take us a minute or two to pick out a fish for each of the boys (Owen and Charlie only, Julian will have to wait) but instead of getting a cute little goldfish and little bowl our “Aquarian Consultant” helped us understand what was required. Just a few minutes later we left with a tank (equipped with a water filter and light), stone ground cover, decorations, water purifier and one other thing. Oh, yeah the fish. Owen was a great helper while we assembled the tank. The instructions said to not put the fish in until the tank water had normalized and was ready to receive the little critters. Somehow I think even if the big tank isn’t completely ready it has to be better than the mini-cesspools that are their current homes (see below).
We had to get a tank with a divider because apparently they will fight if put in together. They won’t get along as well as Owen and Charlie who never fight (Ha!).
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