Bye-Bye Beast!

Last year Sam brought home a pet roach.  REMEMBER BEAST??  Sam didn't feed or take care of his little pet longer than a week.  So guess who did?  I just couldn't stand to let the roach suffer from thirst or starvation so I made sure it was fed and watered.  I did this for a year!
When Sam's friend, who has the same teacher that Sam had last year, mentioned that it was insect week at school last week, I got excited.  She wanted to know if Sam could bring in "Beast" to show the class.  YES!!!  I told the little girl.  Not only could Sam bring in "Beast," but we would let some other person have the privilege of taking it home and keeping it!  So, I watered and fed it one last time and said my goodbyes.  I even gave it a nice plump strawberry as a parting gift!

I was happy to get rid of that bug, but there was also a little part of me that was sad.  And every time I go in the boy's room, I get a little, I mean little sad feeling inside when I see the top of their dresser so empty without Beast.  I just can't help that mothering instinct!  :)  Well, bye-bye Beast, hope you have a good life.  It was good to have you for a pet for a while but if I see you outside on my sidewalk, you will be dead!