It is all about TIMING!

Last night Amelia decided that she wants a.....BUNNY! She asked me if she could get one and I said it was a family decision and needed to be decided on as a family. I tried to get out of it with the typical questions of who will take care of it, will she clean up after it, feed it. She proceeded to tell me that we can get a box for the bunny's poops and she would definitely feed it. She is so persistent so I said what I have been saying a lot lately..."you will have to ask your dad" I thought I was in the clear because her dad was at the Red Wings Game....I was WRONG she got her phone and proceeded to call him. I tried to explain to her that asking him when he was at the hockey game was the wrong idea. I said she might be more successful if she asked him when they are snuggling watching television or after a day at the park.
It rang and rang...voicemail...."Daddy, I need to talk to you about a bunny!"
Good he didn't answer...I am safe I thought, well...he called back a half hour later. Amelia answered the phone and said she had to talk to him...."Daddy, I have to ask you a question? Can I get a bunny?" I could hear the noise in the background and I was holding my breath that he would not say YES just because he couldn't hear...thankfully, they didn't' score at that moment and thankfully, he said NO. She actually thought she could get a quick YES out of him. She is so smart. After he said NO, he said "you have pets Amelia you have fish" She said that she doesn't like fish because she can't cuddle with them. At least, she knows what her likes & dislikes are....well, then Roman decided that he wants a lion! I finally got them off of the phone by telling them that we could eat the rabbit that it just tastes like chicken...that comment led her to full tears. Oops, it was just a joke! I said maybe we could get a dog...these are my kids....they said NO we are scared of dogs! I was so relieved that I averted the bunny conversation for another week or so, last month she wanted a cat! Thank you, honey for not saying YES to the bunny, but I have to hand it to Amelia she was persistent.