Max the Turtle

Max was our turtle for about two days. Grandpa decided that after the begging for a dog and me not relenting that a turtle was the next best thing. John usually finds these huge turtles on the golf course so one afternoon he brought one home for us. The turtle was kept in a cardboard box overnight and it escaped and pooped all over the laundry room! I gave in because there was a terrible storm outside and the girls were worried he would get hurt. So, the turtle then was an outside pet after the laundry room incident. Then we had some fun times with Max the next day. The girls let him out for exercise and water/food breaks. We went to the neighbors for some swimming and Max came. He had a bad fall from the top of the swing set so when the girls were not paying attention...Max left for good. Thank God you are free, Dear Max.