Please welcome the newest member of our family!

A snail. Yes, a snail. Meredith found a snail in the yard at Nana and GrandBob's house and wanted to pick it up. Then she wanted to bring it home. Then she wanted to give it a home. And now we have a small terrarium with a snail named "Crawler". The first day or two she (I have been corrected many times, it is NOT a boy snail) was crawling all over her new house. We looked up online how to create a house for her and learned what we'd need to feed her. Meredith is so excited!

However, I fear Crawler is no more, as I have not seen her move yesterday or today. Poor snail. I haven't told Meredith yet. If you see a snail in your yard, please let me know asap! :)

Update: 5/21 3pm Crawler lives! She's munching on a leaf. But we have a back up snail waiting in the wings now, just in case. Which is a good thing because Meredith was just sobbing a little while ago when we were talking about the end of the school year and getting new teachers next year (today was Mrs. Pat's last day, but they still have 2 more days of school next week). When she lost her small doll at SuperTarget a few months ago she sobbed off and on for weeks. I don't think she can handle any more loss right now!