Update: Since I have been inundated with requests from all of my 1 readers on how I mercifully offed a fish, I will post the details here. If you don't wish to know, then please stop reading

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The most merciful way to kill a cold-blooded creature, according to my husband/reptile expert, is to freeze them. Their body temperature drops and they just go to sleep. They have no idea what has happened to them by the time they're dead. So, Amanda and I took little Lucy and put him in a baggie with enough water for him to breath in. We then put this baggie in the freezer and went about our business for the evening. I know it sounds cruel, and it made me a little sad to have to do it, but it really was the most humane way for him to go. The only part we forgot to do was tell her husband that we were doing this. He was a little surprised when he opened the freezer later that night to chill a few beer mugs and found Lucy lying there motionless. Luckily he didn't seem too attached to the fish and accepted the explanation. If you ever have to do this, just remember to keep all essential parties informed.

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Lately when people ask me what I'm up to these days, I don't have much to offer in response. Last year whenever people would ask I had plenty to respond about either planning the wedding or what it's like to just be married. But now my typical answer consists of something along the lines of "Not much. Just working...and...that's about it." And I'm really ok with this answer, but people seem to get this really sad look on their face like they're thinking, "Poor thing, she must have no life. She needs to have a baby soon." Uh. NO.

Lucky for me I have a much more interesting answer this week. If you ask me what I've been up to this week, I would tell you that I've been baby showering and offing fish. That's right. I'm your fish hitman, er, woman. This weekend I went to Dallas for my friend Amanda's baby shower. The last time Amanda was pregnant she was in Cali and I missed the entire thing. I am so glad I have gotten to see her preggers this time, because her pregnant belly? It is too cute. When I got to her house yesterday afternoon she was telling me her her Beta fish Lucy (a male) hadn't been doing too well for a while and she was thinking of flushing him down the toilet, but she wasn't sure that was the most humane way to put him out of his misery. I took a look at him and the poor little guy could barely swim to the top for air, so I agreed it might be best to help him go peacefully.

I won't go into the details here of how we eventually decided to off him, but rest assured that little Lucy went in the most humane, peaceful way possible for a cold blooded animal. I even double-checked with my resident herpetologist.