Mermaid vs Rabbit

Have you ever set out to be thrifty and it has back fired? I have. Many times.
This year, Lulu's letter to Santa said: "Dear Santa, could I please have a machine that turns me into a mermaid."
She had already got a Mermaid Ariel "dress-up" thing for her birthday last year (which obviously didn't cut it), so I was at a loose end when I set off in search of such a machine.  The best I could come up with was a $100 rubber flipper.

When I showed Mr Claus, he was horrified at the price, and said "Really, 100 bucks for a flipper?!"

So the search continued.

Dropping my sister home the following day I spotted a $30 rabbit hutch on the side of the road. So googling on the spot from my iPhone, I found a local Mini-lop bunny ready for pickup on Christmas Eve at the low price of $25.

All I had to do was convince Mr Claus and the mermaid machine would be a thing of the past.

Well Mr Claus was in a meeting, and I had already put down all of the seats whilst waiting, so off I went, a little nervous but pleased with my purchase.

The reaction wasn't pleasant, something like, "when the dog eats it for breakfast, you can be the one to tell her." But with a little coaxing I got him across the line, anything for his little girl.

Cut a long story short, Ruby helped me wrap the presents on Christmas Eve, she brought so much joy to Lulu's face that the poor bunny barely hit the ground for days…..until she hit the ground running….and she ran….and ran….and ran…. (?!?!?!)

When we got the phone call from Nana last Saturday to say that Ruby had "run away", Lulu dissolved. It was devastating to watch, so off we went to the pet shop for round two.

This time we came home with a flashy new (Fort Knox) cage, TWO bunnies (to keep each other company), two leads, a bag of hay and a sack of food to last a lifetime.

Despite being older bunnies and therefore much cheaper, we were a click over the $280 mark , and driving home with our new family members Paul said, "Hey Darl, that mermaid flipper is looking like damn good value."

So there is a moral to every story isn't there. Quality over quantity perhaps? Go with your head not heart?

We're still learning.

I'm curious, do you tend to follow your head or your heart?

Liv x