On the way into the house Tom took the kids to see if we anything growing in the garden (sadly, nothing to report), and I took the stuff inside. On the way in, I saw a hopping out of the corner of my eye. It was a little toad, so without thinking too much, I scooped it up and popped it in the bug cage, thinking the kids would like to see it.
They did not like it. They LOVED it. Neko can not stop talking about it. She and Tom went to the store to get a cheapie aquarium, and came back with this lovely flourescent toad hut. In the evening, we walked down to the pond and got stones and pond water so the toad would feel at home.
I would also like to point out that in a true act of Motherhood, I stopped Shep from juggling the toad home, which would have resulted in its inevitable demise. Lordy, that thing is ugly.