The Tank

I am trying to part ways with a certain turtle and two goldfish.  They have out stayed their welcome in my house. We are going on 7 years of having this turtle. Come August I think we hit that mark.  I don't mind having the turtle, I just don't like cleaning the tank and I always get stuck cleaning the tank.  The kids don't really do anything with the turtle or the fish. I'm not too sure they feed them regularly and if they do then that is good and they get to enjoy second breakfasts on occasion when I feed them.  Cleaning the tank is not high on my list of things I enjoy doing and so I ignore it sometimes.  Today I could ignore it no longer. It is clean and clear now and looks quite good, but I still don't wish to have one of my own. There may be an opportunity coming up where I get to release said turtle to the wild, well the back yard pond of some folks.  That is wild enough. The weather needs to warm up a bit before we introduce George to the wild and say farewell to the turtle and his goldfish friends.