I thought this day would never ever come. I've laid low and had to bite my tongue on numerous occasions, but I never loved those guinea pigs to put it nicely. Well, yesterday Haldan decided they smelled bad. Don't know what finally cued him in, but glad to have him on board. It was just a matter of convincing the children, particularly Little Man. I had a great plan, but Haldan spilled the beans early and so Little Man was in tears before we even had dinner. (Which is why he's eating solo in the video.) I tried to console him, but nothing I said or did made it better until... we mentioned money. We knew he probably would have to give them away because others in the paper are going for free. So, we actually offered to buy them from him. Ok, so maybe not the best parenting strategy, but we're desperate and know our kid well. Money talks. The problem was that he started the negotiations at $100. It took about 8 minutes, but we finally settled on $41. Not the most exciting video, but documented nonetheless.