Bird Watching

Okay, I'm not sure who's idea this was,(husband) and why exactly he thought it was a good idea but we ended up bird sitting for my husband's co-worker and his wife! They own 5 different birds, parrots, macaws etc. and they brought one to our house for the week they were going to be on a bike trip. Her name is Fancy Pants, she's a Cockatoo and she was actually quite entertaining. Not only does she ride on the motorcycle with them at speeds up to 40mph, she dances, does some talking and can open a beer bottle with her beak! We had a huge cage set up in our living room, various different foods( including her daily pancake and pizza rolls, oh and Coke)and we were given instructions for the week. She's potty trained, yes she goes outside or over the garbage can when you say poop! Of course the co-workers wife was worried as this was her(the bird's) first real sleepeover at someone else's house! Needless to say we had her on our shoulder, son #1 took her on a bike ride and we think we taught her to say Sidney Crosby! Her parents picked her up a few days early, they cut their trip short due to weather, so they say, and we learned a great lesson....we don't want a bird or any other pet right now, which is I'm sure is what my husband wanted me to realize!!