Food Prep and More

I started off the day, of course, with food prep. It takes a small army to prepare the food. The aquarium depends on many dedicated volunteers to keep the tanks up and running. The ten o’clock feeding time rolled in before I knew it. It was my turn to feed Myrtle and keep her occupied. Her morning meal consists of protein and assorted produce. Top of the line produce I might add. After lunch Holly and I went to dip the last of the fish that she had collected on her last collecting trip. The day would not be complete without my daily scrub time. My mother only dreams that one day my room would be half this clean.

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