Jeffery found another toad in the front yard last night and the kids were real excited by him....initially. We got up this morning and we told the kids that they had to go feed the toad and then do some school work. That got a slightly upbeat O.K. Then we moved on to the afternoon and playing with friends and them seeing the toad...still a little bit of fun in it. The evening rolls in and it's time to feed him again. No enthusiasm at all. So we say "Feed the toad or let him go!" That's when the words we've been waiting to hear escape our children's mouths "It's too big of a responsibility, we want to let him go." Finally, maybe we can get away with having only Lizzy and they REALLY understand why.