Jim: Thanks, and it most certainly DOES keep things interesting! Almost never a dull moment around here! I completely forgot that I also had a pair of parakeets, and I will be taking my friend's lovebird and cockatiel soon. I love birds. I think once I graduate I'll get an African Grey Parrot.
I love Boston Terriers. I have two Golden Retrievers named Sophie and Newt, which has made quite the splash on the caudate website.
Kurt: Thanks to you, as well. As for the pear tree, the song can easily be manipulated so that you don't even need a partridge. Observe:
"And an Axolotl in a pear tree!"
Except, I have two Axolotls, and I wouldn't want to cause a fight over who gets to be in the pear tree.