Lions and Tigers and Frogs? OH MY!

We all know I am an animal person. I mean, the proof is in the pudding - pudding which I usually end up sharing with my dog Willow (this is a new saying I've taken to - the proof is in the pudding, I don't know why but it cracks me up). It's also a well known fact that I've banned from bring home or having any more pets. Even these adorable kittens I've found I had to find a home for (much to my chagrin - I've grown QUITE attached) and mine was NOT a choice.
There is however a tiny way that everyday I stick it to the pet patrol. In many many MANY ways and the reason behind it isn't even my fault! A couple of years ago we attempted to landscape our backyard. Our half hearted attempt was mostly because we were throwing a party and wanted to do it outside! We ended up with shrubs, sod and a pretty pond (this is where it gets interesting). When we filled the pond my cousin Jim decided that we needed fish to go it - so he took us to the pond store near our house. This place is SUPER cool. They have Koi from gold fish size to 2 ft long, they also have water plants, water snails and (drum roll please) tadpoles. The tadpoles were free all you had to do was catch them - we only left with 3 fish but they had the company of at least 20 tadpoles.
Years have passed and our backyard has "over grown" shall we say. The fish long ago fell prey to the white cranes from the near by wildlife lake. But every year during the winter when the rain refills the pond - those 20 original tadpoles come back and leave HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of new tadpoles. Which over the years have turned into HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of frogs (loving called Hoppers around our house). In the spring and summer you can hear them croaking out their song in perfect unison. It's almost comical how they start and stop at exactly the same time.
This year we've had an especially big batch. Everynight we have to watch were we step going thru the front door in fear of stepping on one. They range in size from no biggger than my pinky finger nail to a half a dollar and I love each and everyone! Sometimes they want to see what its like inside the house and we'll find a rough frog in the entry way, the most adventurous was the one I found in the master bath earlier this week! That guy traveled a LONG way!
Rick thinks they're ridiculous - or at least he says - I think he loves them as much as me though!