Bird's the word

Joe has been wanting a bird for the past 3 months. I don't know what started it, but he was determined to get one. Everyday when he would come home from school he would ask me what chores he could do to earn money. We looked up everything online to see how much everything would cost; cage, food, etc. We determined he needed to earn $40. So bit by bit he worked and saved and finally had enough money. We had to check with our property manager to see if it was OK since we are in a rental. Joe said a prayer that the owners of the house would OK the bird. The next day I got a call from the manager saying it was OK with the owners if we got a bird. When I picked Joe up from school the first thing he asked was, "Did the owners say it was OK?!" I said yes  and he was so overjoyed!!! The first thing he said after was, "I'm going to give a prayer of thanks." And he did. I watched him in the back of the van bow his head and fold his arms and thank his Heavenly Father for blessing him with a bird. So that day we brought Green Lightning home, and he/she fits right in with the family. The kids love to hold her/him on their finger and he/she trots around on the floor, and just does an occasional spring time whistle. I was afraid we would be hearing squawking all the time, but that has not been the case. We have also been walking around singing, "Bird, bird bird, bird's the word. . ."