Life with a parrot and a turtle

We aren't pet people, but we've got a parrot and a turtle living here in our house. They are both adorable but do carry the less desirable traits of their species. The parrot will say the last thing he heard anyone else say, but he is particularly fond of imitating the little girl that lives in our house. This is sometimes distressing to that little girl, though we have insisted that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. It also causes an increased level of insanity with the parents to hear the same thing over and over. And the trouble with turtles is that when they get themselves over on their backs they are just stuck--and this makes them very unhappy. Our little turtle seems to get himself in this position rather frequently these days around 2 am--just when I was getting used to sleeping through the night. But they are two cute little critters, so I think we'll keep them.