Naughtiness

I said, "Kids leave the camera alone. It's your sisters birthday and I don't want you to run the batteries down." After the party I was scrolling through the photos.

Ethan and his cousin Isabelle

BAD DOG!

I decided that I was going to enter some bread and maybe a cake in the fair this year. I am trying to do something just for me every now and then. I also told the kids that they could draw a picture and enter it (there is a five and under art category). So I made some cookies this morning and baked up some whole wheat bread. The cookies (a kind I make ALL the time) turned out ugly but my bread, oh it was glorious. The loaf had risen perfectly, the top was buttered to shiny perfection and the texture was silky. I cut into one loaf to make sure it was as glorious as it seemed and left the other on the counter to cool before I packaged it up.

I laid the kids down for nap and planned on leaving as soon as they got up. I got Grace settled and went to wrap up the bread and package the pictures for transport. I walked into the kitchen and discovered the beautiful loaf of bread had the edge completely gnawed off. Upon further inspection I noticed half of the other loaf was MIA. After the kids swore on their very lives it wasn't them I looked down and saw a bloated and contented dog.

Anybody want a yellow lab? She's real good with children.

Sadie

A couple of weeks ago Michael ran across a posting for a six year old yellow lab that needed a new home. Michael emailed the lady to arrange a time to meet the dog and to find out a bit more about it. Turns out the owner lives three doors down from us. She brought Sadie over and the rest is history. We are now the proud owners of a dog. I make Michael scoop the poop and the kids feed her. She is a very well behaved dog for the most part. The kids maul her and she loves it.