Wednesday, September 30, 2009

It feels like fall!



It was 44 degrees this morning and we have a frost advisory. At least for the first time, we've grown a pumpkin that is bigger than 2 inches in diameter. We'd say this one is a good 6 inches! the only problem we have is that it is more yellow than orange. Here it is. We call it "baby". Its next to her mama, whom we purchased at meijer.

Monday, September 28, 2009

fun weekend



Can you guess what this is a picture of?






















Its the girls playing on the swings at midnight! That was a new experience for us, too! Ive never been to a playground at midnight before! We went to the ND - Purdue football game this weekend (at purdue) and our car was parked next to "squirrel park" which has a nice playground in it. So, when we finally made it back to the car after the game it was 12:01 and the girls wanted to play. Why not! What fun! They had been so good at the game, and were super excited that they stayed up "till the next day!"

Here is Frankie with the Leprechaun. As you can see our seats were right down by the field. We were in the endzone, so the view of the last touchdown was awesome!


PS. For a funny laugh, Bee wrote a book this afternoon about her travels, and she wrote it all by herself!! When I read it, i noted that she spelled "Purdoo". Perfect!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

they are falling fast and furious...

... I suppose that title could reference alot of things these days ... but really Im just referring to Cho Cho's teeth. She's lost two more molars. The big dog teeth need to start growing in or she is going to need dentures!!

Friday, September 18, 2009

Our puffball

I dont know what to say. It must have been in a place in the yard that doesnt have much of what it needs. Its not grown more than the size of a softball - maybe a hair larger. Our other ones have grown to the size of soccer ball, which is more typical. Nows its turning a tad yellow which means its past its prime. Dwarf puffer i guess. pics to follow!

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

and the winner is...

Bee! Her tooth fell out at about 4 in the afternoon, to be followed shortly by Cho Chos falling out about 5pm. Busy night for the tooth fairy!

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Tooth fairy came again!


Guess what she left? A dog biscuit! ha ha. Cho Cho lost her first baby tooth!! The race is on to see who will lose their next tooth. Both Bee and Cho Cho have loose teeth! Lets just pray its neither Scott nor me. ha ha. Bee and I just tried to take a picture of Cho Cho's missing tooth, but she wouldnt let us. So, we got this snap shot of Bee wiggling her wiggly tooth!

Saturday, September 12, 2009

the mystery continues


Our little golfball size puff ball is gone!! So here is our baseball turned softball size puff ball. Well, it seemed to grow just a tad, not that much really. Im wondering if it will get as big as a soccer ball or if this one is dwarfed. Maybe Im just impatient. They seem to pop up over night, except when you are watching it grow. In the mean time, I found a recipe for puffball pizza!!

Friday, September 11, 2009

Oh no!

Oh no! The puffball is gone!!! We picked it and put it on the table outside so i could bring it to my friend to cook. Well we noticed last night it was gone! But who took it? The raccoon? a Squirrel? A bird? that puffball is BIG!!! This is really mystery. The good news is that we have two more puffballs growing. We're going to take pictures of them and document their growth. Last night one was the size of a golfball and the other the size of a baseball. We want to see how quickly they grow!! How the heck are we going to remember to look at the puffballs each day? We'll we will try. Any guesses out there as to how long it will take to get to a soccer ball size? Lets call last night (sept 10) day 1...

Pic from day 1:

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

puffballs are back!

We have giant puffballs in our yard again. this time we picked them and might actually eat them. We visited a friend last week who has cooked puff balls all of her life, slicing them thinly and sauteing them in olive oil, garlic and rosemary. They took on the taste of the spice; i didnt think they had much of a "mushroom taste" but I admit I was a bit grossed out by the texture and by thinking too hard about what i was consuming. The puffball itself is whitish, smooth on the outside, and textured somewhat like a dense sponge or even styrofoam. I cant think how else to describe it. it doesnt have much of a smell and is not rooted very deeply in the earth. Fromwikipedia, "Calvatia gigantea, commonly known as the Giant puffball, is a puffball mushroom commonly found in meadows, fields, and deciduous forests worldwide usually in late summer and autumn. It is common throughout Europe and North America. Most giant puffballs grow to be 10 to 70 centimetres (3.9 to 28 in) in diameter, although occasionally some can reach diameters up to 150 centimetres (59 in) and weights of 20 kilograms (44 lb). The inside of the mature Giant puffballs is greenish brown, whereas the interior of immature puffballs is white. The large white mushrooms are edible when young."


Tuesday, September 08, 2009

First day of school!



Here are Bee and Frankie getting ready to go to school today. Bee was a little nervous because the big transition from kindergarten to first grade is that you only get one snack period instead of two. Frankie is in pre-K or "K-club" this year so she is excited to be up on the 3rd floor of Bailey! You can see Cho Cho sitting behind the door wondering why everyone is leaving her. Poor Cho Cho. She doesn't realize doggie school starts wednesday evenings. Let the fun begin! Even Dora got to go to school! What you can't quite tell in this picture is that Dora has a gotee, complements of Frankie.

Monday, September 07, 2009

Correction

Bag of nutbags, not nutbags. As in Cho Cho GO IRISH Bag of Nutbags Calabrese Barton

If you are crazy you are a nut
If you are really crazy you are a nutbag
If you are really really crazy you are a bag of nutbags.
--a wise old proverb.

Saturday, September 05, 2009

Nutbags or athlete of the week: you decide

That is Cho Chos new middle name. So her name now is Cho Cho Irish Nutbags Calabrese Barton. We decided to officially give her that middle name when she ran to the kitchen table, and with her running start leaped up onto a seat and then to the table. She proceeded to eat the apple sauce. I should have taken her right down and maybe disciplined her or something, but between being caught by surprise, laughing (because it was really funny) and looking for my camera, she ate a bowl of applesauce then jumped off. At least she got her fruit for the day. She is also pretty good at drinking water from the water fountain.




 
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