Dog Tales

Happy autumn! While the season has officially changed, the weather seems to be a bit undecided still. We've had some very chilly mornings (in the low 50s, probably), followed by some very warm afternoons and evenings (mid 80s). Though today felt like a gorgeous fall day...so maybe the temperatures are starting to even out!

Our biggest news this week is that Peanut has been quite ornery. It started on Thursday night while he was getting a bath. Peanut was in the tub and, after Kim sprayed him down, she turned to get the doggie shampoo. Out of the corner of her eye, she sees a wet dog go flying through the air, land on the tile floor and shake all over the place. Ugh. Keep in mind this dog has never, ever gotten in or out of the tub himself...he always gets picked up.

Not an hour later, we finished eating dinner (burgers) and were cleaning up. We heard a commotion by the table and low and behold, the last burger was miraculously gone. Any guesses where it went? Apparently that wasn't enough to eat since about 15 minutes later he ate a band-aid off of the coffee table. Needless to say, he got thrown in doggie jail for the rest of the night. He knew he was in trouble, too, because he actually walked himself to his crate and didn't make a peep until we let him out at bedtime.

Since he was on such a roll, he decided to continue the naughty streak today. We spent some time at the Garlic Festival this afternoon (this area has such great festivals...and food!), and we came home to find our white out pen in approximately 100 small plastic pieces. Peanut must be an engineer at heart and is just curious to see how things work. Luckily for him, it's impossible to be mad at him. Just look at this face!



As for the rest of our week, it was pretty uneventful. On Saturday, Kim went to see her friend Barbi. They had a great time catching up and chatting...and keeping an eye on Evan, Barbi's two-and-a-half year old. Evan is lots of fun (and full of energy)...not to mention adorable :) While Kim was gone, Eric got his oil changed and found a new stereo for his car radio. It took him awhile to get it installed, but it's working now!

After going to the Garlic Festival today, we've been watching a lot of football. The Bears play the night game, and we're hoping for a win. We realized that we'd flown both of our Bears flags the first week of the season (when the won), but not the last two weekends (both losses). So even though it's dark, the flags are both flying tonight. Keep your fingers crossed!





Edited to add: The flags worked! Go Bears!


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