I Went Hunting!...For Poop!

This weekend most hunters in Minnesota packed up their shotguns, donned on their blaze orange hunting gear, and headed to the deer stand for deer opening. Not me. I got a flashlight, put on some shoes and a coat, got my nephew Gabriel, and went poop hunting. That's right--poop hunting.

My 20-month-old nephew's new favorite book is one that my parents got for him from a recent vacation to the Appalachian Mountains: "Who Pooped in the Park" (The Great Smokey Mountains National Park). So I decided to take Gabriel out on a nature hunt of our own to look for our own poop. Good thing I knew that the dog had just taken a poop outside so that I would not let Gabe down. He is now obsessed with looking for poop.

P.S. Sorry to disappoint, but the picture had to be taken after church as a set-up. You see, when we did our actual search for poop, it was dark out, and I did not think to get the camera out. When I realized I wanted to blog about poop hunting, I thought I should get some sort of picture to post also.

If you have a child, you should really get them a book on poop. They will be fascinated and be entertained for hours. I hope you all continue to have a fabulous fall.

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The Results Are In!

I know many of you have been eagerly and patiently awaiting the results of the pet contest that Obie was in on Sunday. We got a knock on the door today, and it was the person who sponsored the party. She delivered Obie his very own giftcard to Petsmart! YAY! Don't tell Obie because he might be disappointed, but he only got second place. But STILL, HE WON. Now he can be spoiled with more new clothes or beds or something of the like since he can't have treats anymore.

Happy Halloween!

Well, since we do not have any human children, we consider our dog like a child and often times treat him as one. (I know, pathetic.) Trevor brought a flier to me on Friday evening that advertised a costume contest for children and pets at our local community park. Since we already had Obie's costume, I just could not resist taking him to the contest. I had to pry Trevor away from the television and computer (football consumes our Sundays), and we went to the park. Trevor got a free hot dog and orange soda, and I got a bag of Doritos and Diet Coke. (The contest was sponsored by a realtor who was getting her name out there.) We made a pumpkin together, got Obie's picture taken, had some snacks, and hung out for about a half hour. The first prize for the contest is a $50 gift card to Petco, second place $25 to Petco. As it happens, we were the only people who brought a pet for the contest (but there was still an hour and a half left after we left). However, Obie's costume was so cute that I do not know how we could not win. Happy Halloween everyone!