something new

Back into the routine of the semester, Axel and I find ourselves alone most of the day again.

I'm always trying to teach him new things, and often forget to learn them myself.  Today however, I myself learned 2 things.

#1 - Dogs to not tolerate homemade Playdoh.  Upon just a tiny spilled morsel, Oscar proceeded to empty his "empty" stomach.  I wasn't lucky enough for him to have eaten his breakfast.  Only bile + Playdoh hit the carpet (why barf on the 90% of our flooring that is wood?) and let me tell you, dog bile isn't the clearish liquid our is...does "yellow food coloring/snot" create a clear enough picture for you?

Luckily that was the first thing I learned this morning.  The second totally redeemed the first.

#2 - Having to buy Marshmallow Matees (instead of Lucky Charms...I've had to discontinue even brand name dish washer soap...designer cereal is out of the question) the plastic bag they come in has a clear window.  I initially considered the window a preview, so I could purchase the bag with the MOST marshmallows.  Today however, I discovered the true purpose of the window.  It's so when you are reaching in to pick out just the marshmallows, you can see what you're getting into.  Using the window has made a huge improvement in my choosy accuracy and thankfully I will no longer be grabbing the grain pieces. Whew...glad I figured that one out.  Malt-O-Meal is genius!

An exciting morning.  This afternoon, I might just decide to learn something else!