Parenting Fail Story:
We are attempting to bell-train Peter the Olde English Bulldogge. He tends to go to the door to go out, but he makes no noise to alert us of this. So he just stands there a second, and if we don't recognize he is at the door, he just squats right there, probably figuring "well, I tried, you people are just dumb". So, we hung a bell by the door and are attempting to train him to hit the bell with his nose (hit bell, get treat, door opens, repeat). Ethan (10 1/2 year old) lets Peter outside often when they are with us. Jason told him "make sure he rings the bell before you open the door". One time this weekend, I happened to be watching the two of them, and I saw Ethan ring the bell, and then open the door and let Peter outside...I looked at him and said "son, the idea is that the DOG rings the bell, not you!". "Oh, I didn't know that, sorry!". So, apparently, we have successfully bell-trained the 10 year old. Go us. Now, for the puppy...
In other news, we had a wonderful time making Baklava with friends this Sunday! We do this about once a year, a group of 7 or 8 of us get together at someone's house and crank out 15 pans of baklava or so, with everyone helping and snacking and chatting, and then we all take a couple pans home. It is great fun, and my family loves it because most of them just devour this Baklava like it's made out of crack. So, this year, we gathered at our new house with the big open kitchen for this party, and it was a blast! I meant to take pictures to post, but got so involved in the process that I forgot entirely. But, we ended up with about 14 pans of baked greek yumminess, had some appetizers and punch, and had a very fun time!
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