{10nov2010: not so wordless Wednesday}

Who stole (or attempted to steal) the cookie from the cookie jar (or mail) edition.
A few days before Halloween, Jason's mom emailed to let us know she had put something in the mail for Darwin and to be on the lookout for it.  After work on Friday a few of us went out for a drink before heading home.  When Darwin and I arrived home we were walking up the stairs from the garage where Darwin noticed a cookie piece on the stair.  I thought to myself, what slobs!  As we got to our floor I saw a big envelope on the stairs going up, and thought, what is wrong with people?!  We got inside and I went to check the mail and realized Darwin should've got her package.  I went back to the stairs and sure enough, Darwin's package had been opened and left on the stair.  I was pissed.  I'm guessing someone opened the package, saw cookies, broke off a piece and was about to bite into it, when they read the card that said dog cookies for Darwin and spit it out and threw it all on the floor.  

If you click on the picture and look at it full size you can see teeth marks on the pink cookie.
Jackasses.
I brought the remaining cookie and cookie piece inside and put it on the counter.  Darwin soon realized there was a cookie on the counter and wanted it.  She could care less about someone trying to steal her mail.

Please excuse the blurry picture as someone was quite eager to eat her treat.

Darwin can be such a dainty eater... especially with cookies.  She's not one to gobble up her treat, but she savors each lick and bite, making sure to fully enjoy her treat.

Oh and good job Remi who was the first to guess Juneau's costume!  She was a happy tree and her mom was Bob Ross!

{09jan2010: recipe}

Back when we first decided to keep Darwin our coworkers threw us a puppy shower and one of the gifts we received was a Three Dog Bakery Cookbook.

For Christmas I decided to make some cookies for Darwin's friends and used one of the recipes from this cookbook. Remi's mom asked for the recipe we used so I thought I'd share it with all our blogging friends. It was a super quick and easy recipe and I like the fact that I knew what Darwin and her friends were snacking on.

Simple Simon's Birthday Bones
adapted from Three Dog Bakery Cookbook
makes 30 large bones

2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 cup natural peanut butter
1 cup skim milk

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a bowl, combine flour and baking powder. In another bowl, mix peanut butter and milk. Add wet mixture to dry, and mix well.
Turn out dough on a lightly floured surface and knead.  Roll out to 1/4 inch thick and cut shapes.
Place on parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool on rack then store in an airtight container.

It's a great cookbook with lots of recipes for cookies and cakes and "real" food like meat loaf and lasagna.  Darwin's 1 year birthday is coming up next month and I'll probably make cupcakes for her and her friends with a recipe from this book.

{07nov2009: 9 months!}

It's Darwin's nine month birthday today!  
Nothing exciting happening since its cold and rainy outside.  Darwin acts like the wicked witch of the West from Wicked when it rains.  Even if it's not raining but the ground is wet, she shakes her whole body as if she's drenched.  We bought her a coat for the cold and the rain (I need to get a picture of that) and it helps somewhat, but she still acts as if she's going to melt by the rain if she steps outside.  
So for her birthday I stopped at the pet boutique again and got her a cookie and a bully stick.  

She thoroughly enjoyed this cookie, mouthing it for a good minute or two before actually eating it.  It was a mess.  
Then she got her bully stick.  Here's the thing with bully sticks, she really likes them, but the problem is they make her SOOOO gassy!  She's already pretty gassy as is, but with bully sticks she's like a constant gas leak.  It's awful!  So now she can only get them on special occasions.