{"id":2289,"date":"2011-03-30T20:47:53","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T00:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.baileybegood.com\/home\/?p=2289"},"modified":"2011-03-30T20:47:53","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T00:47:53","slug":"mangoes-prom-poop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baileybegood.com\/home\/2011\/03\/30\/mangoes-prom-poop\/","title":{"rendered":"Mangoes, Prom & Poop!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have a huge mango tree, right in our backyard! It’s so tall, that it towers above our house. Funny thing though… mommy and daddy don’t like mangoes. So they usually end up giving them away to friends and family.
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\nMommy says that the mangoes on our tree get HUGE<\/strong>! Last year, the mangoes were big and there were soooo many of them. Since mommy and daddy don’t like to eat the mangoes, they gather them up when they can, and give the good ones away. Sometimes mangoes would fall and they’d already be half-eaten. That’s because sometimes birds, or even squirrels will help themselves to the mangoes before they fall. <\/p>\n

Mommy says the mangoes smell bad when they sit for too long in the sun. Somehow I don’t think the smell would bother me much, and I’m pretty sure that mommy won’t like me running around in the mango mess. She also said that the mangoes are heavy and hard. So when the mangoes do<\/em> grow, she’d have to watch Nala and me extra careful when we’re under the tree. She doesn’t want us to get hit in the head with a mango!<\/p>\n

\"Mangoes,
\nHere’s what our mango tree looked like last year.<\/center><\/p>\n

\"Mangoes,
\nLook at the size of those mangoes! I can see why <\/em>mommy
\nwould worry about mangoes falling from the tree!<\/center><\/p>\n

\"Mangoes,
\nMommy took this picture tonight…can you see
\nthe little mangoes on the tree?<\/center><\/p>\n

When I was outside playing earlier today, I came across some little things in the grass. They were small and round, and some were a reddish color, some were a greenish color, and some had a mixture of both red and green. I sniffed at one for a while, and mommy came over to see what I was fussing over. She picked up the thing, and said “Wow.” Wow? What’s up, mommy? “Looks like we may not get many mangoes this year, if any at all,” she said. Mangoes don’t grow big every year, so if the little mangoes are already falling off the tree this year, we may not get any big ones. <\/p>\n

Getting back to the things I found in the yard… can you guess what they are?<\/p>\n

\"Mangoes,
\nThey’re baby mangoes! They’re so small, and they’re
\nalready falling from the tree. Yay!
\nSomething new for me to chase after!<\/center><\/p>\n

I’m kinda sad that there may not be any big <\/em>mangoes this year, but in the meantime, I’m enjoying chasing after the little ones that fall. I’ll have all year to prepare myself for next year’s growth. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Did you know that it’s soon not only mango season, but it’s almost prom season as well? It’s the time when high school kids go out to a school dance with their friends, and have lots of fun! Sadly, mommy says that sometimes kids do things that they’re not supposed to, like drink alcohol. And sometimes they even drink and drive, which makes the roads very dangerous for themselves and everyone else, including doggies who like to ride with their families in the car.<\/p>\n

One local school is taking things to the extreme this year. They’ve put a crashed car right on the school grounds, so kids could see the actual damage that could occur in a car crash. They’ve also put up a lot of signs, and have talked to the kids about the dangers of drinking and driving.<\/p>\n

\"Mangoes,
\nA crashed car is pretty scary to look at, isn’t it?<\/center><\/p>\n

\"Mangoes,
\nIf you have a child who is going to a prom this year, please be sure
\nand talk to them about the dangers of drinking and driving.
\nWe all want them to keep safe!<\/center><\/p>\n

If you would like to learn more about how you can help teach your children about the dangers of drinking and driving (especially on prom night), I’ve found some really good links for you. I hope they help. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n