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The first of our silkworms came out of the cocoon today. I could barely pull Peter away from the wii to watch it emerge, but Ellie and Amber enjoyed watching it crawl out and start pulsating it's wings.

They're pretty funny while they try to mate. We have 4 mating pairs plus an extra female right now. There are 7 cocoons left to hatch and 20 that *cough* I don't think will ever hatch. Some of the pairs have begun laying eggs already.

I tried to get one on camera crawling out, but it turned out that one decided not to hatch today. Perhaps tomorrow.
--Beth

Current Location: 5 1/2, 3, 7

Today I planted a Mulberry tree. I garden less than nearly everyone on my friends list except my husband, so for me this was a big step. Many thanks to my in-laws for the use of the tools.

Originally I had planned to try to keep it alive just through this year's silkworm season for the kids to have fresh leaves for our worms daily, but now I've become a little attached to it. I hope it lives longer and grows up to be a big shade tree in our front yard.

--Beth