Tonight we had a close-to-the-best family dinner ever with Mary and Alice. I was thinking it was the all time best, but Mary reminded me of the “post bee stings and a dose of Benadryl all around dinner” that happened about a year ago. Yup, that was better. True, they were all zombie-like but they just ate, with no reminders, and then wanted to go to bed. Tonight everyone ate without complaints or reminders about elbows on the table or us begging them to eat their food. They ate, they chatted (without their mouths full) and it was truly enjoyable. The going to bed part…that’s another story.
Three Scurvy Dogs a Wee Lass (and their Mamas) 
I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy reading your wonderful blog. It’s always impressive and inspiring to read just how much you manage to cram into a day. I had to laugh at last years’ halcyon Benadryl dinner. May all your dinners be like last nights’ (without the bee stings and need for medication).