Puppy Party Recap

Auditory and Visual

• "Can I open my presents?" This was three seconds after the first guests arrived.
• "You are all going to end up like your mother." This was referring to the Crazy Sisters. (He will pay for this.)
• "Do you like my bone?"
• "Is it time for cake?"
• A baby wearing puppy dog ears.
• A preteen knocking the pinata to smithereens.
• Candy and tiny plastic toys flying through the air.
• "Whose legs does this planter remind you of?"
• Mom answering that question, and grandma (laughing) saying "Shame on you!"
• "Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye." In a Munchkin voice.
• A Munchkinland dance.
• A rendition of The Lollipop Kids.
• "I didn't want clothes!" The little ones, no inner dialogue.
• "There aren't as many chickens anymore."
• "Dad, have you been snacking?"
• Embarrassed look on dad's face as he smiles.
• "Take all your stuff with you or I'm going to throw it away."
• A lengthy discussion of--yes, that's right--China. When will that topic go away?
• "Your sister took the necklace I bought for you."
• "Is she wearing it now? Cause I can go all stepsister on her and rip it off her neck. In a good way."
• "No, she's wearing her Mary medal."
• "Harrumph."
• Children wrestling all over the living room floor.
• People reading books in the living room. Grown-ups. Not to children.
• Cream soda.
• Butt-pinching.
• Home-made French fries.
• "How much do I owe you?" Uttered by at least a half dozen people.
• "Come back! Take some cake!"
• "I'll make some pitchforks for you."
• "They don't let you take those on airplanes anymore."
• "That's why I'm going to drive."
• Piles of shoes.
• Piles of gifts.
• "She [the editor] just wanted to make sure you knew that the NSA is going to come to the house and drag you away."

No alcoholic beverages were served at this party. I can't even imagine how boring that would be. There's no (loving) family like the Crazy (loving) family.