Miser Family Update: the dog days of February

Life continues to be rich and full in the Miser Family.

Prewash wore her fancy blue collar,
and gave the younger generation a good
tug-of-war workout.

Our big celebration this week was a belated dinner in honor of the lunar New Year (the Year of the Dog).   We gathered on Friday for a bit of wrassling with our Dog-in-Residence, but also for a dog-themed dinner:

• hot dogs
• grape Danes
• Border collie-flower
• Bark Choy (in a Wok!)
• Poodle noodles
• dog bones (really, soft pretzels shaped like dog bones)
• "puppy chow" for dessert

Grape Danes and Border Collie Flower.

We had a few friends over, including a toddler-aged boy who did us the wonderful service of making us grateful for A-child's good manners.  Yes.  We also had the merriment of catching up with friends and family, who had all sorts of happy news, such as . . . 

• N-son had a wonderful time on his Youth Group Retreat last weekend, participating happily in the ritual "jump in the snow in your boxers" event.
• K-daughter is really enjoying her job at the front desk of the Y, and even got a raise!
• My husband participated in a YUGE Tuesdays-with-Toomey protest (Gun control) and an even larger Union Rally in Philly.  
• Somehow, now I have a Wikipedia page.  About me.  And it has a few minor mistakes, but is still flattering. 
• I-daughter is still waiting to hear about the details of her schedule for singing in our upcoming theater production.  The rest of us have our calendars and pencils at the ready, so we can be sure to be there for her!
• Our friend who joined us at the Dog Dinner got running shoes and has taken up jogging again.  I got to admire her shoes.  (Did you know you can buy these in stores, in addition to finding them at yard sales and occasionally by the curb?  Who knew?)

And that's the news from the Miser Family, which continues to be prosperous in our adventures.  May you and yours be similarly wealthy.