As anticipated, the month of September looks fully booked for parties and invites. The Labor Day weekend was kicked off by two parties. Our friends Mike and Fritzi threw a joint birthday celebration for their four sons and my friend Mae hosted a birthday party for Mating and for Tom. It was a bit inconvenient with the logistics and scheduling but we can't really say no to one of them.

We got the puppies ready and packed up a few essentials. Nowadays, we just can't up and go. We have to bring their bowls, poop bags, wipes, leashes, snacks, dog food and the carrier. Luckily, they were a bit tired from lack of sleep from the night before so they were fairly cooperative and pretty much slept during the drive to our first stop, the kids' party.

To my consternation, the puppies had to be relegated to the backyard. I don't mind that at all except that the ground was still kinda wet and muddy and without much grass to lie on. By the time we left, they were kinda stinky and their coat and paws were grimey. Even though we did our best to clean them up before we got to Mae's house, I just don't feel comfortable bringing them in. Luckily, the hosts were just so excited to see the girls and didn't seem to mind their less than immaculate appearance or unclean scent.

The second party is more to our pace as it's mostly for adults with only a couple of kids. Not to say that we don't like children but it is kinda hard to relax when you have dozens of tykes running around. As it is, there'll be about a couple more parties and a christening to attend to before this month is over. It's all good. We always welcome the chance to get together with friends. And if we could bring our girls, even much better.