Spring Break #5 The Un-Birthday Party Part 2

Grandma B looked around Marleewood and thought about a few things. The first thing she thought was, "Why did we worry about cleaning this place? These are our friends. Yes the moldy food needed to be thrown away and the trash picked up and taken out. But we saw just how much family and friends do for each other without even being asked. Sometimes we need to look on the brighter side of things. I think that Emerson singing "You are my Sunshine" was exactly what we needed to hear today. Poor Grandma Lu finally quit sneezing and is in a very good mood. Hopefully the girls' cakes and Arieanna's mama's birthday cake will be enough to feed everyone for the big group that we have."
" Oh no. I forgot to pick up some ice cream. Shoot a pickle. I need to go get some. No, on second thought I will ask someone to run down to Deb's Market and pick some up." Grandma B was walking towards the Sitting Room to ask her son to go down to the market when KA BOOM! A terrible crash of thunder shook the old building. "Oh, brother. This is not what I  need today. I have a building full of cats, dogs, birds and chickens. I think that Bearded Dragon is still here too. I wonder how big he will get. The way my luck is running today, it's probably a baby crocodile. Then she chuckled to herself.
"I have children and young people. I have old people. I have a parking lot full of children and adults out there working and playing. This is definitely not what I need when we are trying to have a party." Before Grandma B could go another step, Aadon came running in. "It's raining outside, Grandma B and I got all muddy. It's okay that I came in isn't it? I know that Kenlee and Kylee rode their bikes over here for cake and ice cream. I want some

too. Harleigh is all muddy too. She looks pretty cool!"
This was not the worst part of Grandma B's day. There was a sudden crash and stumbling and a crash that was not thunder coming from the Sitting Room, or  maybe the Daycare Room. There was a ruckus even coming from the kitchens. Some of those big dogs were trying to hide under the beds and some were trying to hide under the tables and some were using their claws to hang on tight to whatever they were on. The cats and dogs were not being friends. The kittens were hanging on for dear life. They were so scared. It seemed like all of the animals were upset except for three (3) of them; Zeus, Moose, and Tigger were all cuddled up on one of the beds sound asleep. They could care less if it was thundering outside.

Now, Jax, is on alert. He is determined to keep his place on Grandma Lu's footstool, but has his eyes open in case he needs to make a quick escape under a chair.
All of a sudden it was quiet. The sky got lighter. The sun started to shine. The clouds were all gone. The grass seemed even greener. Brandon was so happy. He had waited to go to Marleewood until after the rain was over. He even had to wear sunglasses because the sun was so bright.
Dogs had taken over the remote on one television. The kittens had taken over the other television, but the funniest thing I ever saw was Moses. He had taken over Charlie's office. He went "Ruff! Ruff! He figured that he was in charge for the day, or so he would have us believe.


Then Marleewood got noisy again. This time the noise was laughter and giggles, and clanking of dishes instead of growling and crying. It was time to eat birthday cake! Oh what a wonderful day it turned out to be. Charlie even brought some of her own dishes to share with her friends.
They all decided to skip the ice cream and just have cake and drinks. Everyone was so happy. They all decided that Spring was here and that they needed to have parties more often, except perhaps leave the pets at home for the next one. They would all ask permission to bring anything to Marleewood in the future.
The cakes were beautiful, weren't they? Arieanna's mama made her own cake just like Maddison and Brooklyn. All three of them look so good!
You know a long long time ago when Grandma Lu had little children there was a cartoon about a cat named Sylvester and a bird called Tweety Bird. Sylvester was always teasing Tweety Bird and Tweety Bird was always scheming against Sylvester. It was such a fun cartoon for our whole family to watch. She was afraid for awhile that one of the cats would scheme against Lenny and Diane...
Emerson's song is one that all folks young and old love. Enjoy.



Marlee waved goodbye to all of her friends and family. She loved the party and the company. See you soon!