Friday Fun Days!

Since Mary got a new puppy we have started a new tradition of Friday fun days.  In an effort to socialize her puppy, Willow, and to get her out of the house for awhile, Mary and Willow come over for dinner and playtime.


We have snacks and board games followed by dinner.


The rule is that whoever is the loser of the games has to prepare dinner the next week.


There's a lot of chaos in the house with this puppy--barking running in circles, playing tug of war.  It's a lot for two old retired people who normally have a quiet, peaceful house.


Mary and I are both pretty sure that this guy will find a reason to get out of cooking a meal so he's the official clean up guy.


Mary always snaggles some leftovers to take home.  This brings up the question of why she's really coming over (she normally visits once per year).  Is it really for the puppy?  Or is it for the free food and beer?


The last time she came over the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships were on TV so unfortunately we didn't play any board games.  Mary said it was no fun that week.  Sorry, not sorry.


The pups are always exhausted after a few hours of play.  


We sure love little Willow, she's a handful, but she's a fun, friendly girl.

So the question is--will there be a Friday Fun Day this week?  Last week on Thursday I asked Mary if she was coming over and she said she didn't know.  Friday rolled around and she never showed up for dinner or let us know she wasn't coming.  She ghosted her parents.

Oh well, she missed a fantastic dinner of homemade schnitzel and spaetzle!




Comments

Marian said…
Oh, I will be there as long as its not another figure skating night. I just bought a new game. I'm not cooking since its my birthday week. Willow misses her bestie and I want to sleep in Saturday so be prepared for chaos.
February 6, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
Looks like fun! Except for the figure skating part.
February 9, 2024 at 7:31 AM
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