A Formal Barbecue

Merci: Although we always have much to be thankful for, we sometimes have trouble coming up with a picture to go with something specific. 

Buddy:  We were looking through some old blog photos and came across this one of Merci and Sam all dressed up with nowhere to go.

Sam:  We remember posing for this picture.  Merci in her bib -

Cyndi:  It's a kerchief, not a bib.

Sam:  Okay, Merci in her kerchief bib.  I mean, in her kerchief.  And I in my tie.

Marcus:  It's a bit small, isn't it, Sam?

Percy:  The tie is not too small.  Sam's chest is too big. 

Micah:  Sam's wouldn't look too big for his tie if Merci wasn't so tiny her kerchief covers her chest.. Sam looks naked in comparison.

Cameron:  I think the word is "petite," Micah.  Sam is extra large and Merci is petite

Marcus:  Micah, are we allowed to use the work "naked" in public?

Rusty:  Yes, we can use the word.  We just can't dress naked.  I mean, we can't undress.  Forget it.  Let's just say Merci is dressed for a barbecue and Sam is dressed for a formal. 

Marcus:  I hope no one ever invites me to a formal barbecue.  They don't look like they had a good time.

Merci:  We didn't actually go anywhere, Marcus.  We were modeling the kerchief and tie for Jan.

Marcus:  Oh, okay.  Then the next time anyone has a formal barbecue, I hope I get invited.  But  I don't want to dress up, if that's okay.

Buddy:  Today, Jan is officially six hundred elebenty years old.  She will be having lunch with a couple of friends.  We don't know what her friends will be eating, but Jan is planning to stuff herself with all she can eat pizza. 

Percy: I guess if we have to choose something to be thankful for this week, we are thankful we are still together.  Today, we won't think about when the time comes for Marcus to leave.  Today, we're family.

UPDATE: We wrote this last night and set it to auto post early this morning.  We came online to find a number of comments, a few emails  a mention in a post by Khyra, and this graphic posted on the Cat Blogosphere. We know this is the handiwork of Miss Ann from Zoolatry. Thank you, Miss Ann, and all of our blogging friends.

We are joining Pepi Smart Dog's Thankful Thursday blog hop.  And the Thoughtless Thursday blog hop, co-hosted by Ruckus the Eskie and Love is being owned by a husky.