Flags, Music, Fireworks, and CAKE!

Happy Canada Day! Happy 4th of July!

Further feliciations to Dr. Jenevieve!

Hooray for Sue's friend, on the occasion of a transplant!

Emily wins the Old Skool Award for her classic whine about the half-full vs. too-full summertime dishwasher dilemma.

Amy wins the coveted Elevated Risk of Mullet Award for pointing out that I'm not exactly the Animal Whisperer: "I mean, bringing cat nip with you is like bringing a case of candy bars to a fat camp. You are bound to be the most popular person in the room if you do it. ;)"

Question of the Week Award to Sue, who wonders what the Queen carries in her ever-present purse?

Incoming Kittehs Award to the Days family, who are still trying to decide names.

Traveling in Style Award to Liz, who reported in from the train -- yay, WiFi! -- on her way to visit family.

Woes of the Working Woman Award to JenR, for her succinct yet moving whine: "Work requires too much work this week." Wishing you a good long weekend away from Those People.

Midsummer Frostbite Award to Sue, whose general location has not yet caught up with the season.

Sea of Half-Packed Crap Award to Jenevieve, who is moving halfway across the world next week, one way or another! Put the Sookies in the carryon, is my advice.

Sympathy to Tara (my hair out), and cluesticks to her brother, who is inundating the family with depression and obsession, but he doesn't think he's got a problem.

Good wishes and cake to all the Pixies suffering this week from pook or bark, embarking on summer adventures, keeping wonderful unbloggable secrets, looking for a palace in which to live, struggling with medical issues, wrestling familial disagreements, recovering from poison ivy, celebrating a promotion, and/or wishing for more time with someone who is Awesome!

Many thanks for the good thoughts offered for my friend with cancer. He's in good spirits.

See you next week, when we might have more on the menu than CAKE!