A Party for a Great Lady

We have the best Kennel Club in the world right here in Paducah. And one of the reasons it's the best Kennel Club in the world, is because we have the Best President in the world. Mrs. Mary Lee King has been the President of the Paducah Kennel Club since 1991. She says this is her last year, but we don't want to believe it.

We threw a little surprise party at our regularly scheduled monthly meeting to celebrate her eightieth birthday. It takes some serious planning to surprise Lee. But we pulled it off.

My job was to get her there late. I am a specialist at being late, but Lee and Dee are always oh so prompt. They get to the club early to make the coffee, turn the heat up, get their papers copied, welcome members as they arrive. I called early during the day and asked if I could hitch a ride.

"The only thing," I lied, "is that I've been having some intestinal issues. I hope I can go. I'm going to take some Pepto Bismal."

I was setting the stage for my Grand Plan.

Newsletter editor Martha had sneakily notified the membership. Lee and Dee's issue had one glaring omission. Alice decorated the meeting room. Ginia ordered and brought the gorgeous cake. (And it wasn't only pretty, it was delicious!) And our awesome members all brought food.

We picked up Carol, another member who lives in town, and she was a little late coming out her door, as planned.

Lee was just itching. We had a very important meeting scheduled, with lots of crucial issues to discuss. I had been out in the yard with Very Old Dog when they arrived for me, (I'm so devious as you'll soon read), and I had slowly sauntered back in the house, put him away, and fumbled with my keys as I locked the door.

About half way to the Kennel Club, I said, "Uh-oh. My stomach is a little... We might have to stop." Carol worried that I had Spastic Colon.

As we approached the BP station, I said, "Oh, please. I do have to stop here. I'm so sorry."

Lee, who was by now freaking out over the time, kindly sympathised, "When you gotta go, you gotta go."

It's amazing what you can do to amuse yourself, sitting alone in a BP station rest room stall with nothing to do for ten minutes. La la la.




SURPRISE!!!!



Okay, who put the poop candle on the pretty cake?




Dru is going to be a responsible dog owner and pick up the pooh????




We are serious about our snacking!!! That's Alice on the left who decorated.




Newsletter editor Martha checks with her beautiful agility star, Jamie, to see if the snacks she got are acceptable to him.




Kitchen queens, Debbie, Ginia (who got the marvellous cake) and Carol (a different one, not the Carol we picked up).




Sisters Ruby and Tina got their plaque for doing such a great job organizing our first Responsible Dog Ownership Fair. (This doesn't have anything to do with the surprise, but I wanted to show you how much fun we have.)

And I admitted that there was nothing wrong with my intestines.




Lee got a basketful of fun birthday cards, and we all got a chance to show how much we appreciate this good soul.

Happy Birthday Lee!!!


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