The Snack Den

[Firox]

*kind of funny, now Grace wants that other piece*
*she has an entire box to herself, with only a missing a slice - her favorite that is, supreme pizza with extra cheese*
(one of each veggie, pepperoni, bacon, and sausage)


*I look over as I prepared the juice* "Grace!!! let the ? enjoy it, you have one for yourself"
*Grace walks back a step or two, lowers down, noms a slice from her own*


*yep, I go around giving everyone either apple juice, orange juice, mango juice, or lemonade*
"which would you like ?"
*showing all of the juices, and lemonade*

[?]

mango please * happily keeps eating and relaxes*

[Firox]

*Grace does stand two paw lenghts away from ?, getting mango juice too*


*I thought of something*
"I know a way of getting Grace out for a moment"
*I turn to her, already nomming half her pizza*
"hey dear, can you get everyone ice cream dessert, just go to the ice cream shop and pick it up"


*I turn to give the rest of the bigger Vees their drink choice, Grace grins* 
*tries to push ?'s pizza box out of the way with her hind right paw, doesn't move much as ? is on it*
*heads out to grab dessert*

[?]

*shakes head and just keeps eating* 

[Firox]

*Arval seeing something interesting in its phone, comes over and sits with ? to tell the plan as it keeps nomming, even adding a slice of Arval's pizza, meat lovers with some extra bacon, even the crust has cheese and bacon bits for extra flavor*


"saw something that caught my attention, will make it next time, although its Joseph's turn, we will work together"
*shows ? a photo of what it plans to make*
"its a meatloaf wrapped with bacon and topped with a tasty barbecue sauce"
*nibbles a slice of his pizza*
"for side will make a tasty mac n cheese, and garlic bread"
*then looks at me*
"and a spinach arugula salad as a meatloaf alternative"
*gets up to let the ? finish eating, leaving a second slice*


*about 10 minutes later, Grace arrives with the dessert*
*the lower crust is made with crushed Chip Ahoy cookies, then has a layer of cheesecake, then has ice cream on top, with some of the fruit topping, and chocolate swirls on top*


*to be nice, both Joseph, and Arval take the six younger ones, and sit around ?, making it harder for Grace to mess with ?*


*Jyo passes ? a nice big slice, making sure it has a little of everything in the plate, good sized Vee portion*
*the younger ones, about 1/3rd smaller the ?'s size*

[?]

*stretches paws a little and yawns* looks tasty 

*then turns for dessert*

[Firox]

*at least ? protected on all sides by Jyo, Joseph, and Arval, and the six playful ones eating this time*
*? can nom dessert without worrying about Grace*




*and yep, she is trying to find a way to get through - tried for at least 10 minutes, decides to just wait outside*
*tries to stick tongue out at ?, but Jyo caught it on time, playfully pushes lower jaw up with his tail to prevent Grace from doing so*

[?]

*yawns as I slowly finish up dessert*

[Firox]

*Firox comes over, Joseph moves a bit, so Firox can lay down next to, warm up the fur, tells ?* "is it cozy warm, have a great nap"


*the six other smaller ones follow the same, leap on Firox*
*Mia and Vee lay in the mane fur*
*Enis more curious one sleeps on the head tuft*
*the other 3, Kev, Matt, and Tony all lay down on the bigger tail fur wrapped around ?*   
*finally Linette also lays down on other side*


*all doing a good job at keeping Grace out of ?'s reach - give ? plenty of room to move around and stretch too*


*all six together to ?* "nighty night"




*I pick up all the empty dessert plates and the cups*
*I quickly wash them all, set off to the side to dry*
*then after I look around the kitchen, and fridge writing down anything missing - before laying down on the couch to nap*

[?]

night night there * rest after a bit* 

[Firox]

*next day*
*as Arval and Joseph head into town, Kev and Matt get Linette's permission to go along, even funds for some snacks*

*in den I help out Firox making dough for pasta, and shaping too*
*Grace and Linette help with veggies*

*Not volunteers to look out for the other four - Enis, Tony, Mia, and Vee, playing with them, a quick walk by mountains*

[?]

*yawns and relaxes a bit*

[Firox]

*Arval sneaks over, places a small piece of meatloaf on top of ?'s nose*

[?]

*giggles and noms it happily*

[Firox]

"How is it"
*Arval smiles*
*I prepare the plate*