Birdie Takes Her Rightful Place at the Table

Keen-eyed observers may have noticed something odd (beyond the diaper over the pants) in the last picture. Keen-eyed observers will have been aided in assessing the photo for oddities beyond the obvious if they are familiar with the Raleigh Houser's usual places at the table (and also perhaps if they were once avid Encyclopedia Brown or Nancy Drew fans). Thursday night, not only did Clara want to sport a diaper over her pants, she also wanted to sit in a booster seat at the end of the table opposite Our Hero. She sat there for the whole meal, for which she was ravenous (minestrone soup followed the bread seen here)--and hasn't sat there for a meal since. You try and figure it out, Brigade.

Where did Ted and Julie sit? Well. Not at the heads of the table. Clearly, we run not one thing around here. We are but the help to the Lord and Lady of the manor.