At Victoria Lane.

Which, of course, means a dance party after dinner. (Actually there is a dance party after every dinner at the Nies household.) Dawn and Mark were also in for the festivities, so the grandparents were well represented.

Only one not there was Pax. He's spending the night in hospital recuperating from his (right) knee operation—completely blown cruciate ligament and some meniscus damage. His last operation (on his left knee) was completely successful. Expect him to be running like the wind in about six weeks.