My Sister is 17

So apparently my sister hadn't had a birthday party since she was 8. Just like my brother and I. So she had a pretty nice little soiree at my parents' house. A Big Production. If I remember my high school days correctly, it was nearly ridiculous to have a birthday party without plenty of beer around. But they seemed to pull it off.

Unfortunately, in all the whirl of activity, somebody ran over her dog. My sister's dating the vet's son, so it wasn't hard to get him into his office. But when a dog's bleeding from every available orifice and swelled up like a grapefruit (it's a little dog), there's only so much you can do. My brother and sister were both pretty upset. Probably still are.