THANKSGIVING CHEF

NEW ORLEANS HAS EMERIL LAGASSE

LOS ANGELES HAS WOLFGANG PUCK

THE SOUTH HAS PAULA DEAN

TWINSBURG HAS ALEX TRACHSEL

Meet Grady

Many of you know by now that we had to put our dog down a few weeks. I won't go into the details...too sad...but just know that Wally sat with him until the end. I am not sure I could have done that...but it says alot about Wally's character that he didn't want Cody to be alone. Cody was very attached to me...so I do miss him. I miss the way he was always excited to see us when we came home. I miss the way he would always lay down with me for our three o'clock rest. I miss him coming up to me and nudging my hand until I rubbes his head.

Cody made us realize how much we loved having a dog around. I went away on a retreat last weekend and I received a call that we had an "appointment" to look at a dog when I returned. The key word is "look". When you have children...you never go and just look...you come home with a dog.

Well...we have adopted an adorable little dog. He is a mix of a maltese and poodle. A malti-poo.

He fits into build a bear clothes...so he has a fabulous wardrobe.

So...meet Grady.

JUST MAKES ME LAUGH