Tracy wrote:
> Something I'd like to do - before he graduates from college - is have
> some of my son's friends over for Thanksgiving. Ya know - the kid who
> can't go home for whatever reason...that'd be nice I think for a
> change. Actually - I will probably tell him to invite someone if he
> wants. The more the merrier - right?
>
> Tracy

Be careful what you wish for. :-) My son came home for the holidays,
with a registered bloodhound named Sadie, who belonged to his room
mate. His roomie flew home to Virginia and he wanted to kennel the dog.
My son brought her home, because he could not stand the thought of her
being in "dog jail".

I have never been around a bloodhound, but she was a good dog. She
would lay there and watch be do aerobics. One day, I was in the kitchen
chopping vegetables and I felt something cold on my elbow. It was her
nose. She was watching me work, while resting her face on the counter
top at the same time. I missed her when he went back to school. :-(

Becca