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Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. This year should be very nice for us as we are traveling up to Saugus, Massachusetts to have the holiday at my brother’s house with his family as well as my Dad.

We will be bringing our favorite dog, Andrew Kingsley, who is looking forward to having a couple of beagles to boss around and bark with for a couple of days. There are no dull moments when you have three dogs in the house and it sounds like a kennel everytime someone comes to the door or walks by. And no scraps will reach the floor with the ever alert Beasley and Penny to snatch them up in mid-air. Beagles are definitely related to the pig family when it comes to eating.

But I will say one thing, on a sad note. Every holiday that I am fortunate enough to celebrate brings back sweet memories of my Mom, who died on January 3, 2005. How she loved to get together with family and friends and enjoy the food and festivities to the fullest.

This year also marks the passing of our beloved black lab Shelby, who would have been thirteen years to the day on Thanksgiving. My Mom loved to sneak food scraps to her when we weren’t looking. She jokingly contended that we didn’t feed her enough.

Have a great holiday of relaxation, enjoyment and giving thanks.

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