Preparing for thanksgiving is always alot of fun, at least the cooking/creating aspect of the food. With beagles, you never really know what kind of help you'll get.
One turkey day Seraphim was my number one helper. Having set the table, complete with flatware, silverware, candles, napkins, water, butter, salt, pepper and all other things a guest could need after going through the buffet line, I returned to the kitchen for just one more thing and heard a tinkling-clanking, as though we were experiencing a minor earthquake. I ran to the dining room, calling for my husband and found my angel-boy standing in the middle of the table sporting a quizzical look.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" The stress of the day came out in those four words.
Had Seraphim been given to fear-piddling, all would have been lost. So understand when I say it was my good fortune that he simply cocked his head and gave me a what-are-you-so-excited-about look. Lloyd took care of the clean-up and resetting.
And telling all unsuspecting dinner guests, that yes, it is true; we do consider dog hair a condiment at our house!
