A Houseful Of Dogs - Both Two-Legged And Four-Legged.

I offer you a few pictures just so you can get a feel for the Hawthorne Household.

Here's Daughter Hawthorne. She has worked on the computer from morning until 3 AM, working on graduate school assignments. Assignments like "Beginning Professional Development Statement" and "Self Assessment of Cultural Framework and Competence" and "Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children." I can barely understand the titles, but I guess that's why I pay the big bucks for her edumacation.

She finally sacked out with Giada on the floor.

Here's Bo Bo on my big, cushy chair, apparently making himself very comfortable.

And another picture of my quickly drying out, under-appreciated turkey pumpkin carving. I thought somebody would be impressed with this, but, alas, no one was. And I spent several hours carving this thing, damn it. But hey, I did it just for me, and I'm happy, so there. It was worth it.

Bo Bo and Giada have exhausted themselves after a very busy day. They like to sleep next to each other, touching.

Now, THAT's cute.

Youngest Hawthorne with Giada.

Then all the homies came over. (The Hawthorne Boys are in the back.) Brycer Sweetness in the green and Cory in the yellow in the forefront.

Then the Hoodies go on when I start taking pics. You'd think they are all on the cops' short list. I guess Cory has nothing to hide.

This is Dixie, waiting patiently, intently staring at a piece of ham on a yellow plate. Willing it. Willing it.

What, you ask, is she waiting for? She knows if she stays in this position long enough, that little piece of ham on the yellow plate will magically jump into her mouth. Dixie ain't stupid. You know what? She's right. That piece of ham did finally jump into her mouth.