I found myself tearing up reading this -- the sure sign of a well-written story. Thanks, Cate ! Postscript: As the 'Dennis' of Dennis and Anne, I am listening to Miss Piggy's soft snorting as she sleeps on the floor behind me. Her life today is: breakfast in her tummy, dinner to look forward to -- and poops and pee's in between. '"It's a dog's life !!"