Thanksgiving in Detroit was delicious. Cocoa and Lola got along splendidly. Should you use a Chihuahua as a Centerpiece…So wrong ….so right, plus the festive sweater wouldn’t fit on the turkey. Now watch Martha and Rachel copy us!!!!

I took the kids to see the Walt Disney movie, Bolt. Very Good 3 out of 4 paws (loss of one paw due to overuse of the word ironic) Stick a pin in this one, a should see! Kids loved it and I didn’t want to gauge my eyes out during the 96 minute flick. I knew the main character’s voice was Miley Cirus, I didn’t know Bolt was John Travolta. Check out the official website at http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/bolt/ .

Ok the tribe has spoken: Cocoa has a classic poodle cut but not his usual lion cut. Here he is with Sherman, (Sherman is sporting a white mohawk), with his groomer Melissa. I love Avalon salon in Grand Rapids, MI. They don’t have a web page, but need one. I had him shampooed, conditioned, detangled, cut, perfumed and had a bow tie added–we are going to Detroit Rock City (Hockeytown) for Thanksgiving! I actually like him scruffy and non-poodle looking, but he smells good enough to eat! This puppymill rescue pet I found on www.petfinder.com has come a long way. Can’t wait to see the cousins. I heard Lola has some new threads…You’ll see her on the next post. Just started twittering, you can follow me on twitter.com. Happy Thanksgiving!

Ok in these rough economic times isn’t everyone wondering what would Cocoaleo do? Well, right now, he is getting ready to go visit his cousin Lola (a Chihuahua) in Detroit Rock City (a.k.a Hockeytown) for Thanksgiving. It’s cold here in Michigan so I need to decide to get his regular lion’s cut or go with a teddy bear. I thought maybe his fans could decide. Is this too much?

Also, Amy ,the cool librarian sent me some great new pet articles in them I found a new blog http://www.scratchingsandsniffings.com/ This seems like a pretty up-to-date blog with good information. Another new one I found is http://www.pawfun.com. Watch Benny roll over,cause you won’t find any fancy tricks like that here.

Money Money Money Money. We are all looking for it. To even approach investors or banks successfully one must have a plan, and have some research to back it up. Dare I say we need…a BUSINESSS PLAN! Grand Rapids Public Library Small Business Resource Center is an excellent place to plug into some significant research for your invention or business. You will also find an excellent reference librarian, like Amy Cochran, to help you navigate around the stacks of information and help you decipher what it all means. Amy helped me with my business plan and I know she could help others so, I thought I should ask her a few questions:

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