Look at this. You see this? This is what's about to happen again at Riley's house. As soon as the movie "Man of Steel" is over, the people will flip to football highlights, and all the desserts -- cheesecake and pumpkin pie and shortbread cookies and See's candy and a whole freaking chocolate cake -- will be wrapped up and put away so we can pretend dessert never happened. Then the Christmas decorations will come out. Riley loves Christmas almost as much as he loves Thanksgiving.
But Riley will be missing his big brother Rocky this year. His name is Rocky because he rocked. We all miss Rocky very much. He taught Riley everything he knows about stealing food, and he practically invented the technique of licking dirty plates in the dishwasher.
Rest in peace, dear Rocky. We are thankful to have had you as a member of our family for 14 years. We love you.
