Meet Ripley, The Wonderdog; My new sidekick and soon to be classroom assistant. She's currently in training to accompany me to Author Visits. She's learning lots of lessons and getting a good feel of her purpose. Read more from Ripley in her own words: "Every dog has a purpose and I am learning more about my purpose each day. This past weekend I went to St. Louis and walked past 9740 Stanley Avenue where Tracy grew up. We walked down the street to Hudson Elementary School. Th