Lest anyone wonder, I am, Crispin, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Yes, the dog of Royalty. 

Last week Mom spent $400 at the vet for routine stuff and she said to me on the way home that they probably fly to Paris every April.  I didn't quite understand that.  She usually gives me some kind of lecture as we drive home which always involves things like "Your human sister's pediatrician wasn't that expensive when she was your age!"