i forgot to get out the camera again

i should be running to the grocery store to pick up some spaghetti noodles for supper, or doing some laundry, or reading the piles of books i've started, or preparing for homeschool lessons, or dusting and vacuuming up doghair, or . . . what about doghair???

nope, we did not get a dog, we just had a really fun visit with erin madson and her really big german shepherd puppy prince. actually, the dog did not make a big hairy mess, i was just being silly. but i am bummed that i forgot to get out the camera. prince is such a fun dog. he's full of personality with his cutest cocked head, floppy ear, and funny phobias. able just loved prince. not exactly the licking his face all over part, but able kept chasing prince around anyway. it was really cute to watch. prince likes to "hurd" the children as erin called it. he will walk right next to them and gently guide them to where he wants them to go. the children seemed to understand that he was just curious, but gentle. i was glad that they were okay and liked him because sometimes they are apprehensive about being around dogs. pete and erin have done a great job working with him and training him and it was really fun having him here.

erin is visiting her family for the month of august as they are transitioning between moves. always cross country it seems - they'll be moving back to california in september from the d.c. area. while we are only 2 hours from dixon, erin asked if she could come up for an overnighter to hang out with us. it was great getting to catch up in person. they are in the process of hunting for a camper trailer. the plan is to take the scenic route to california and camp along the way. they are always up for a good adventure. and they don't have housing lined up yet for when they arrive in california. hmm? sounds familiar. seems we have a lot of adventurous friends in similar situations - wadsworths, milligans, bartelts, to name a few.

anyways, it was a fun visit. oh and erin introduced me to facebook. becky was able to convince us to start blogging, but i'm not ready for the facebook thing yet. i just finally figured out how to do this all by myself without mark's help, so i'm a bit overwhelmed at the prospect of something new. besides, we don't have a lot of bored time available to us, so i'd be way too tempted to use so much time learning and then catching up. any of you facebookers out there are free to point friends to our blog to catch up on all things milligan.

oh good, it's raining now so i can't go to the grocery store for spaghetti noodles. guess we'll be adventurous with supper and make something creative from the pantry and fridge. let's see . . . zucchini tuna noodle bean casserole? just kidding - it's an inside joke between the momma and the milligan kiddos.