A long absence

Why? I've been traveling & recouperating. Southwestern Washington, Oregon Coast, 101 through California, home for 4 days, then 3 days in southern California. Fun, but good to be home. I have photos, but have been too lazy to download them. I will, I will.

My dear friend wants me to write a post about dogs. What I don't miss about owning dogs, and what I do. We owned two dogs at once, because we lived on a ranch & had lots of room & our original dog needed a friend. When we moved to a regular suburban home with a pool for a backyard, two dogs was too many. I was overwhelmed with three kids in diapers, & alone for most of every day. So, after much discussion & heartbreak, we decided to rehome our doggies. I do miss them, I do. Especially when watching movies like Bolt (we had a white german shepard), or Homeward Bound (everyone cried). But I can tell you, I do not miss: the barking, the poop, the flies, the up down up down of letting them in and out constantly. I don't miss trying to walk to big dogs while pushing a double stroller with a baby strapped on my back. I don't miss hearing them whine while I tried to do the walking without them. I don't miss their noses in all the grocery bags as I'm trying to get them put away. I do miss their ability to vacuum up under the kitchen table. I miss wet doggie noses. I miss my big soft fur pillow. I miss having someone greet me when I come home. I miss having someone who loves me so much that if I lay on the ground, bury my face in my arms and pretend to cry, they come running over & nudging me with their noses, so so concerned that something is wrong with me. My own children don't even do that. We have the ability to get one of our dogs back when we can, although it's been so long it seems mean to the dog to make her move again.

How 'bout you? Do you love pets? Why or why not?