Hi Guys, it’s me again, Millie;

Well I told you Mum and Dad promised me a surprise in Michigan, but you would never believe what it was, although I suppose you will believe it when I tell you.

Where was I? – Oh yes, doing the next blog;

First things first, this is Dad in his new ‘suit’ for doing the Sewer, he got it from Uncle Rick, don’t you think he looks quite smart (it is even the right colour)?

Anyway, as I said in the last blog, we set off half asleep from that noisy Truck Stop and kept going East (so Dad said, I haven’t got a clue which way it is) towards this place, or this thing, called Michigan.

The closer we got, the more I was slavering, just waiting to see what my surprise was going to taste like!

After just a fairly short drive of a few hours we drove up this hill and I could see some people jumping up and down and waving their hands in the air and I thought “who are these crazy people looking all excited”.

Well you wouldn’t believe me if I told you – but I suppose I better had or you won’t know, will you?

It was my friend Beau’s Mum and Dad, but no Beau – “where is he” I squeaked, but both Beau’s Mum and Dad and my Mum and Dad were all hugging and talking, nobody heard me for ages.

Then Auntie Gayle spoke to me and told me that Beau was waiting at home and it was a surprise for him too, as he didn’t know I was coming.

Wait a minute! – Wait a minute! – Was this the surprise that Mum and Dad had promised me?

Oh well, even if it wasn’t something to eat (my favorite surprise), then seeing Beau will be almost as good.

I jumped into Auntie Gayle’s car, under her feet like I do with Mum and I wasn’t getting out for anything and I knew Mum and Dad would follow me, because they wouldn’t want to lose me even with Auntie Gayle!

Mum and Dad and our RV followed Uncle Mike and Auntie Gayle’s car down some little lanes, into some woods with big trees and ended up parking right on the shore of this ‘huge’ lake – Mum said it was called Magician Lake and that Beau had a house there right on the shore.

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Then we went around to Beau’s house and there he was, barking and making such a fuss, you would think he hadn’t seen me for years, when it was only (whisper “Mum, how long has it been? – oh, just 9 weeks!”), 9 weeks since we last saw him.

He went running around barking and telling me all the things he had been up to since we met.

All the fun he had been having around the house and in and out of the lake, we need to bring the gang here so that we can all join in.

When we get back home, I am going to tell Trouper, Gracie (and even Annabelle), Sweetie, Rosie, Remy, Bubba, Poppy, Layla and Babes to come with me and Beau to play at the lake.

Just then Beau’s next door neighbour Dillon came out barking and so I made another friend, right there in front of Beau’s house.

Beau and Dillon might be brothers, although Dillon is smaller than me but just as cute as Beau and Me, we are like the three Musketeers (don’t ask me what they are, it was a suggestion from Mum!).

It is quite tiring with Beau and Dillon as they are both young and want to play all the time, but when I have had enough, I just chill and watch them or even sometime, have a snooze and leave them to it.

Where was I? – Oh yes writing the next blog.

After we had got settled in and had a look around Beau’s house, Beau suggested we could go for a ride around the lake in his boat, he said he lets his Dad drive it and he just supervises, so we all piled on board and off we went.

Beau said that i could skipper a bit (I didn’t know what that meant so I asked Dad, he said ‘be in charge’), I liked the sound of that so I said to Beau, OK!

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Beau’s Dad is quite a good driver and we didn’t bump into any other boats the whole trip around the lake and I think my Mum and Dad were happy with the way Beau had trained him because they seemed very relaxed.

Auntie Gayle pointed out Beau’s house from out on the lake and it looked very nice, just big enough for everyone to have some room to play.

That night, after Mum and Dad had got a bit merry with the type of water they were drinking, they joined Beau’s Mum and Dad for a game of Mexican Train – no please don’t ask me I have no idea what it is.

My Mum and Dad have played it before with Uncle Bob and Auntie Cathy (Troupers Mum and Dad), somewhere else on the RV trip and they said they, Trouper and Auntie Cathy, had to keep an eye on Uncle Bob because he made up new rules all the time!

Dillon let his Mum and Dad, Uncle Tom and Auntie Mary come around to play as well, but Dillon, me and Beau just had a snooze whilst they got on with it.

That afternoon, Mum had made an Apple Pie for Uncle Mike, but when they shared it out, me and Beau got left out – Grrr!

So, to get our own back, as it was close to my bedtime I started squeaking to remind them and a few minutes later they packed up playing and we set off home – I’ll show them, not giving me and Beau a piece of pie!

Psst – I used the same squeak I have used with Uncle Rusty and Auntie Janice, it works every time.

The next day Dad asked me if I wanted to go with them to play golf, “not likely” I squeaked, I would rather stay with Beau.

‘Sorry to butt in Millie, but the game was ‘Wack-a-Ball’ for me and your Mum, only Uncle Mike and Auntie Gayle were good enough to call it golf – back to you Millie’

Dad interrupted there;

Where was I? – Oh yes, doing the blog.

Well when they came back from golf, Uncle Mike introduced Dad to a fast little boat called a ‘Jet Ski’ and off he went wobbling all around the lake, looking like a drunken sailor, me and Mum were so embarrassed!

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 The next day there was a bit of a panic on – not sure why, but Dad was going on about the sewer thing again, I just hope he isn’t going to get covered by that stuff again, however much I love him, there is only so much one can take!

So we packed up again and moved down the road to an RV site and Dad emptied the Sewer again, this time without bathing in it.

Then we piled into Uncle Mike’s car to go to somewhere called Lake Michigan (that confused me a bit as I thought that is where we were already?), Beau didn’t want to come as he had been before, so he lay down for a snooze and off we went.

It was rather hot, so I jumped into my stroller and Dad wheeled me up and down the beach on the side of Lake Michigan – it made him blow a bit – I think he wants to get more exercise!

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Then we went to a little harbour town called Saugatuck and me, Uncle Mike and Dad had a minute, whilst Auntie Gayle and Mum did a bit of tourist shopping!

Dad said that this was his favourite way to shop;

Then we went for a meal and I shared Mum and Dad’s Chicken – it was nice but didn’t agree with me and I had no choice but to sick it up!

Oh well, if it is not right, why keep it down I say.

Back to Beau and then off home with Mum and Dad, a great day!

A golf day planned again today and I have just found out what it is.

When Humans play golf, or ‘Whack-a-Ball’ as Mum and Dad call it, they use a metal stick to hit a little ball a long way away, then they walk after it and hit it again, then they walk after it again and keep doing it until they knock it down a little hole somewhere, then they pick it out of the hole and do it all over again!!!!!!!!!

If I live to be twenty, I will never understand just how daft Humans really are, can you imagine any Dog being daft enough to play golf, no, I can’t either”.

Thank goodness they didn’t insist on me and Beau going with them, we stayed at the house and had a snooze, really great with the cool breeze blowing off the lake – ahhh, this is the life!

When they got back it was out on the boat again and Beau let Uncle Mike drive again.

 

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Supervising and cooling off;

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I think he must bribe Beau with treats or something because he lets him drive the boat  quite a lot.

Well that was it, the next day we set off somewhere else – not sure where yet I will have to ask Mum and Dad although we are all going to miss Beau and his Mum and Dad, oh and the lake, oh and Dillon, oh and I wonder if we will see Trouper on the next bit of the trip, oh and …… !

I was worrying about when I was going to see Beau and Dillon again, but Mum said we would be seeing Beau in a couple of weeks and Dillon in a couple of months, when he brings his Mum and Dad down to Florida for a holiday.

So bye for now,

Your friend Millie x