Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Counting down the days

Things are getting pretty crazy here.  We leave in 2 and a half days and it feels like every time I check something off of my "to-do" list, I add 1 or 2 more things!  I'm sure I wouldn't feel so busy if I didn't have to work and if Trip wasn't consumed with final exams and projects.  He is spending all his free time finishing school, I am spending all my free time getting ourselves ready to go.  It is tiring and stressful, but it is totally worth it!  Plus, if we are sleep deprived when we leave, it will make it easier to sleep on the plan, right?!

On a different note, we finally figured out what to do with Jack while we are gone.  Trip was struck with a brilliant idea about a week ago.  Everyone we normally ask to watch Jack when we are gone has travel plans of their own over the holidays and it was looking like we had no other option but to put Jack into boarding.  I am okay with the idea, especially since the boarding place we looked at was ridiculously clean, but 6 weeks is a really long time!  I couldn't help but worry that Jack might think we had abandoned him, especially since he was abandoned before we found him.

Anyway, we had Tennyson Jr over and in the middle of lunch Trip suddenly asked him what he thought about dog and cat sitting at our place for the next 6 weeks.  It was kind of last minute, but everything has fallen into place.  This is a win win for all parties involved...Trip and I don't have to worry about Jack or Tigger, Dad won't be alone and won't have to clean the litter box, and Tennyson will earn money for school and get to test out living with a roommate.  We are truly blessed to have moments of inspiration and friends who are willing and able to help us out!

We are super excited to be home for the holidays and we can't wait to see our family and friends face to face.  I am even excited to wear sweaters again. 

2 comments:

  1. Glad you got the pet situation figured out! And I hate to brake it to you, but it never seems to get less busy. . . even being at home with Brayden, I have the hardest time getting it all done!! But, it's nice to think about the "someday" when we'll have more time :D

    Can't wait to see you! Have fun in Philly and tell the Bakers hi!

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  2. btw...Jack is doing well and Tennyson is happy to be on his own too, it seems.

    Chi is a mess and Tigger is hiding all day whining about Chi. I thought I would go crazy this afternoon as Tennyson had Chi in the bathroom because she just wets every where she goes in the apartment and she just kept barking (for over an hour non-stop), Jack was moaning because Chi was barking, and Tigger was on my lap groaning and hissing at Chi barking, all in unison for over an hour.

    I hope Chi adjusts or she may need boarding just to keep everyone else sane.

    But, Jack seems to be doing fine :-)

    I don't mind company, but I miss you guys. I will really miss all of you this year. I am having a hard time wrapping my mind around the idea of not being together. I haven't been able to get settled with it yet, and maybe I never will. I think I might be just a little crazy this time...As Scott McKinley put it, I may not have Alzheimer's but I probably have Halfheimer's so this might not have been the most rational decision I ever made.

    Love, Dad

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