The Cat Report--Travel
If you read this blog regularly, you might remember I was worried about our vacation and how Old Cat would react to living in a travel trailer for a few weeks. She's 21, though she wears her age very well, and she hadn't been on many car trips in her lifetime. Because she's so old, we weighed the possibilities carefully. Leave her home with a drop-in sitter? She'd be alone most of the time. Take her to relatives? She'd be just as upset in a strange place as she'd be in a camper. Boarding has never been something she enjoys. In the end we decided she'd come along. If it was traumatic, at least she'd be with Mom and Dad. There's no telling what she thought, of course, but Old Cat did okay. The going-down-the-road part wasn't her favorite, but she accepted it if she could crawl into the pillowcase on the camper bed and stay there until the movement stopped. Since she sleeps all day anyway, that worked well. Once we were set up, she did exactly w
I'm more like Faye than Barb when it comes to loving to cooking for my family. But I'm more like Barb in how i think about most things and being a Grammar Nazi. I really enjoy being with family at holiday gatherings but i also enjoy my alone time.
ReplyDeleteI had a cousin tell me not too long ago that she can't believe we're related, since I no longer cook--ever. I used to like doing the big meals at holidays when we were a big family. Now I let my husband enjoy that great feeling. :)
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