Playing Catch Up...

I have been given the riot act for not posting of our return and of being absent from the blogosphere lately and for that I apologize. Let me see if I can make it up by getting everyone up-to-date.

First, our trip was wonderful. We were able to spend time with my family and the pups were able to spend a whole week with Momma and everyone was very happy. Our memories of the trip are:

Monday: We woke to a surprise, there was snow on the ground! It was not a lot of snow, but it would have shut roads down in Atlanta!

We had a little trouble on Monday, it was the second day of our journey and we got lost in New Jersey for a bit. Even with the fact that we got lost, we enjoyed the trip together and we got to my parent's house around 7:00 PM and were welcomed with a wonderful Swedish meal of sausage and plenty of veggies to make up for my junk food diet along the way. The pups enjoyed seeing their Grandma and Grandpa and gave lots of kisses, but were ready for a long nights sleep. We unpacked and had a great night's sleep.

Tuesday: What a day. The pups got to spend the morning playing in the yard, being spoiled by Grandma with lots of boiled chicken and treats. Then we drove up to see my brother and had a wonderful lunch of fish stew and more treats for the pups. The best part of the day was when it started snowing and the pups and I went out and played with Ian in the snow. Ian also played a guitar solo while we were there, which was incredible. All in all, just a great day. And I got to drive home in a blizzard which brought back great memories of living in New England!




Wednesday: Today we rested and just relaxed. My Dad made a wonderful breakfast and then we watched TV and talked and just let the pups play and nap during the day. Tonight was the night for fish and chips for dinner. I can always count of my Dad to bring me food that I can't get easily while in Atlanta.

Thursday: Today was "Karen To Do List" Day. I spent the day repairing faucets, dusting walls and ceilings, fixing wiring, setting up computers and printers, and trying to repair paint and wallpaper issues. It was a long day, but my Dad made it relaxing at the end of the day by getting Friendly's for dinner and ordering a movie for the night. Between the delicious dinner, the great movie and the ice cream for desert the pups and I slept great this night. And the pups are such good helpers, they loved all the activity today, and really enjoyed the frisbee playing out in the yard.
Friday: Today was a day of organization, which was fun. We spent the day cleaning out the closet in the computer/guest room. I know it was difficult for my Mom to let go of things, but I hope that in the end she is happy that she now has a room to relax and work on her computer or simply relax and read. The pups certainly loved the new cleaned out room, they spent the day watching us clean by laying on the futon and sleeping all afternoon.

Saturday: We started our journey back. We left in the morning and drove to Roanoke, Virginia. It was a great hotel, we had a wonderful suite, but it was on the third floor, so it was quite an experience getting two pups and all the luggage up to the room before being able to settle in for the night. I will say that traveling on your own with pups is challenging when you are trying to keep the pups safe and happy, but also try to get all the work done of arriving and unpacking a vehicle.

Sunday: We made it home. Kevin was so excited to see us and the pups were so happy to be home. It is funny that pups are much the same as us when it comes to vacation - vacations are wonderful, but it is always good to be home too.

Getting back was a lot of work as well, we needed to unpack and I needed to start work the next day. We also heard back from all the tests that Tasha had before we left and we were sad to learn that her cancer is back already. So, again, the journey is to keep her as happy and as comfortable as possible and wait for her to tell us she has had enough.

It is safe to say that she is not ready to go anywhere yet. We had a snow storm here in Georgia, which allowed the pups to have another day of romping in the snow.



We are now planning for the next big trip. The pups and I are going to busy in May. Should Tasha be ok, we will be traveling to Nebraska to see Sara graduate, and to Connecticut to stay with my Dad while my Mom travels to Idaho for my Grandmother's 90th birthday party. In between, we will enjoy every moment and hope for the best.