My brother, Jason, and his family graciously agreed to “cat sit” our three furry children while we are living in Graz. However, that meant we had to drive with the kitties from Grand Rapids, MI all the way to St. Louis, MO! We loaded the kitties and their paraphernalia up in the truck and took off midday 13 January. Once the kitties realized we weren’t going to the vet they stopped meowing and finally settled down, each choosing a kid’s lap to rest on. Merlin was with Faywen, Tigerlily with Seamus, and Beefuzz with Liam.

Our 7 yr. old niece, Emma, was very excited about taking care of our kitty cats when we arrived in the evening!

The cats were very good for the 8 hour car ride and they have settled in nicely at the new house. We opted to stay a couple of days in St. Louis with the kitties to help them acclimated to their new surroundings. Jason and Laura will take us to the St. Louis airport for our flight to Europe! A hearty thanks to them for taking such good care of our kitty cats.

On another note… our bunny, Duncan, was dropped off on 12 January to our good friends Pat and Clyde Leigh in Grand Rapids, MI. Clyde is allergic to cats or otherwise they would have cat sat for us. Duncan snuggled into Clyde’s arms quite nicely. Pat loved watching Duncan frolic on their carpeted living room. She is looking forward to playing with him many days. He’ll be one spoiled bunny while we’re gone!