The Great Cat Pass of '07

Tomorrow Joe and I are flying out to AZ to spend two weeks with my family. This, however, presented a problem since we were certainly not going to fly across country with our cats, and two weeks is far too long to just have someone come by daily and give them food. Our cats are needy, social creatures. They need to be petted and loved in addition to being fed. For these same reasons I wasn't crazy about boarding them.

So last weekend, while Joe's parents were here visiting, Joe's dad, Joe, offered to meet us halfway between our houses (over 180 miles - about 290kms - for each of us) and take our cats. How awesome is that?! I don't think many people volunteer to cross state lines just to pick up your cats. My family-in-law is the best.

Anyway, yesterday we gathered the kid and the cats, and headed out to Hazelton, PA.

Ready to go!

It was a long drive and Lucy fell asleep for a while.

Nappin' on the way

Once there, we decided to have some lunch and visit for a while. Unfortunately, most establishments don't allow patrons to bring in their caged cats, and since it's summer, leaving the cats in the car was just not an option. Even with the windows down it's still very hot, and not enough air could have circulated through. Also, our freakin' car would have been wide open! Our solution was to grab fast food, and eat it outside.

Picnicin'

Joe and Diana actually had the table and the blanket in their  car, so we had a Taco Bell picnic by the side of the road near a shopping mall parking lot. It worked out fairly well. The cats got a little air...

The kitties getting fresh air... sorta

... and Lucy got to hang out with her Papa Joe and Auntie D for a bit.

Lulu, Auntie D, and Papa (2)

Papa's belly makes a good seat

Lucille Posing with Aunt Diana -- and slapping her face?

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We finally had to say good-bye to the kitties and head home. Now that Lucy is in a forward facing car seat, I can sneak a look at her from my visor mirror. I did so on the way home, and caught this:

She thinks she's nibbling her toes in secret!