Lately we've been doing most of our driving early in the morning. Our trip to Kent to spend time with Todd's family before Christmas fell right into that pattern. We bundled Firenze and Buddy into the car. Ginger always stays home. It's better that way. She's not really very friendly. She only tolerates the dog and terrorizes strangers and strange animals. And by terrorize I mean bites and scratches and makes awful noises. She is much happier at home, so unless we're gone for more than a few days, we empty the kitty litter, fill up the food and water dishes and make sure the emergency pet alert sticker is firmly adhered to the window.
Firenze got to come with us because we decided that he was too little to stay by himself. We got him situated in the cute new little cat carrier and he promptly threw up. Then he got spend the rest of the ride comfortably ensconced in my coat.
One of the reasons we headed out early was so that we could make it to Borders before I needed to be on a conference call. I stayed in the car while Todd went in and as I was sitting there with the car-sick cat, I was thinking it would be really nice if I had a cup of coffee. Conveniently Todd came back with two delicious lattes - one peppermint mocha and one gingerbread. The gingerbread one had the cutest tiny little gingerbread cookie in it!
When we finally got to Todd's mom's house we were greeted by an interestingly wrapped present in the shape of a giraffe - complete with purple tongue and red horns!
Firenze immediately figured out that cats belong under the couch. That's Twoie on the left, in matching orange.
Eventually he came out to sit with the dog.
And to have some shrimp with all the other cats.
And he warmed up to Melissa quickly.
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