Do the day and let the day do you.
So today is the day we finally leave and I should be more excited to hit the road, but I am really going to miss my parents and Ash. Despite the ups and downs I had a really great time. That is the first time we’ve all been together at once since Christmas 2005. Yesterday, Ash, Matt, and I spent almost 2 hours in the pool doing cannonballs, jumps, and seeing how many flips or handstands we could do. It was just like the kind of summer day you remember from childhood.
This morning dad took us all out for breakfast and Bit of Country. We had a goal of getting on the road by 10. Of course we were running a bit late and we all walked the mile or so to the restaurant. As we were leaving the driveway I asked Matt, “you know we aren’t leaving here till at least noon, right?”. “yeah, I know.” A yummy breakfast was had by all and we walked back. Back to packing and piling and configuring belongings into the car. Packing that much stuff into the car reminded me of those 3-D jigsaw puzzles. We ended up dumping a box for them to ship to us to clear room in the truck. We had plenty of room in the back seat but the goal was to have room to keep the kennel open and give the cats more room. Complicating the packing was the intense heat. When we were packing up in Anchorage we were freezing. Now we’re packing in Palm Springs and we’re going to have a heat stroke. It’s been in the mid 90’s this week. I will really miss the pool. I don’t know how people there survive without one. After lots of goodbyes and pictures being snapped we were getting the last of the luggage and the cats into the car. Meow…. And it starts.
Not even out of the driveway we have the distinct realization that we needed to figure out how to knock the cats out. A trip to Trader Joe’s for water and snacks and off to Petco. I bought other some calming stuff (couldn’t find what I did with the original bottle) and a syringe. Walked across the parking lot to Walgreens to get Dramamine. I looked it up and cats can have 5- 12 mg. With the help of a pharmacist I bought the 25mg tablets and a pill cutter. Then out to quarter them and get them down the cats. We were really on the road now… at 2pm. We had reservations in Williams, AZ, a several hour drive, and the meds were not kicking in yet.
And hour on the road and there are no sights. It’s desolate. The road is straight, but hilly. Not the kind of hills that that are long and sloping. The kind that are short and quick and if you aren’t looking straight ahead send your stomach soaring up into your throat. The cats were hanging in there and pretty quiet. We let them out of the kennel. Lucy came up to sit in my lap. Thomas came out for a look then went back inside to sleep. The Dramamine had one noticeable side affect on Lucy other than drowsiness. Drooling. She was practically foaming at the mouth! It just came down in a slow, steady stream of thick saliva. But she was calm so drool all over my clothes was an acceptable price. We crossed the Colorado River into AZ and stopped in Topock for a gas top-off, bathroom, and some Wendy’s. We passed North of Lake Havasu and more miles to Kingsman, the sun slowly closing toward the horizon behind us, and we finally make it to Williams. We get out and the hotel and brrrrr! It’s chilly here! The low tonight is in the thirties. We’re not in the desert anymore!
SKT
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