Blogs from Barre, Vermont, United States, North America

He's only been in the house 24 hours and we're learning about this new tiny animal so quickly. I think it was a huge help that both my teenagers have spent at least a day in the house he was born in so the smells are familiar. He's personality plus and I wonder how much Persian or Angora is in his dad. He seems to have a permanent case of fluff or the danger response. We had a cat like that. The hair doesn't lay down. It used to be as a kid when I got a new animal we were supposed to leave it alone in a room to get used to the new home. I couldn't have kept the teenagers away. The tiny kitten is a cuddle bug. He seems to need company. If ... read more

We made a list of what we each need to pack. We circled on a map each of the places we want to go. We talked to teachers about their suggestions that they think would be interesting to see on the trip. We bought books filled with activities for Natasha and Bailey. We told the people we would be visiting that we are coming. We told our friends and family that we would have a blog for them to watch our progress.... read more