Photo Hunters - Road

When I saw that this week's Photo Hunters theme was Road, it made me remember our move from Kansas City to O Hi O. It was a big adventure for us that we did not care for very much...

Here are the movers packing up my toys.

And here's Diamond in the back seat saying "Bye-bye Kansas City!"
We were in the back, drugged and stuffed in our PTU's, yeah...good times...

The Abbreviated Story of Our Move To O Hi O

We have lived in O Hi O for 5 weeks now. Time really skates along and before you know it you are listening to your Mommy complain about how awful her photo looks on her new O Hi O driver's license and how she can't find a decent cut of meat (we were from Kansas City after all)! Aside from the meat issue and having to ship our Tidy Cat crystals from PetSmart, O Hi O is quite nice. We are unpacked and enjoying the new home, finding new nappy spots, watching the outdoors from our new windows and just generally being happy. Rudy isn't as rude and he hasn't put the bitey on me since we have been here. I miss some of my friends from KC - there were some woofies I liked to watch walk by and I had some squirrel buddies that would hang out in the back yard that I could chitter to from my beloved back porch. I also miss getting little bites of KC BBQ. Other than that, home is here. I have new squirrel friends (they are black here - so good looking!), new birds to look at from the feeder and lots of other interesting stuff. And of course there is the upstairs deck where I can be OUTSIDE and the 19 stairs that are perfect for Thundering Herds of Elephants at dark early o'clock! In the winter I will have 2 fireplaces to choose from for warm naps and the big kitchen that has my special anti-getting-stepped-on snoopervising spot. Yup, it's all good.
So, here is the story of the last week of July, or as Mommy calls it the week from H E double hockey sticks!

Here I am guarding the stereo before the packers packed it.

Payton's Memorial and empty pots waiting to be packed

Rudy amidst the choas
Mommy and Daddy have one last evening at the Brooksider -see that awful O Hi O state flag hanging up there? It really bugged Mommy.

The moving van arrived. (Don't tell Mommy I told you this, but she broke down and sobbed when it pulled up. She said that's when it really hit her.)

It was a huge truck and by now we kitties were locked in a spare bedroom with no furniture - just our food and water and litter box. We were a little freaked out!

All loaded and ready to take ALL OUR STUFF! Even my toys!

Bye-Bye! Please take care of my toys! (Mommy sobbed again)
This doesn't look good, not at all...

On our way, Diamond is having a blast. Us, not so much, we are behind him all passed out in our PTU'S. (Thank goodness for drugs!) It was the hottest day of the year and even with the AC on full blast, Mommy and Daddy were constanly checking on us to make sure we were OK. They had to keep moving our PTU's because of the location of the sun. It took 11 1/2 hours and about 5 years off of Mommy and Daddy's life!
"Hey Pop, can we stop at McDonald's for a burger?"

Thursday 13 Edition 4 - Some Random Shots of Our New Home

We are still having a ball, we are exploring and sniffing and playing! I have found a few special windows to look at the birdies outside. Mommy unpacked my toys and I am so happy to be able to play with my fake mousies, I missed them a lot. I have been batting them around and leaving them in great places for Mommy and Daddy to step on and freak out! It's tons of fun! There are still boxes all over the place and Mommy and Daddy work late into the night to try and get things all organized. They say it won't be long till things are normal and we can relax and have some fun. We use our boxes and we are being the best kitties ever. Mommy says we can have a big party in a few weeks and invite every kitty over! Wanna' come?

Life In O Hi O So Far

Hi Everykitty! Have you missed me?

This is the back of our new home. It has a deck on the 2nd floor. I hope I can go on the deck (supervised) and enjoy the fresh air. (Mommy took this picture last month).

There are a lot of nice things about O Hi O. They have birds here. I've been watching them from a little apartment we are staying at until our stuff gets here. The movers gave us a NINE day window for their arrival and now it looks as though it might be Tuesday before my toys are back with me. That's a lot of sleeps away. We have made the most of it by playing with balls that Mommy made for us from aluminum foil. It's fun. Kinda.

Mommy had to go back to where she hunts today so Daddy started moving some little things from the apartment to our house. We haven't been there yet.

Our drive was long and it was very hot outside. Mommy spent the entire drive stressing about us being too hot. She kept adjusting our kennels to keep us out of the sunlight. We were fine, the air conditioning kept us cool. Plus the drugs made us sleep a lot. Diamond Doggy sat in his seat and watched all of the scenery. He seemed to enjoy the big adventure. Us, not so much...

We have photos, but can't post them till Mommy figures out how to change her e-mail on her phone. She's technologically challenged.

I'll tell you more when I can. With all of the moving I am having a hard time getting Mommy to help me with my blog. I wish she'd get her priorities (ME!) in order. We're fine - one more ride in our P.T.U.'s to our new home and that will be it for my traveling adventures - hopefully for a long, long time!

Better Living Through Chemicals

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We made it. We are tired. We are VERY GLAD we took drugs. 11 hours is a long time for a kitty to be in a kennel in a vehicle. We have already eaten, drank and, uh, you know....used the box!
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