Road trips are even more fun when we stay overnight. Our Omaha trip was so much fun, and we didn't have to rush home since we had a hotel room. Okay, actually we did have to rush home, but that's another story.
One snag in this plan...our two beloved Siberian Huskies. We can't leave them alone this long. Well, we could, except if we left them 2 days' worth of dog food, they would eat it within seconds of us leaving, vomit, then....well, I'll spare you the details about their digusting dog nature. And there's also the pooping aspect of the whole situation. Basically, they need to be fed twice a day and need to be let out a few times too. Or go to the kennel.
They love the kennel. We love the kennel. Many (many!) folks in our area love the kennel. Thus...the kennel is very often full. Especially for folks like The Goofys that plan Saturday trips on Wednesday night (we are a tad spur-of-the-moment sometimes).
I had trips planned for this coming weekend (Lindsborg, KS) and the following weekend (possibly Omaha again), but alas...no kennel.
Even for Omaha, we didn't have a kennel. We
So, instead of being a family with a 3-year-old that makes it difficult to travel, we are a family with a 3-year-old that loves to travel, but our dogs are keeping us home.
Instead of having Mommy Guilt, I have Puppy Parent Guilt, when I think that Casey (who turns 14 this year, which is like being the Buck O'Neil of dogs) will not be with us much longer. We've had her since she was about 6 months old, so there will be a big hole in our family when she goes. Even GJ is very attached to Casey. She is his favorite. Shhhh, don't tell Murphy!
So for the moment, we are grounded. I should be planning our trip to Lindsborg for three weeks' out (kennel is available), but it's hard for me to plan that far ahead.***
We are making do. I think this weekend will involve a trip to Deanna Rose Farmstead (horses! goats! chickens! oh my!) and/or Powell Gardens.
...and a call to the kennel to make some reservations!
*One of my Mommy Goals is to give GJ lots of new experiences. That way, when he gets old enough, we can go exploring together, instead of sitting in front of the TV together (aka the way I grew up).
**Everyone should have a Dog-Loving Friend...they are such good people. And they never mind when you talk about poop.
***This is why I never get good rates on airplane travel...sigh.
2 comments:
Thanks for the link to Lindsborg. Brought back childhood memories of several trips to Coronado Heights, trekking up what I then considered to be a BIG hill and then exploring the castle. Alas, I'm afraid that I can never go back -- the adult view could ruin my wonderful childhood memories.
You can never go wrong at Deanna Rose and the mazes at Powell Gardens look like lots of fun!
Lindsborg is cool! I ran across it on my way to Hutchinson and detoured to visit on my way back. I had breakfast at some Swedish-themed B&B but decided to forego the herring in cream sauce (even though my Swedish relatives would have been very disappointed in me). I wanted to go shopping for a Dala horse, but it was Sunday and none of the shops were open yet.
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