Road Trip Day 1

Late departure from the 'Couve... so we didn't get too far.  We are in our room in Pendleton, OR.  We've smuggled our three cats in (one by one, four flights of stairs and another trip for the litter box).  Cassie is in the corner under a desk growling, Houdini is huddled not-too-close to Cassie for fear of death and Baby Girl is wandering around like she owns the place.  CJ is wired and Chris and I are POOPED!!!

With a little over 200 miles under our belts on this little adventure and we are now a bit wiser.  Let me share a few tips for traveling 2,000+ miles with 3 cats and a 2 1/2 year old.

1. It is important to pack wisely but even more important to load the vehicle like a genius.  Make sure those must-get items are accessible on the fly in order to head off a cranky toddler.
2. Bring air freshener for when the cats need to take care of business.
3. Bring upholstery cleaner for when the cats show you just how displeased they are with your selected mode of travel.
4. Find out when Starbucks closes... apparently the two we attempted to hit for me close at 7.
5. Finally, and my mom will love this, don't ever move so far away that you have to pick and choose what to move.  We unloaded literally a ton of trash and donated 3 car-fulls of stuff on top of giving away a boatload of stuff.  And on top of that, the PODS box may be overstuffed as is our Rav4.  We will be packing up some excess from the car and shipping it ahead of us.  Perhaps they can ship cats, too???

Well I will hopefully post again tomorrow evening with the results of Day 2.  Please pray for a productive travel day tomorrow and for it to go smoothly!