turns out we are not failures!

who knew?!? most of you already know, but this beats doing a mass email because you check it by choice and i don't bombard your in box... but we got tickets back to vermont for wednesday, may first. we are flying direct from oaktown to beantown on jet blue with two kitties in our laps (really in bags, but they will be our carry ons). my brother will drive us to the airport, and take my car back to his house. he and his family will also house all of our stuff that is staying here (should only be a chest of drawers full of blankets and towels and things, but still it will have a home). so i think this is a good plan. and it is far cheaper and faster than driving back across the country. maybe at the end of the summer i will be ready for another cross country adventure, but i still haven't gotten over the new year's eve catastrophe. (where we shoved two screaming cats under the bed and pretended they weren't there until we woke up the next morning.) i think flying is faster and will keep the four of us as sane as we possibly can be. so that is nice. and jet blue serves snax. that is huge since we will be on there from 10(pst) am to 7pm (est). i think we will need some snacks and most airlines don't really serve food. the manix's say they will pick us up. that will be so nice to see them and hug their little pointed heads off, but soon after we get back to the v-t, we will be aching to see all of you, too. expect big hugs, and maybe some tears (but probably not, because i usually only cry at goodbyes, but dust may be another story... you know he cries all the time--mostly just since we got married...he weeps and weeps and says "why am i so trapped" through his sobs, "what was i thinking.." i just point and laugh. i've even made up a dance i call "look, he's crying again." it involves me jumping and waving frantically and pointing and saying in a sing-songy tone, "look, he's crying again! look, look, he's crying again!) i am so funny.