As previously mentioned, Gary's promotion was effective December 1st but they allowed us to share Christmas with family and take the holiday time for road travel to California. Again, IBM would have flown us and the animals to California and put us up in a hotel until the furniture arrived. But we wanted to see some of what was between the east and west coast and it was during school holiday.
The entire family had our celebratory meal December 23rd, my mother and step father stayed a few days more and left Bowie, MD Christmas day.
There were lots of tasks for us to complete before the movers came to pack up the house in 4 days. The van would be pulling the In'tl Scout (storage unit) which would carry sleeping bags, cooler, 6 days of clothing, thermos, coffee pot, eating utensils and cat and dog food. In the van with us would be a flashlight, cat carrier and litter box. Oh, and wide mouth jar for emergencies on the road (you're welcome Robin 😎).
December 28, 1978 was packing day, where the hell did all that crap come from? The movers had to rearrange things in order to get Gary's beloved Porsche in. You can see part of the Porsche in the above photo.
Betty inquired as to how the pets were transported. Both rode in the van with us and a litterbox stayed inside the van so Pyewacket could use it at will. We also had a pet carrier for her to ensure she wouldn't accidentally escape when we stopped to walk Misty and to transport her from van to motel room.
Pyewacket travelled just fine and no need to use the tranquilizers the vet gave us. BTW, Pyewacket was given her name because of a cute movie called Bell Book and Candle. Here she is quite content looking out the window.
Trip beginning Saturday, December 30, 1978 will continue next week.
Saundra
