Well, we are now officially "snowbirds". Been keeping an eye on the weather looking for a couple of clear days and we managed to take off early Weds morning (12/30). I think I overwhelmed Doug with all the packing to be done, mainly because there were so many things we couldn't put out till the last minute or they would freeze. We took off 8am with the thermometer reading zero degrees. It was so cold that for the first 2 hours we could see our breath inside while driving. The dashboard heater just couldn't keep up with heating such a large area. Luckily as the sun came up we got warm again. We are heading first to VA to visit Karen & Dakota and then on the Sarasota, FL.

Olive has settled right in without a care. We got her a cage and put her bed in there. We keep it closed only when there is a chance of her slipping out -not very likely in these cold temps. The rest of the time she has been sleeping on the bed of if it was too cold back there she slept in the cage right between us and right in front of the heater. No she's not spoiled.. . . This is her testing out the cage before we left home. Apparently as far as a cat is concerned anyplace she can sleep is fine with her!