Plus, Barb, you could try Rescue Remedy. It's a Bach Flower Remedy you can find in any healthfood store. A few drops rubbed into the underside of the ears, or in a water bowl (served BEFORE the trip) might help.

Making notes. Thanks so much, guys. Every little bit of advice helps.

The cowboy theme ended up super cute. I didn't have a theme preference and DW wanted cowboy so I went with it. Now I'm glad cause it was really fun! Shanie's grandma is going to make the tablecloth into a quilt. The tablecloth (and bibs and burp cloths) were made by his great aunt Jan.

Job~ma for your DH, Beth.

Health~ma for you, sumi. I hope they can help with the weirdness.

I am at Heathrow arrivals. I love that even though McDonald's is over past security, I can still get online via their wifi.

Zenkitty, do you have them crate-trained?

Andi, not specifically, but the carriers are often out and open; they don't sleep in them, but they go in and out. Leo doesn't fight the carrier; I open the little door and say, "Get in", and he goes right in and settles down. Percy, who was almost 2 when I got him and was not paid much attention to by his former people, freaks the fuck out when I try to get him in his carrier. He's very nervous. It requires advance planning and a sneaky diversionary tactic to get him in.

Percy's an odd one. He's timid and suspicious; if anyone else is in the house, he'll hide. For six months after I got him, my family was teasing me about my imaginary cat. He's getting better, though. When I went to get him from the people who were giving him away, they warned me a couple times that he was shy and they might not be able to get him out for me to see him. As soon as I walked in their door and said hello, no exaggeration, he came out of the hallway, walked right up to me, and flopped down on my feet to be petted. They were astounded. There was no question at that point that he was coming home with me.

Driving from NJ to VA with Leo was not much of a problem, as much as I'd worried about it. He whined for a while, then went to sleep, and stayed quietly in the carrier the whole nine hours, until we were about thirty miles from our new home (in the middle of the night) and then he decided it was Time to Get Out. When Leo wants out of his carrier? The little whackjob will practically break a tooth trying to chew through the bars. He has a strong sense of personal agency. So I let him out, and prayed he wouldn't get under my feet. I drove slowly and was grateful there wasn't any traffic. He prowled, stared at the world going by, and finally settled down on my left arm. The car being an automatic, I let him, and all was well.

This? KILLS me with the cuteness.

job~ma for Matt, beth. I hope he gets out of the hellish situation soon!

Oh, GC, the shower pics are ADORABLE!

~ma for Matt.

Shower pics are totally cute.

Monday, it is what it is, you know? I'm so glad I leave an hour early on Mondays. I did get to tour a recycling facility this morning, that was cool.

Oh, and was it here Calli was posting about the delish desserts she made? BECAUSE THEY WERE AWESOME. All of them. I nommed.

It requires advance planning and a sneaky diversionary tactic to get him in.

Whenever I have to take Amarna to the vet, the first thing I do is make sure she's not in the bedroom and I close the door. Only then do I take the carrier out of the hall closet and either pull her off of whatever perch she's on or out from under the computer desk to tip her into it (I put it on a big slant and then get her front paws and head in--the rest of her follows).

As soon as I walked in their door and said hello, no exaggeration, he came out of the hallway, walked right up to me, and flopped down on my feet to be petted. They were astounded. There was no question at that point that he was coming home with me.

Awww, so sweet!!

Love that cake.

And thanks for the ma~~~.Just knowing people are pulling for him should help.

Job~ma for DH, beth.