Getting the Cat out of the Bag

This is where it begins..the annual trek to Minnesota. Making lists. Packing. Cleaning.

Added to this year's lists: "Arrange cat care." It was on last year's trip that we found our little kitten (now a full grown cat), Migizi. We named him after the trail we found him on while biking.

Although Migizi tried to stow away in our suitcases so he could go back and visit his homeland, we managed to keep him in his new home, and left Daniel and Madeline in charge of him for the week.

We packed the car and car-top carrier with our bags and necessary (ok, and some unnecessary) belongings. Tom went to bed so he could finish up and load up the bikes in the morning. I finally joined him around 2:00 a.m. It will be a short night as usual.