Ready, set...

Things are coming together for our big trip. The movers will come next Thursday (July 29) and then Marty, Ziggy, and I will fly back to the US the following Monday (August 2). Between now and then we still have a lot to get done, of course.

The most pressing matter at the moment is selling the sofa and the two wardrobes. Most everything else we wanted to sell is already sold or spoken for, but we still have these three things. If you know anyone in the Munich area who might be interested, feel free to direct them to our moving sale page.

 

Because of recently adopted anti-terrorism policies in the US, we won't be able to take any groceries or food back in our packed goods. That means that everything here needs to be given away or thrown out. I am trying to use up as much of my baking supplies as I can, and I may make a couple of batches of cookies today. But still there will be things to get rid of. Luckily, we have a party to go to the night before we leave Munich, so I'm sure I can take all my last things there and people will be able to take them home.

 

Right now my head is full of things I have to get done before I leave, items I need to remember to get rid of or set aside so that they don't get packed up, and the usual chores and errands that need to be done all the time. I really need to start making some lists like I did on the way over here. I was so organized!

 

And finally, Ziggy is preparing for the trip in his own way. He's getting used to the carrier again (right now it's his favorite place to nap). He's also identified his new "water dish" for the trip. Unfortunately for me, it's my favorite mug to drink water out of. It's an enameled metal cup that I got here in Germany. Every time I would set it down on the coffee table, I'd turn around and Ziggy would be drinking out of it. I think it's a good idea, since it's taller than a regular dish and won't spill so easily. And he can obviously drink out of it just fine, as he's demonstrating in one of the pictures below.

 

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1. Ziggy's usual dinner setup, with the addition of the extra "water dish."

2. His head fits in there better than you might think.

3. The convertible carrier, with the top down.

4. So comfy!

5. You can see his "bald spots" in this picture, leftovers from some side effects he had to taking thyroid medication a while back. They are growing back in, slowly.