High as a Kite

The movers picked up our stuff on Wednesday July 23, K's parents arrived in Columbus on Friday, we gave Toonces and Little Bit tranquilizers at 8 AM on Saturday and we set off at 9 AM for what ended up being a 17-hour tour. Toonces didn't like being in the pet carrier so she attacked the metal door, scratching up her nose and tearing up a few claws - the only bloodshed of the day. She got to spend the rest of the day patrolling the car in her drug-induced haze. Little Bit stayed in her carrier and cried once and a while. We stopped every hour or so to do something ... go to the bathroom, get a tea, drug the cats again, eat a 7-course meal, smell the daises .... at one point, we lost K's parents and have to drive 40 mph on the interstate for an hour until they caught up with us. Then we had to drive 100 mph to keep up with them. We arrived at customs at 10:30 PM. Bert and Cindy made it through no problem. Immigration upgraded me from an accompanying family member permit to a 3-year open work permit. Some of our paperwork was missing in action (maybe in K's parents car) ... So, K spoke German to the customs guy, he thought that was great, and let us through (no claiming the car, no paying duty on liquor, no showing the pets' certificates). We arrived in Montreal around 2 AM. Lessons learned: drug your pets, stop to smell the daises, and bring more liquor when you land in Canada.

Toonces, the Tormented (notice her nose)

Little Bit, the Lethargic