The Highland Kitties (and humans) arrived safely in Iowa

Daniel Mahoney wrote:
Sorry I haven't updated recently, but things have been a bit busy
here.

Our drive from CA to IA was fairly uneventful, and we got into
Grinnell, IA on Friday. The place we rented turned out to be way
smaller than we expected (yes, we rented it sight-unseen), so we put
3/4 of our stuff into storage, and are basically camped out on the
ground floor of this 2 story house for now.

Saturday we ran into Newton (where my job will be moving this summer),
intending to look for a larger house to rent. Much to our surprise, we
found a nearly perfect house, set up just the way we would like, at a
price we can afford to BUY! So we made an offer on it, and it was
accepted. Now it's just a question of arranging the financing.

The kitties traveled pretty well. None of the them enjoyed the trip,
but none of them were overly traumatized either. Ranger-man (who can
now be called Ranger Roadcat, since he rode in the big truck with me
for 2 days of the journey) and Harri have been pretty cool and
laid-back about the whole thing, but all the other kitties kept
themselves pretty well hidden for the first 24 hours. Now, however,
everybody seems to settling in nicely and all seem to be comfortable
in our new place. Perhaps a little TOO comfortable - our mattress
starts to feel like a racetrack late at night, when all 6 of the
kitties come to snuggle for at least part of the night.

I'll post more when I get a little more time. Thanks, everybody, for
your purrs! A few more would be appreciated, until we get the new
house purchase completed.

Dan

I'm glad the trip went well. Purrs that you can arrange financing at a good
rate.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart.
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

Daniel Mahoney wrote:


I'll post more when I get a little more time. Thanks, everybody, for
your purrs! A few more would be appreciated, until we get the new house
purchase completed.


Purrs for the house to be yours asap

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

--
Message posted via http://www.catkb.com

Congratulations on finding a house. Purrs that everything goes smooth with
the purchase.

Ann

--
read Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/
see pictures of Sam at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ann791/my_photos
"Daniel Mahoney" wrote in message
...
Sorry I haven't updated recently, but things have been a bit busy here.

Our drive from CA to IA was fairly uneventful, and we got into Grinnell,
IA on Friday. The place we rented turned out to be way smaller than we
expected (yes, we rented it sight-unseen), so we put 3/4 of our stuff into
storage, and are basically camped out on the ground floor of this 2 story
house for now.

Saturday we ran into Newton (where my job will be moving this summer),
intending to look for a larger house to rent. Much to our surprise, we
found a nearly perfect house, set up just the way we would like, at a
price we can afford to BUY! So we made an offer on it, and it was
accepted. Now it's just a question of arranging the financing.

The kitties traveled pretty well. None of the them enjoyed the trip, but
none of them were overly traumatized either. Ranger-man (who can now be
called Ranger Roadcat, since he rode in the big truck with me for 2 days
of the journey) and Harri have been pretty cool and laid-back about the
whole thing, but all the other kitties kept themselves pretty well hidden
for the first 24 hours. Now, however, everybody seems to settling in
nicely and all seem to be comfortable in our new place. Perhaps a little
TOO comfortable - our mattress starts to feel like a racetrack late at
night, when all 6 of the kitties come to snuggle for at least part of the
night.

I'll post more when I get a little more time. Thanks, everybody, for your
purrs! A few more would be appreciated, until we get the new house
purchase completed.

Dan

Happy to hear the trip was uneventful. Happier yet that you've found a
place to call your *own*. Purrs coming for a successful finance.

Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe

On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:52:41 -0500, Daniel Mahoney
wrote:

Sorry I haven't updated recently, but things have been a bit busy here.

Yes, they are, aren't they? So glad everyone arrived safely and
are settling in. I hope the new job is a winner and you'll be happy
with it. Good luck on getting the new house easily and hope you enjoy
it. Things look rosy for you and I trust they will continue that way
-- you guys certainly deserve the best.

My brother still lives in Davenport; don't know if he's familiar with
Newport or if it's anywhere near there.

Scritches to the furry crew.

Jeanne

I'm so glad to hear that your trip went well and everyone is now there
safe and sound. Wonderful about finding the house. Lots of purrs for
financing to go well.

Debbie

On Mar 26, 5:52 pm, Daniel Mahoney wrote:
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Our drive from CA to IA was fairly uneventful, and we got into Grinnell,
IA on Friday.
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I'll post more when I get a little more time. Thanks, everybody, for
your purrs! A few more would be appreciated, until we get the new house
purchase completed.

Dan

Am 26.03.2007 schrieb Daniel Mahoney:

Our drive from CA to IA was fairly uneventful, and we got into Grinnell,
IA on Friday.

You finally got the-) And you found a nice house already:-) Purrs
are coming over to you, that everything goes smooth and fast:-)

Purrs
Inge & Volker and the catgang
--
CatManiacs World: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge

"Inge Grotjahn" wrote in message
...
Am 26.03.2007 schrieb Daniel Mahoney:

Our drive from CA to IA was fairly uneventful, and we got into Grinnell,
IA on Friday.

You finally got the-) And you found a nice house already:-) Purrs
are coming over to you, that everything goes smooth and fast:-)


Congrats on arriving in one piece:-) Do any other members of our group live
in your area?

Pam S. nosey

Daniel Mahoney wrote:

Sorry I haven't updated recently, but things have been a bit busy here.

Our drive from CA to IA was fairly uneventful, and we got into Grinnell,
IA on Friday. The place we rented turned out to be way smaller than we
expected (yes, we rented it sight-unseen), so we put 3/4 of our stuff
into storage, and are basically camped out on the ground floor of this 2
story house for now.

Saturday we ran into Newton (where my job will be moving this summer),
intending to look for a larger house to rent. Much to our surprise, we
found a nearly perfect house, set up just the way we would like, at a
price we can afford to BUY! So we made an offer on it, and it was
accepted. Now it's just a question of arranging the financing.

The kitties traveled pretty well. None of the them enjoyed the trip, but
none of them were overly traumatized either. Ranger-man (who can now be
called Ranger Roadcat, since he rode in the big truck with me for 2 days
of the journey) and Harri have been pretty cool and laid-back about the
whole thing, but all the other kitties kept themselves pretty well
hidden for the first 24 hours. Now, however, everybody seems to settling
in nicely and all seem to be comfortable in our new place. Perhaps a
little TOO comfortable - our mattress starts to feel like a racetrack
late at night, when all 6 of the kitties come to snuggle for at least
part of the night.

I'll post more when I get a little more time. Thanks, everybody, for
your purrs! A few more would be appreciated, until we get the new house
purchase completed.

Dan

Such great news! I'm so very happy for you all!
Best wishes and purrs,
Polonca and Soncek

On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 22:07:04 +0200, polonca12000
wrote:

Daniel Mahoney wrote:

Sorry I haven't updated recently, but things have been a bit busy here.

Our drive from CA to IA was fairly uneventful, and we got into Grinnell,
IA on Friday. The place we rented turned out to be way smaller than we
expected (yes, we rented it sight-unseen), so we put 3/4 of our stuff
into storage, and are basically camped out on the ground floor of this 2
story house for now.

Saturday we ran into Newton (where my job will be moving this summer),
intending to look for a larger house to rent. Much to our surprise, we
found a nearly perfect house, set up just the way we would like, at a
price we can afford to BUY! So we made an offer on it, and it was
accepted. Now it's just a question of arranging the financing.

The kitties traveled pretty well. None of the them enjoyed the trip, but
none of them were overly traumatized either. Ranger-man (who can now be
called Ranger Roadcat, since he rode in the big truck with me for 2 days
of the journey) and Harri have been pretty cool and laid-back about the
whole thing, but all the other kitties kept themselves pretty well
hidden for the first 24 hours. Now, however, everybody seems to settling
in nicely and all seem to be comfortable in our new place. Perhaps a
little TOO comfortable - our mattress starts to feel like a racetrack
late at night, when all 6 of the kitties come to snuggle for at least
part of the night.

I'll post more when I get a little more time. Thanks, everybody, for
your purrs! A few more would be appreciated, until we get the new house
purchase completed.

Dan

Such great news! I'm so very happy for you all!
Best wishes and purrs,
Polonca and Soncek

My theory is that cat purrs show harmony with the Great Matrix/tao,
and people have serendipitous experiences when they go with the flow,
letting their "chi" help balance things. It would really get mystical
to think the cats were helping balance things their way by getting the
Great Matrix to provide the house. bookburn