The Highland Kitties (and humans) arrived safely in Iowa

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

"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

New home purrs are on the way. It sounds as though Bast is looking after
you, what with finding the perfect house right away.

Joy

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

You got it, Dan. It's great everything seems to be coming together for
you. Continued purrs for continued luck.

Ginger-lyn

On Mar 26, 3:52 pm, 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.
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


((Our drive from CA to IA was fairly uneventful,))

Uneventful can be good! Grand that you found the perfect home. That
difference in cost of living between CA and IA, eh?

((Perhaps a little TOO comfortable - our mattress starts to feel like
a racetrack))

Awwww.... You're their link to stability in all this nasty
upheaval.

PatM

Daniel Mahoney wrote:
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.

Yay!!!! Congratulations!!!!

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.

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On 2007-03-26 16:52:41 -0500, Daniel Mahoney said:

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

This sounds really great! How fantastic you found a house to buy that
you love and so quickly!!!! Keep us posted when you can.

wonderful news!!!, Lee
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

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

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


Purrs continuing. Great to hear from you again!

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


That's understandable! I have wondered how your move was going. Glad to
hear everyone is settling in now. And what luck with the house! Many
purrs for that to happen soon.

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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

Glad to see you back, Dan! Good trip. I was concerned about your trip
given the icy weather en route. Hope the kitties made the trip okay.

Jill