Mood:  don't ask

There is a reason I don’t go on vacations. It is too much of a hassle and I end up all stressed out so I don’t actually enjoy the trip.

I finally thought everything was falling into place. Everything had been worked out. We had a pet sitter. My neighbors were going to mow our grass, and Lennie’s parents are going to let up borrow their car so we won’t have to get a rental.

Sunday our neighbors came over and said their mower had broken down and they didn’t know if they would be able to mow for us. Not a big deal they can use our mower. Problem solved.

Lennie’s parents confirmed we could use the car so that was still good.

This morning I opened my email to find a note from the pet sitter. Apparently it dawned on her that they only have one vehicle. Well actually they have two…her car and her fiancé’s motorcycle. Well that battery died in the bike so she now has to take her fiancé to work everyday and won’t be able to stay at the house. She has offered to take all the animals back to her house but Fenwick the cat doesn’t travel and wouldn’t do well in a strange home and her one dog doesn’t like other dogs so I worry about where Potter would be in the house and certainly don’t want him sleeping outside. Merlin can be locked up in a room away from the dogs just as long as he is fed and cleaned everyday and given some love and affection. I sympathize with the pet sitter and want this to work out for both our sakes but it is definitely something I would have thought of before I responded to the ad. Lennie offered to let them use his truck but just don’t know if I want to go there. I can’t worry about it right now because I have a pile of stuff on my desk to do plus we had another drowning on Sunday (the 2^nd in a week) so at some point I have to get the report done.

I just don’t need the stress!!!!  Lennie says I worry too much about all the details but I know that if I don’t they wont get done. I just want everything in place so I can sit back, relax, and enjoy my trip. Is that too much to ask?