Hubby and I are taking a little trip up north to Sacramento next weekend. His high school friends are holding an impromptu 10-year high school reunion (more like an 11-year) so he wanted to get in on the reminiscing action. It should be fun, considering we haven't seen his friends for two years, and I've been looking forward to getting out of the house, so I'm pretty excited.
This poses a problem, however - What to do with the dog? Going away for the weekend when you only have cats is completely different. For the most part cats are self-sufficient. As long as you put out enough food and water and don't close them off of their litter box, they'll never know you're gone. There was one week over the Christmas break, though, that we needed to hire a pet sitting company to check in on them every other day. It's a great company and they do everything from scooping litter, to hanging out with your furry buddies, to even bringing in the mail. They offer overnight services, too. Very convenient. But just with everything else, paying a business to come by and house sit can become expensive.
Here I am again - talking about money. But let's face it, money is a huge part of everything. It rules the way we live. I have nightmares on a nightly basis of being chased in the shape of a huge dollar sign ($) by huge dollar bills! This is how much it's on my mind. But just like anything, you have to find a way to manage money. And situations that call for money. So instead of calling the excellent pet sitting company, I decided to ask around and ended up finding a friend of a friend who is willing to house sit for the weekend. She'll take care of the animals and watch our house, all for a reasonable rate. I'm very pleased. The other alternative probably would've cost us double.
The moral of the story? Keep your options opened. And rely on the kindness of friends.
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