Looking out the back window
There is a lot to have to accomplish for my impeding move overseas. And therefore my mind isn't sometimes focused on life right at this moment.
I was in the kitchen this morning and took a moment to glance out the window that faces south, faces the backyard that I played in as I grew up. I have to admit here in Colorado (and other states but that's beside the point) the prairie can take on a nice golden hue, especially at sunrise and sunset. ("Sunriiise, sunset." Okay, I'm done now.)
I also took a moment last night as I was driving my bus to think... I'm leaving this. I won't be seeing this daily anymore. I'm going to another world. And I thought about how I really need to start taking some pictures of things I do appreciate around here in Colorado. I have to admit, finally, that Colorado Springs is in a nice area of the state where I can drive for about 40 minutes and I'm either in the mountains or the flat prairie lands.
So. I need to start working on a picture project while I'm still here. Guess I should start making a list of photos I definitely want to capture. Oh, and I should maybe bring my camera with me when I go to Denver on Wednesday to take some photos then. I do love Denver. I would like to photograph the night city lights but I won't be able to do that on Wednesday.
Anyways.
David and I have our first real hiccup on this moving process. Turns out my ferrets cannot come into the UK without quarantine until 6 months after they have their rabies vaccinations. Now my ferrets have had their past rabies vaccinations but the thing is... they have to be microchipped first and then vaccinated. So past vaccines will not matter. :-( Fark.
I have an appointment for getting them microchipped next Thursday. I am thinking about calling them up before then and asking if they can do the rabies directly after the microchipping but they probably won't want to. However I do need to stress to them that I have to get this done ASAP. Sooner than that really.
So David and I talked about how to work around this problem. Let's say I get clearance to move in March. I can leave my ferrets here with my parents to look after them until they can be put on a flight 6 months after their vaccines, which would be sometime in August. Or I can bring them into the UK and have them enter quarantine.
What to do, what to do. On one hand, leaving them here will mean I know who's looking after them but I won't be able to see them. I have to admit something morbid. :-( If it were just the girls, who are almost 1.5 years old, I wouldn't mind so much. But my Lukey is over 6 years old now I believe. And he has had some health problems, although prednisone does seem to be helping him at this point. Do you see what I'm getting at, but don't want to say? Therefore, on the other hand, quarantine would be a bit expensive and I would worry about their care... BUT I could visit them about 3 days a week.
Ugh. Conundrum. But who knows because maybe *I* won't be cleared to move until around June anyway. I cannot wait for Wednesday so that hopefully we will finally find out more information, gain more concrete dates and time frames and so on.
I was in the kitchen this morning and took a moment to glance out the window that faces south, faces the backyard that I played in as I grew up. I have to admit here in Colorado (and other states but that's beside the point) the prairie can take on a nice golden hue, especially at sunrise and sunset. ("Sunriiise, sunset." Okay, I'm done now.)
I also took a moment last night as I was driving my bus to think... I'm leaving this. I won't be seeing this daily anymore. I'm going to another world. And I thought about how I really need to start taking some pictures of things I do appreciate around here in Colorado. I have to admit, finally, that Colorado Springs is in a nice area of the state where I can drive for about 40 minutes and I'm either in the mountains or the flat prairie lands.
So. I need to start working on a picture project while I'm still here. Guess I should start making a list of photos I definitely want to capture. Oh, and I should maybe bring my camera with me when I go to Denver on Wednesday to take some photos then. I do love Denver. I would like to photograph the night city lights but I won't be able to do that on Wednesday.
Anyways.
David and I have our first real hiccup on this moving process. Turns out my ferrets cannot come into the UK without quarantine until 6 months after they have their rabies vaccinations. Now my ferrets have had their past rabies vaccinations but the thing is... they have to be microchipped first and then vaccinated. So past vaccines will not matter. :-( Fark.
I have an appointment for getting them microchipped next Thursday. I am thinking about calling them up before then and asking if they can do the rabies directly after the microchipping but they probably won't want to. However I do need to stress to them that I have to get this done ASAP. Sooner than that really.
So David and I talked about how to work around this problem. Let's say I get clearance to move in March. I can leave my ferrets here with my parents to look after them until they can be put on a flight 6 months after their vaccines, which would be sometime in August. Or I can bring them into the UK and have them enter quarantine.
What to do, what to do. On one hand, leaving them here will mean I know who's looking after them but I won't be able to see them. I have to admit something morbid. :-( If it were just the girls, who are almost 1.5 years old, I wouldn't mind so much. But my Lukey is over 6 years old now I believe. And he has had some health problems, although prednisone does seem to be helping him at this point. Do you see what I'm getting at, but don't want to say? Therefore, on the other hand, quarantine would be a bit expensive and I would worry about their care... BUT I could visit them about 3 days a week.
Ugh. Conundrum. But who knows because maybe *I* won't be cleared to move until around June anyway. I cannot wait for Wednesday so that hopefully we will finally find out more information, gain more concrete dates and time frames and so on.