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I'm off with The Child today for our yearly trip to the UK.  The Husband is already there, and we're staying for two weeks.  A good break from work, but that's a LOT of time away from my furry family.

We have a nice lady who stays in our house and watches the pack while we're gone.  I wanted to take a moment to apologize in advance to her.

Lovely house-sitter, I apologize for:

1. Rip's wildness.  Yes, he's always energetic, but he seems to be on an extra wild kick right now.  Even after a walk he's wild.  I can't explain.
2. All the pet hair.  I did vacuum, I promise.  But with Maggie and Ziggy both losing their winter coats, the hair tumbleweeds re-form almost immediately.
3. All the barking.  The Trio are on a bark-a-thon lately.  Inside?  Barking!  Outside?  Barking and running!
4. The fast-growing lawn.  It's spring in Iowa.  Which means mowing nearly 2x a week.  We'll be gone for 2 weeks. That's 4 missed mowings.  I hope The Trio doesn't get lost in the long grass.  I hope our neighbors don't hate us.
5. The things I inevitably forgot to do and/or tell you.  I did my best.

House-sitter THANK YOU for staying in the wildness that is our house.  You are a saint (which means you're in good shape on May 21st)!

PS:  I don't know if I'll be able to post anything from across the pond, so things might be on "hold" for a while