On Saturday, October 13, 2012 my life style changed and I really think it is going to be for the best. My youngest daughter, Michele and my three grandchildren, Brianna, Hailey and Matthew arrived with a U-haul truck and trailer and two friends with their belongings which now are part on my carport, part on my covered porch and part in the storage shed. Oh, and I can't forget three dogs, Greta a german shepherd mix, Jasmine, a boxer mix and Poe who bless his heart is a combination of who knows but they are all good dogs and it has been interesting to see them interacting with my cats, inside and outside.
First, the outside cats disappeared as soon as the truck drove in and Michele got out of the car with three dogs on leashes. They are slowly coming back but it is going to take some time for the two outside dogs, Jasmine and Poe to realize they can't just run up to the kitties and play and for the kitties to realize the dogs are not going to eat them.
The two inside kitties hid and we didn't see them until the middle of the night on Saturday. Then yesterday one of them began coming out just a little bit but still very cautious. About 11 PM on Sunday night, the other cat came out and was curious about Greta who was sleeping in her cage. We think he might have come too close and woke her up as we saw a flash as he raced through the bedroom and heard Greta barking up a storm. Then I caught him peeking around the corner.
This morning everyone was up at 6 AM as the kids got ready to go back to school. Michele took them in to get them enrolled which has taken longer than she thought. But she is very pleased with the school and thinks the kids will be once they are familiar with them.
One of Matthew's teachers is married to the bus driver of the bus she rode when she went to school here and when she went to enroll Hailey who was really nervous about finding her way around, she was introduced to a girl who is President of the Honor Society and a cheerleader and so she will be meeting a lot of new people and finding new friends today. I think she will relax a little bit now and quit worrying so much about it.
They went to get Brianna enrolled in the high school but the counselor won't be back until 12:30 so they are doing some other business in town and then will go back to get her enrolled.
I'm babysitting all the cats and dogs this morning. Greta is being good unless I go outside and then she thinks I'm leaving her. I let the two outside dogs out of their cage to run around and go to the bathroom and then had a time getting them back into the cage but once I had a treat for them, they went willingly. We will keep them locked up for a few days until they really get to know their new surroundings and we can teach them not to run out the gate each time it is opened.
When the kids get home later, it is going to be a nice warm day so they can be out there with them and give them some exercise and work with them about the gate.
In the meantime, I'm still packing up stuff in the two rooms the kids will use so we can start getting their beds set up. Right now, we are on temporary sleeping arrangements but so far everyone is comfortable and hopefully by the end of the week everyone will have their own room and the unpacking can start.
It is nice to hear the sound of voices and laughter again in the house after almost three years of living alone and only having the cats to talk to daily and the occasional visits from Melanie and Zach or when I was able to go visit a neighbor.
It is going to be a lifestyle change but I think once we are all settled in, we will begin to function like a family unit and I know that I'm very happy to have them here with me. Although I will admit being around teens and a preteen reminds me of the days when my own two were growing up but times have changed so I'm being updated too.
As I said in my previous blog, my indecision may have been because I was being guided to stay here and when the time came, it was meant for my daughter and family to move here to be with me. We all believe in a higher power and we feel we were guided into this decision so we know it will work for us.
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