T-14
I am so happy to be going home for the holidays, and so very blessed that I’ve been always able to make it there every year. This year we will all be together for the first time in ages, plus it’s the little bean’s first Christmas and baptism! So it will be extra special.
The one worry I have is Tai. I will be gone for more than 2 weeks and most of my friends are travelling during the holidays, and honestly, I am a little embarrassed to ask anyone to take care of her for that long. I didn’t want to leave her in a kennel either, especially (the horror!) over Christmas (I know, this is completely irrational as Tai can’t tell it’s the most specialest time of the year. But the idea of my little girl being walled up in a bleak kennel when I will be a) tanning at the beach b) having a belly full of turkey c) surrounded by all the people I adore the most in this world, makes me really sad). So I found someone who can pet sit at her house at a reasonable rate and who is a dog lover. The problem with the dog lover part is that she has three german shepherds who I’m sure are going to scare Tai to death initially. In general though I think it will be a very good idea for her to have to socialize and live with that many other dogs. It will build her character (isn’t that the excuse every parent gives?) (:
