We passed this lady one day in Pullman recently and just had to take her picture.

In the past couple weeks we have squeezed in:

- one trip to Philadelphia for both of us

- one trip to San Antonio for Ted

- one short visit with our friend Naomi in Spokane

- one trip to the Seattle area for Kari and Dan's wedding, along with a visit to Ted's sister and her family

- one move across town in Pullman

- one evening with my parents in Clarkston

- one trip to the movie theater for The Simpson's Movie

- and... we leave for Chicago tomorrow morning

The house is still full of moving boxes, but everything is slowly getting put away. Shamus is adapting surprisingly well and has already made himself at home on the bathroom rug. Ted's hopes of breaking him of his habit of drinking from the bathroom faucet have been dashed, as it only took a matter of hours before Shamus was sitting in the sink asking for the water to be turned on.

Of the animals, Pazza is having the hardest time adjusting. She's such a meek little kitty to start with, so she has spent most of the past few days under the covers on the bed or inside a closet. She seems to be getting a little more adventurous, though.

Hitcher could care less that we moved out of the old place. He's loving his new fenced yard, as are we. Who needs to take him for walks when he runs laps around the house at full speed?

It'll be a nice break to go to Chicago tomorrow. Ted's parents are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary, so everyone's heading back to visit. It will be a relief to get away from the moving process for a few days!