Feelings I can't quite put my fingers on...

[moosmom]

My friend Mike Kodas (climbed Mt. Everest) and his wife Carolyn Moreau have sold their house and have moved to Colorado. Mike is teaching a photojournalism class at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Carolyn is starting her own videography business. I've known them for a long time, and they are the ones who adopted my cat Tucker, now known as Otto.

I went over there yesterday to pick up shelfing. Said good-bye to them both and wished them a safe trip.

Since then, I feel kind of empty. They're really great people and I wish them well. But I know deep down inside that I'll never see them again. That makes me sad.

Another thing I worry about is Otto. They let Otto outside and I worry about mountain lions and other predators. I didn't say anything to them about that. He's their cat now. I can only pray to St. Francis that he watches over him.