The Great Haggis Feast

[phesina]

Kitties, How's THIS for a plan?!!! --

We all arrive in Michigan today, picking up kitties along the way.. then stopping at Metro Airport and then the Ann Arbor Train Station picking up the kitties arriving by air or rail -- then we come to our house for an evening of R&R AND haggis..

Then tomorrow morning the Catmobile heads north to Mackinaw City at the tip of the mitten of the Lower Peninsula.. then we're all aboard the specially chartered ferry just for us, off to.... MACKINAC ISLAND!!!!! (The Catmobile will be parked at the ferry dock to await our return, since it can't come to the Island.)

And.. here's another surprise: Guess who is joining us: TRAVELER!!! He was so excited to hear about Mackinac Island, he booked the red-eye from L.A. and is on his way! He is hoping to pull a few buggies-full of romantic kitty couples. He is bringing along a whole lot of USC horse blankets for his new horsie friends.

We have the entire Grand Hotel reserved JUST FOR US!!!!! (Previously-reserved guests were found alternate accommodation [where available; otherwise told they were S.O.L.].) Thursday and Friday, we explore the island, meet horsies, take horse-drawn carriages and buggies, check out Great Lakes fishies..

Friday we head back for Ann Arbor for Haggis Feast Day.. Traveler would love to join us for that too, but he must fly back to L.A. for his game Saturday.

Details of Haggis Day plans to follow soon...

Meowmie still doesn't know we are all coming today.. especially about Traveler coming too.. Isn't she in for JUST THE BIGGEST, HAPPIEST SURPRISE OF HER LIFE?!!!!!! We love to do things like this for her!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

My gang left in the wee hours of the morning chattering loud enough to wake any neighbor in 5 blocks of us. They should be in Detroit by now. The pilot is staying with them until the hook up with the other Catmobilers!!!

I hope they remember to bring Frankie a gift from their trip. He was so sad he couldn't go but he will be able to next spring when he is one.

[Pinot's Mom]

There was a message on my machine...

"On the road again...just can't wait to get on the road again....music with my friends....just can't wait to get on the road again...." I think they forgot some words, but they sound like they're having fun already!

[phesina]

Oh, you should have seen Meowmie when she got home... found our entire 2-room apartment just FULL of kitties... two more sets of bagpipes (besides the two already here) AND a harp... and a HORSE!

She was so excited, so HAPPY, she burst right into tears!!!!

She sobbed "Looks like a quick trip to Meijers is in order.. they're open all the time and they have everything... gotta pick up a few cases of cat food and a bale of hay.. " And she was off again.

As soon as she left, we called Haggis In A Hurry to order a Special Delivery!

She'd been over to visit her sister before, and she didn't realize that Nelson had stowed away in her car when she came back home.. so HE is here with us now too, all set for the trip to Mackinac Island tomorrow!

We just LOVE to share all our good times with our beloved Meowmie!!!!!

[katladyd]

I'm sure she is just thrilled to have all of the kitties and A HORSE in the apartment!!! I know I would be beside myself!!!

[phesina]

Meowmie here.. Well, they're off, on their way to Mackinac Island now.. At last, maybe I will be able to get some sleep..

I just have to muck out the bathroom first. That served as Traveler's stall last night. The kitties had decided I could do without it: I could use one of their litterboxes as needed, and there's no reason I can't clean myself the same way they do themselves!

[slick]

quick message from Merlin:

For Christmas I want some chaps