We've moved so much in the past few years that staying home IS a vacation! But seriously, we too have the problem of finding someone who is as crazy about our boys & Fiona as we are. Since we just moved to the Seattle area, we don't have anyone we know that could care for the tribe. I 'm secretly evaluating the neighbors just to determine how they would be if needed. The responsible 15 yr old girl next door is winning so far.
But we rarely go anywhere together for longer than a day. And I haven't gone away at all since we got Pippin, the blind kitten.
For now, we sort of travel separately so we can have one of us home to take care of everyone. And we aren't gone for long - we miss the kids too much!