It's packing day eve (ie the night before the movers come...). 2 days of packing and our life will be ready for Germany apparently.
So, a brief update...
The house has been sorted between 3 shipments (long term storage, air shipment and sea shipment). It seemed an easy prospect. The air shipment was 1000lbs that should arrive within 10 days. The sea shipment, 12000lbs to arrive in 10-12 weeks. I thought you could live without anything for 10 to 12 weeks, until I realized that it translated to 3 months minimum. It seems a lot longer that way! So after much agonizing, things are sorted and we're ready for the movers to arrive.
Stormy's saga continues, but he's packed and ready to move.
His last trip to the vet sent him home with controlled drugs for the flight (which we might both need to take!), antibiotics for an unidentified infection, and a shaved belly from the ultrasound (it's a very slimming look for him - although he refuses to lie down on the hard wood floors!). His liver looks clean but there is inflammation in his kidney's, hence the antibiotics. All in all, though, a clean bill of health to get on the plane and through customs.
Also, for anyone moving a pet from So Cal to another country, I highly recommend using the USDA office in Hawthorne, CA for document endorsement. I arrived at 8:20am with no appointment, his rabies cert, international health cert, form 998 and $35 and left with the American government's endorsement for us to get the hell out of here! Very easy and stress free!
So now on the eve of the great pack, I'm watching Top Chef, trying to finish the last of our wine (you can't take it with you after all!) and ready to go.
Cross your fingers that the pack will go well. I'll keep you posted!
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