Going on vacation involves a lot of moving parts. Since Charlie joined our family about 3 1/2 years ago, we have not had a vacation that required planning for his care. The places we've stayed or our week at the lake allowed him to come with us. Until this fall, Haley went to school only 10 miles away from us so if we needed it, she could come home and let him out, etc. for a couple days. When we booked our trip to Maine, Mom quickly volunteered that Charlie could come to the farm. It just so happened that Haley and her fiancé had to meet with the priest on the first day of our trip so they came to our house and took care of Charlie for the weekend before meeting up with my parents to tag off and send Charlie to the farm for a few days. I think we've mentioned in previous blogs that Stephanie's and my children (ages 14-24) all love to go Grandma's, "and you don't come, Mom!" It was finally Charlie's turn. We texted to see how he was doing and apparently the little guy had made himself quite at home. He looks pretty comfy sleeping on the couch where he can keep track of the people and see out the picture window. No one knows what goes on at Grandma and Grandpa's when the parents aren't there, but all the kids and even the dog sure like it that way. While at the farm, Charlie not only got to go for walks out on the road and in the field, he even got to go to a cross country meet. Charlie has always loved cross country, well mostly he loves people and sweaty knees. There is no place better to find these than at a meet with a lot of hard-working runners. My niece and nephew ran well and think perhaps he is a good luck charm. Mom delivered Charlie back to our house and stayed here with him the last two days. He again enjoyed long and short walks and a trip to the carwash. All of these things might sound like things people would naturally do with dogs. However, Mom does not like animals. She quickly warmed up to Charlie because he's Haley's dog, so he must be good. I kind of wonder if Charlie doesn't consider himself and animal and has convinced Mom of that. Charlie loves her. He is generally very good about not jumping on people, except her; he gets so excited he can't help himself. He also made an exception for Stephanie the last time she was here. We were very appreciative that our family could coordinate to be sure Charlie had a fun vacation while we were gone. It was definitely out their comfort zone for Grandpa and Grandma at the farm to take on dog sitting, but they did it willingly--volunteering before we even had a chance to ask. The kids in the class that mom was subbing in said she was so lucky to be dog sitting, I think we all know who the lucky one was in this scenario. Charlie is wondering when he can go to Grandma's again. With deer hunting coming up quickly, it won't be long before we head up that way. I apologize for anyone longing for a running tale in this blog post. Hopefully a couple of cute dog photos are a like a "rest day" from the running. Happy running! Missee
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AuthorMissee and Stephanie are two Minnesota sisters and moms who love to run. We are not experts in running, parenting or anything else, but we do have years of experiences that may be helpful or entertaining to others. Archives
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