Little Pitchers: Gotaca Showah Moves from Zion to Paradise, Part I: Preparations

Gotaca has been busy getting ready for the move. Since Chris broke his arm, he has assumed the supervisory role as the oldest male in the household. Come to think of it, that would be Wilbur, but obviously a blind cat cannot hold a supervisory role. Oh, and of course there is Loki, but anyone who will literally eat themselves to death shouldn't be in charge of anything. So that leaves Gotaca to take up the mantle.

Most of the "moving" process at this point involves getting rid of a lot of stuff. Gotaca has been busting his furry purple hump trying donate, regift, and freecycle as much unnecessary stuff as possible. The rest is going into boxes, bit by bit, or being sold if it is valuable enough and too big to bring along. The paperwork to get the pets into the state, including four notorized affadavits and eight original signed rabies certificates, is complete and they are all cleared for direct release from the airport - no quarantine! Gotaca lobbied to ride in the cabin with the family, and since he is an inanimate object and therefore incapable of carrying rabies, the Department of Agriculture said it was OK. The other furries have to ride in cargo and will be shipped a day or two after the rest of the family. Figuring out the logistics for that kept him up for many nights. As for the houseplants, they are being adopted out to individuals deemed worthy. A few cuttings might be able to be brought along if they pass inspection. Gotaca just hopes he can get it all done in time!