Ok so most of you know that Hazel is in Baltimore to be with her mother. Update last night the nurse let her mom video chat with the family and her mother put up the hand sign for I love you. Except she missed a finger and Hazel corrected her, she then flipped the bird to Hazel. She's doing better, love that woman.
Now what you don't know is Hazel lost her driver's license, think its on a plane somewhere not sure at the moment. So it seems that to get it replaced she has to be here in the state of issue. Wow kinda hard when you can't fly without it, can't drive back without it, just got to love how much power that little piece of plastic holds over our lives.
So here's where the expensive trip comes in. To get my beautiful lioness/wife home I have to get a dog sitter, cost is between 25-50 dollars a day per dog. Next comes the plane ticket, Hazel just spent 250 for that. Hotel room when I get there because there is already 4 people a dog and cat in the house, can we say cramped. Now her brother offered to pay for a rental truck so Hazel could get the rest of her stuff, great.
Now figure in gas prices for a truck that is not very fuel efficient through 5 different states, hotels along the way because I'm the only one that can drive legally, oh and food and or snacks along the way.
Now it took 3 days last time we drove from Baltimore to Missouri with both us driving and 2 hotel rooms. I'm thinking this time 4 days, so low estimate 25 a dog times 2, 50 dollars a day. 200 dollars pet boarding. Plane ticket 250, hotel room in Baltimore about 79 dollars if we leave next day. Gas I have no idea for that one, hotels on the way back about 79 to 100 a night so roughly 350 to 400. Food just depends on how hungry we are and what mood we're in, so that's up in the air.
I told Hazel the other day I figure about a thousand dollars in total just over a piece of plastic. Funny thing is she has her birth certificate, social security card, marriage certificate with her but it all cant replace that little piece of plastic.
Guard that piece of plastic with your life folks because if you lose it the cost is high. Guess I will be seeing the east coast in the winter months this time. I would spend everything I have to bring my beautiful lioness home and she knows that.
To all I say, have a wonderful day, big hug and best wishes. 😊❤🦁
