Isn’t she just the cutest thing? I had to refrain from picking her up and squeezing her to bits.
So I went online last night to check prices for plane tickets. I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this, but the spud will be going to Maine to stay with my sister from the end of June until the beginning of August. Debbie and I are going to meet somewhere in Pennsylvania in June to pass off the spud, and the plan was for me to fly to Maine at the beginning of August, spend a week, and bring the spud back with me. A round-trip ticket from here to Portland is $330, which isn’t a bad price. But guess how much a one-way ticket from Portland to here is? $705. Is that some shit, or what? I came up with the idea of buying two round-trip tickets and just using one of them one-way, but when Fred called Delta and asked, they told him that that would be a "breach of contract", and they could come after us. Conversely, we checked to see how much a round-trip ticket would be for the spud if she flew out there in June and back in August, and guess how much? $900, because she’ll be out there for more than 30 days.
Is that some total bullshit, or what? So I guess I’ll fucking well be driving to Maine in August. Which is a two-day drive each way. I just refuse to spend $700 on a one-way ticket for her. Grrrr.
So, I started the virtual tour of our house, but only got as far as the front yard and the entire downstairs today. I may do more next week, but it’s Easter, so don’t hold your breath. I’ll get to it eventually!
The tour starts here. It has lots of pictures, and they’re pretty big.
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