Veiled...moving sucks. Yeah, that's my word for so many things in my life...but the reality of it is, moving really does suck.

I'm sorry you have to give up your animals. I know how cathartic they are; they become part of the family and don't (usually) talk back to us. Look at how upset I was having to put one of my dogs down...it was like killing one of my children!

As for your cat...well...I don't know that I would declaw him...go to the vet and see about a tranquilizer for him. We had a cat once that got old and literally went crazy. We didn't want to put him down, so the vet prescribe amyltripilene (sp?) for him. Calmed him right down...:biggrin:

You need to take care of your finger. Cats have so many germs on their claws (after all, they scratch in the dirt and/or litter box and love to kill little critters); it is very easy to get an infection from a tiny little puncture from a cat's claw. Remember, stuff like that doesn't get better on its own, so it's up to you to make sure you do what you have to to help it get better.

Thoughts and prayers are with you...constantly (I think you know that by now) - both for the move and for surviving the #1 son learning to drive.:eat-me: