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Waiting

© Kathi Mitchell

We are in the process, long process, of moving. We are trying to get the land cleared so we can do the homes. Everything takes forever to get done. The fur kids, not noted for their patience to begin with, are increasingly restless. They know what moving is; they have done this several times in the last year, except for the babies who probably do not remember. The older kids are nervous and uneasy. They do not like to move. We have told them that they will be getting a yard again soon. They seem to understand this and are excited when we mention the yard, but the long days of waiting are hard for them.

They are all cross and cranky. Partly because of the impending move and the packing it entails, and partly because of the heat. There is no air conditioning where we are now and they are suffering from the intense heat of 100 degree temperatures. They sprawl in front of the fans and defend their place with aggressive displays of snarling and snapping.

They don't want to eat. They drink large amounts of water and stay as close to the blowing air as they can, the youngsters seeking alternate locations because of their junior status. The dinning room is the choice location since the only window air conditioner sits there and provides a small amount of relief. Tiffany has taken over my bed, where a box fan provides some measure of comfort, and defends it jealously. Sunny and Kyra share the dining room, lying as close as possible without touching. The little ones taken up residence on the back of the recliner in the living room and on the corner of my mother's bed. In the back, Butch claims Deanna's bed and the fan there and Dancr has full control of Marta's bed and fan, unwilling to share with her babies at all. The little ones there lay in a row in front of the big wind machine in the office.

They wait in there respective locations for the move to be accomplished. They watch the packing, but for once, no one wants to get involved. The humans, having been effectively deprived of any cool air, swelter and sweat--sorting and packing, praying for it to be over.

I try to deal with the numerous problems that seem to keep cropping up: get someone to clear the land, his equipment breaks down, start over. Find a truck to move the mobile home, still looking. Try to get my money from the state since they took my original piece of land, an exercise in futility. Find someone to connect the air conditioner on the mobile, still waiting for call-backs. It seems to never end, the problems and the temperature climb in direct relation to each other. Someday this has to end. I know that it does. It has to get done one way or the other. The fur kids wait, not patiently but at least resignedly. They watch and accuse with soulful eyes. They want this to be over, they want their yard....NOW!

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