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Oh, the joys of returning home after a few days away! Especially so if you have an excellent housesitter.

Before leaving for my aunt’s wedding we had to scramble for a housesitter. We found someone who could come over twice a day to feed and water the dog, but not much else. Fortunately a cousin of mine (on another side and with no relation to the aunt whose wedding we were attending) was available to spend a little more time with our dog to prevent her from going stir-crazy during our absence. Of course, this wasn’t without its ordeals, but fortunately once food was involved she said our dog was fine with her.

When we finally arrived home after a long drive last night, the house was immaculate. The only signs that we had guests staying there was that our clothes that were in the dryer were folded and the towels in the utility sink in the laundry room were washed and waiting in the dryer and clean dishes were in the drying rack next to the kitchen sink.

While we had a great time visiting family and cramming all those people into three houses, there really is nothing like coming home to sleep in your own bed. Especially if you’ve been sleeping on your old camping air mattress that has a slow leak in it.