What to do with Fred?

Pets and family vacations never go over well in our house.. With Lacey, well, we just never ventured anywhere overnight.. not, until just the last 2 years of her life, and this is something that I might just regret forever..(I think we covered that topic already?)

Anyway, what to do with Fred!? It's inevitable that we'll be traveling this spring for at least a week. Maybe a pet sitter, maybe my dad, maybe a neighbor? Well... I've been fretting over this matter ever since finding Fred. It's a worry that I just can't put into words, and I don't think there are many people out there that can rationalize....So very predictably, darling husband starts talking about when and where we'll be going this year, I then pose the question, "well, what about Fred?" In which I receive a very quizzical look... "let me think, the thought never even crossed your mind?"

Why am I not surprised... so, the question remains, "what to do with Fred!?"