Quick one from me.

Thanksgiving dinner with my lovely boy and some friends last night a roaring success and managed to fill my heart with hope that everything might be ok.

I am now in the SAS lounge at Heathrow off to Stockholm.

I'm going to get my girls, you see, and it's all I have been thinking about. I've been alternating between laughing and crying, spendig £50 on gear for them for when they get here.

I will also get to go to my storage unit and bring back some things I have missed. A life less ordinary all served up in 21 boxes in a storage container.

That's me.

Today would have been the 5 year anniversary of the day I moved to Sweden, and it's the day I go back for my babies. Maybe one of the last times I will be there for a long time.

It's true what they say. Life is a circle, and mine just seems to be growing, a concentric wonder that often leaves me dizzy from the merry-go-round.

Hopefully my next post on Monday afternoon will be from my home, with my beautiful and wonderful cats at my side. My babies. My heart. Something I have missed so terribly it's as though an ache is being filled. I know they're only cats, but in a world like mine when your uterus is silent and your ovaries have nowhere to go, they are my children.

And now my family will really be together.

-H.

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1 no fair, I'm sick, and feeling lousy, and that was so touching you're making me cry

Posted by: melanie at November 27, 2004 10:50 AM (Ovq6h)

2 I'm glad you will all be together again and I certainly hope it won't be the last thing to complete your family. *Fingers crossed*

Posted by: RP at November 27, 2004 11:27 AM (X3Lfs)

3 i totally know what you mean. my kitties are my babies too. wishing you a happy reunion and safe travels. xoxoxo

Posted by: kat at November 27, 2004 02:16 PM (jBRLj)

4 Yippy! Kitties!

Posted by: Brass at November 27, 2004 05:23 PM (6TLEO)

5 Good to hear your babies are finally coming home

Posted by: butterflies at November 27, 2004 06:45 PM (sUcgQ)

6 No difference whether they are skin-covered or fur-covered, they are still your babies. I have 3 kids myself - 2 cats and a dog. Oh, make that 4 - I also have a husband who's my biggest kid

Posted by: Deborah at November 27, 2004 08:45 PM (5LQUk)

7 I have two children that mean more than the world to me, but my cats are still my babies. Yes. Our cats have always stayed babies, while our children have grown to adulthood. The love for a pet is a relationship to be treasured. I know how you feel. I didn't have my "babies" for about a year after I moved out from my ex. He kept them at first too because I didn't have a place for them until later. It was so hard. You made me cry with this one, Helen. :-) But in a sweet, remembering sort of way. I am thrilled to see your happiness.

Posted by: Amber at November 28, 2004 04:39 AM (zQE5D)

8 I'm all full of anticipation for you!! How exciting, after such a hideously long and dreadful wait, to know you soon be on the receiving end of furry kisses, contented purrs, cat fights (the good kind), and the pitter patter of eight tiny paws exploring your new home. Meeoow, my friend. :-)

Posted by: Jennifer at November 28, 2004 04:46 PM (h4s5/)

9 You'll be all smiles for quite a while after getting the kitties!! I'm tickled for you!

Posted by: MrBob at November 28, 2004 09:15 PM (dC0Rc)

10 I'll be off to get my baby today also. The kennel we use doesn't have pick-ups on Sunday, so I had to wait until today. It's amazing how empty the house seems without the four legged kids, isn't it?

Posted by: Easy at November 29, 2004 01:01 PM (U89mk)

11 According to my calculations (higher math - don't try this at home) you should now be in posession of the beloved felines. Congrats, Helen! :-)

Posted by: Jim at November 29, 2004 01:26 PM (tyQ8y)

12 I'm so happy for you getting your kids back! I don't know what I would do without mine! It was hard enough spending the 4.5 days without them over the Thanksgiving Holiday. I bet the girls will be just as excited as you, if not more so.

Posted by: Erin at November 29, 2004 02:32 PM (PWgS9)

13 I sure hope you will post a photo of the babies soon

Posted by: Marie at November 29, 2004 03:24 PM (PQxWr)

14 I'm so happy for you!

Posted by: amy t. at November 29, 2004 03:31 PM (zPssd)

15 Meow meow! Love from Bel and Phoebe!

Posted by: Ms. Pants at November 29, 2004 04:11 PM (gQLJ1)

16 Here's hoping you had a wonderful trip and you and your kitties are settling back in your new home.

Posted by: Lisa at November 29, 2004 04:52 PM (Wu7QI)

17 I thought of you as I just bought my tickets to Stockholm (unfortunately not on SAS though) to go visit researcher for St. Lucia! Mörkt here I come Kitties here you come...

Posted by: stinkerbell at November 29, 2004 05:23 PM (m18uI)

18 Can't wait to hear stories about them!

Posted by: Jadewolff at November 29, 2004 06:55 PM (8MfYL)

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