Well not quite yet, but as soon as the logistics of getting a few days off work so I can settle them in has been sorted, fitted around days when either my DSiS or SiL can come with me to collect them.
Now madly ordering Stuff on line for them like a large cat tree, litter trays, beds, feed bowls, brush/grooming mitt, carry basket(s), litter, food, window screens (they will be indoors only cats).
So what have I forgotten? I've been wanting this for years, and planning seriously for months, and now it's a reality my mind has gone blank!
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Allergictoironing · 15/05/2016 20:34
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cozietoesie ·
15/05/2016 21:40
A bottle of wine for you, it sounds like. 
You'll need to relax and enjoy them when they arrive. What are they like?
Allergictoironing ·
15/05/2016 22:06
Brother and sister, about a year & a half old. He's black, she's charcoal tabby; both incredibly laid back. She's a good size, he's BIG. I was talking to them, skritching her behind the ear, when suddenly this small elegant paw (hers) appeared on my other hand in an almost possessive manner and I was LOST. The shelter think they've been overlooked for ages because they are so laid back, so while others come up & ask for attention they just lie back & wait for it as their due 
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Apparently they came from one of those multi-cat households (all running round un-neutered & un-cared for) and were in a dreadful condition when they came to the shelter, but both look stunning now.
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cozietoesie ·
15/05/2016 22:28
My Siamese boys have all done a neat line in The Tentative Paw. (Proffered in a slightly shy/thoughtful fashion.) It would melt a heart of stone. 
Allergictoironing ·
16/05/2016 07:42
I need to have a long talk with my boss this morning about time off to settle them in. Circumstances at work mean he will be reluctant for me to have any time off until at least mid/late June and I'm damned if I'm waiting that long!
The rescue will keep them for me if absolutely necessary (especially as I offered to pay for their food, litter etc if it drags out) but after waiting Gods know how many years for this I want them NOW.
Anyone that interested can google Rolvenden Cat Rescue & look for Linton & Lassa, I doubt the rescue will change the web page for a bit. They were lounging in the back of their house in the pen when I met them, so far too dark for pics at the time.
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DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen ·
16/05/2016 15:12
Teen ds carries our cat around like you would a baby ,with him looking over ds's shoulder, it's the sweetest thing ever. One day while he was holding him I walked by and put my face down to give him a nuzzle and he did The Paw on my cheek...I nearly cried!
hollinhurst84 ·
16/05/2016 15:24
Mine does the paw 
he wants me to hold his paw while he sleeps
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Allergictoironing ·
16/05/2016 21:22
For a non-cat person (non-pet in general in fact), boss was surprisingly sympathetic & understanding; I put it down to him being a new dad . Anyway, we compromised & I can have the end of next week off which means I get 6 days to collect them and settle them in what with the Bank Holiday . Lovely DSis has taken a day off work herself to come & collect them with me.
Spent a small fortune on my way home on beds, litter trays, feeding bowls, food, litter and of course an assortment of toys. Tree & carrier are ordered & in transit.
Hollinhurst84 that's exactly what Lassa did to me!
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