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[Jon730]

The Cat Shuttle was launced at 12:15 Local Time and re-entered on schedule at 13:00. The payload will be brought to Inbound Decontamination at the Vet at 14:15 Local Time.

All systems are nominal.

[Jon730]

Thank you for the pictures. But most important you helped me. As you know I miss Rassy cat. I think about him all the time. And here I am with two new guys. Your words described the way I was feeling exactly. And yet, I am glad that I have Mario and whiskers. These two came to me as young cats. I got Rassy when he was three months old. I too am hoping for a wonderful relationship again. So we always miss, but it doesn't mean that we should let the past control us. So like you, I am working on my relationships with my two boys.

Well, this helps me as well.
First, I worry about the gloating tone of my posts hurting bereaved people...It is almost like laughing at a funeral, and that what was bothering me.

But I know they made ME happy. Yet, last night I took a bath- And was sad, because Miles always insisted on keeping me company and "Guarding" me. She was so insistant that if I did not bring her in, she would BREAK in and open the door and let the cold air in, and disrupt my relaxation. Then, afterward I went to bed in Iggy's room..and thought, "Iggy did not know her. He smells her in here, everywhere, though. Should I be happy? If I am not it is NOT his fault."
Then, he started clowning around, and laid on his back with his little white-gloved paws flailing around reaching for me, and I had to smile. Then he purred and purred the way Miles used to.

He did his best.
He is not her, but it is not his fault.
He tries. So I get into the spirit of the thing. It helps.
I worried about coldly "Replacing" a favorite pet, but this is not like that. He is not her.

I have fences to mend with Sam and Murphy, though. Miles always dominated them, and Murphy had an expression on her face, "Oh NO! Not this $%^& again!!"

[goliath]

Well, this helps me as well.
First, I worry about the gloating tone of my posts hurting bereaved people...It is almost like laughing at a funeral, and that what was bothering me.

At first I was worried too Jon. But then I got to thinking about it and decided that the reason LS has so many different topic areas is so we can post about more than grief. Having a new furlove is certainly something to rejoice about. They help us find some joy and happiness. It's a win win for both sides.

Bringing a new puppylove into our home was good medicine for all of us as well as Browser.