Thanks :-)  No need for help on your end though, seems that the whole
Vino thing needs to be taken care of from this end.  It'll be all
right.
I'll be in touch when the time gets closer to our initial entry trip
in November.  Can't wait!!! :-)
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Gawd  what are you doing over here?

Thanks, Helen :-)
Yes, I know what you went through.  Fortunately it seems we have a
good vet who knows the whole process and handled it all for a friend
of a friends' dog when they moved to Australia.  So in that regard, I
think we're covered.  I'll let you know if we need any more info.
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Definitely, Tish.  You can plan on it :-)
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Thanks, Kili.  You should definitely do it.  You could come visit me!
Anyone from this NG is invited :-)
I just looooove Australia.  Somehow I think I was meant to live there.
When I was 10, my parents emigrated from Germany to Canada.  But they
had originally planned on moving to Australia, except it didn't work
out.  Well, it worked out for me :-)  Couldn't be more excited!!!
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Thanks, Jill :-)  I'm sure the move will be good for Vino.  We plan to
make sure he has some sort of enclosure over there to give him access
to the outside.  I'm sure he'll absolutely love that.
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Thank you so much, Kate.  And Vino sends tail purrs to Caramel.  He
doesn't know what it's like to have a tail, but he's sure it's no fun
to have a hurt one.
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Thanks, Victor :-)  It took 11 months and they say about a year is
average, so I guess we were pretty lucky.  But really the process was
more than 18 months if you include the whole time Dennis was studying
for his Australian licence, etc.
Sometimes I feel kinda guilty because things tend to work out for us
so well.  <knocking on wood>
We really invested a ton of money into this dream and I don't know
what we would have done if it hadn't worked out.  I guess it was meant
to be!

Yes, he's the best.  I get teary just thinking about how much I love
the little sh.t ;-)

Heh.  I couldn't resist for long and am now having a few Long Island
Iced Teas.  Victor, one day I would like to get together for some
drinks with you and Tom.  Maybe you can visit us in Australia?

Thank you, that means a lot.
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Yes, we were pretty sure too but you just never really know.  It is
such a relief knowing that the waiting and wondering and worrying is
over.  Now I just want to get over there right away!  I'll miss
Thailand terribly and we'll definitely come back here a lot
(especially for the shopping!) but I'm anxious to get on with "real
life".
We plan to make a large outdoor enclosure for Vino 'cause he would
like to be able to go out so badly.  I think he will benefit from this
move greatly.  And I plan to go back to school for a bit to learn
about the winery business.  I can't wait!!!
Vino's quarantine will be 1 month.  We've looked at the facilities
online and it all looks very good (although extremely expensive!).
Large enclosures, bring your own food, etc.  Just like if you were
boarding a cat for a holiday, I'd guess.  We'll be busy getting
organized over there for the first 2 weeks anyway, so I'm sure the
time will fly by for us.  We'll visit him as much as possible too.  I
hope he doesn't suffer.  But then, he's used to us going away for
trips all the time.  He will miss his maid but she's quitting anyway
in December because she wants to go back to the family banana
plantation.
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

time)

Thanks, Yowie.  You can definitely expect a visit from us sometime.
We plan on taking no vacations outside Australia until we've seen the
entire country inside and out!  And we love Sydney so we definitely
want to come back there.  So we'll have to organize some sort of get
together with you guys and Tish and Jean and everyone when we come out
that way.
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Thanks, Suz.  Much appreciated :-)
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Thank you :-) :-)
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
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at

Thanks, Pat :-)  Yes, we plan to live over there forever.  Citizenship
as soon as possible.  It's after 2 years now, but I heard they are
thinking of changing it to 4 years.  Whatever it takes!
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Thanks, Polonca :-)
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Thanks and LOL!  I remember too when my parents got the visa to
immigrate to Canada.  I was 10 years old and horrified at the concept
of moving to a country where I couldn't speak the language.  I also
thought that Canada was a godforsaken wasteland!  Didn't take me long
to change my mind though and it only took a few months to learn
English.  It's easy for kids.  We all got Canadian citizenship when I
was 13, but I didn't have to take the test so I didn't bother.
Typical teengager ;-)
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Thanks, but being Canadian, aren't I already part of the Old Empire?
We do have the Queen on our money, you know!
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Thanks :-)  Urgh, I'm already quaking in my shoes at the thought of
mastering the Oz language.  I'm sure it will be harder than when I had
to learn English at age 10 ;-)
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Thank you so much.  I feel bad about my exhuberance in the wake of
Katrina.  But being halfway around the world, I just can't help it.
Purrs for everyone affected by the awful hurricane.
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

seems

we're

obviously

Thanks, Nan :-)
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

seems

we're

obviously

Thank you, Ginger-lyn.  So excited, but the next 6 months or so are
going to be *busy*.
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Thank you, Tweed :-)
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Thanks, Susan :-)  Yup, I'm getting pretty antsy to get going now.
For some reason, we seem to make a major move every 5 years.  But this
will definitely be the last time!
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Thanks, Sam!  It's definitely a dream come true.  We got married in
Australia 9 1/2 years ago.  Now we'll actually be living in the same
country that our marriage certificate is from :-)
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Pamela Shirk wrote:

Thanks, Pam!

Well, I should think so!  Hee hee! ;-)
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album