Thank you all; Tallulah's surgery went well and she's fine.  We'll be
picking her up first thing in the morning.  I can't wait.   :-)

Hubert will be thrilled - he's been a sad, sad little kitten, missing
his mama.  He's used to his mom and me going outside together; when
he's heard the door last night and today he's come running, and when
he sees it's me all by myself he cries, poor little baby.  He does let
me comfort him a little, and he does enjoy playing with me, but it's
Not The Same.  He's even had to chew on his *own* tail.

I must say, being without his mom for 36 hours seems to have made
Hubert bond with his humans a little more.  He was not still *really*
scared of us; he was 90% sure by now we won't eat him, but there's
still that 10% to worry about.  Without Tallulah around, he's been
more accepting of petting and has wanted more attention from us,
though I don't know if it'll last after she gets back, especially
after we take *him* to TED tomorrow afternoon for his first shots.

Anyway, I expect a joyful reunion tomorrow morning and am looking
forward to having all my kitties back where they belong.   :-)

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Krista
Who's been discussing with her DH whether our vet and our dentist will
buy adjoining private islands before we're done