Quote Originally Posted by Donnaj4962
When I leave for work in the morning, I always tell them to be good, have a good day, have sweet kitty cat dreams and then I actually tell them about what time I will be home! "I am going to dinner with some friends tonight, so I will be later." or "I am stopping at the store to buy some kitty food, so I will be late." or "I should be home early tonight."

I KNOW that only fellow PTers will understand that! And I know that if my neighbors were to hear me they would say that I am certifiable! Oh well.
I do the same, and I bet many on this forum do also. My goodbyes are usually mixed with admonishments. "Okay, Dallas, I don't want to find that picture knocked down again." "Ginger, you are to eat today, do you hear me, eat, eat, eat." "Dude, will you please stop gumming Raven's neck and cuddle together." "All of you, be good, cuddle up, and I'll be on time tonight." Yes, if my neighbors could hear me, they would think I was looney.

Leaving them at this time of year is almost impossible. It's only the thought of ever worsening commuter traffic that gets me off the sofa with them. I have the french doors thrown open to my upper deck and I sit on the sofa right by the doors, watching the sky blue over and the cats craning their necks at the swallows swooping overhead. The greatest delight of my life at this time is watching the daily changes in the cats I just adopted, seeing them reveling in their freedom, racing from room to room, and developing special friendships with each other. So, yes, I most definitely miss them when I'm at work. I think about where they might be and what they are doing, and can't wait to be on my way home again.