missing my kitties

Question:
 Hi. You might remember the joy I had when a humane and well regarded animal shelter came and caught seven abandoned kittens that were hanging out behind where I work. All seven have been redomesitcated and adopted out to loving homes. I know that they are going to be well taken care of, but I can't help but look and wonder if they're there when I go to work. I know they're not. I just miss seeing those precious young faces. I still consider myself very blessed for being able to give them the chance they, and a lot of other cats, really need, the chance at a good, long life with loving owners who will take care of them and do good things for them. Still, I do miss them.
Answer:
 Hi, Bearpapa! Merhaba (hello) from Turkey where I am temporarily. As a cat lover, thank you for caring enough to have the animal shelter come and pick up the kittens. The best way to get over missing these kittens is to take yourself to the animal shelter and adopt a nice kitten if you are able to have one.Cats make great companions - I have 4 and two are rescues; one is from an animal shelter and the other is from a farm. If not, maybe you could volunteer some at the shelter; they are always looking for volunteers. Otherwise, please be content to know that you saved 7 kittens from death by starvation or getting hit by a car or being attacked by an animal bigger and meaner than they were. Again, thank you very much for helping these kittens survive and get good homes. Linda presently in Turkey for 2 more months
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 Hi Rev. First of all, thank you for your kind words. In fact, we do have a cat we named Bear (hence my screenname). He's actually the third cat we've had. When we moved here, we had to give our first two cats up. It was heartbreaking, but they were littermates who had never been separated, and our new home could only have one. We actually adopted Bear from the same place as he'd been kicked out of his old home (probably for spraying as we had to break him of the habit). He'd been very wary of me at the start, making us believe that some individual who happened to share my gender had been involved in beating him. Still, I won him over and now he comes to me whenever he needs comfort. We have this game (he started it) where he dares me to catch him. It's kind of fun. I also read a lot of books on cats, which, although I do not claim to be an expert, at least gives me a handle on some problems cat owners might face. What else is really interesting is that my mom HATES cats. She doesn't like how "sneaky" they are, although I now understand that it's not because they're trying to be sneaky, it's just that they don't feel the need to vocalize all their feelings. I find cats to be very intriguing and very interesting characters. Still, I don't find the concept of a "normal" cat to be really applicable since all cats truly are neurotic. I took care of those kittens at the start because they'd been abandoned carelessly and they needed to know someone cared.