Saying Goodbye

The day came when we had to take the foster kittens and their mom back to the shelter. The whole family is so easy to work with that it was no problem putting them back in the box that I brought them home in (it's a really big box).
The shelter was ready for us and had their cage ready for them. Once we got them into the cage, it was time to fill out some paperwork. I had to adopt two of the foster kittens for my niece (those two were still back at the house).
Then I asked the shelter if there was any way that I could sponsor the family to 1) help them get adopted and 2) prolong their stay at the shelter. They told me that they had a guardian angel program where I could pay a portion of their adoption fee - any amount I wanted. I chose to pay the spay neuter fee for each of the foster kittens and Miss Dora. When someone adopts one, they will only have to pay $20.
While I was completing all of the paperwork, I realized that I really didn't get to say a proper goodbye to the foster cats. But I decided that it would best to just wave at them from the window. I knew saying goodbye would be hard. But just waving from the window was hard - Miss Dora and Friday were looking at me, saying, "What is going on? Where are we? What have you done to us?" That broke my heart. Indiana and Alaska were busy exploring their cage which I have to praise - the cage was bigger than many I've seen and very clean.
Having August and Friday back at the house has been a great distraction, but I think about the foster kittens everyday. You can see them on petfinder.com by searching for cats in Erwin, TN.