A warm welcom home

Every morning while I get ready for work, Sophie sits on top of one of the scratching boxes I have on the main floor. It is placed at the bottom of the stairs so that I can put things that I want to eventually take up stairs on top (of course the cats usually knocks them off!!) of it. It is also right across for the front door. She waits there while I run around getting ready, and even while I feed the cats, she just sits there. Down the hall, but still in view of the door, is Bijou sitting on top of the couch. Gus, Odette, and Maggie, just follow me around(Willow is still eating breakfast).This is the normal routine, and it seems like Sophie, Bijou and the other three are waiting to say "goodbye and have a nice day mom" as I leave for work.When I come home there is always a couple of little wet noses peeking through the crack of the door as I open the door, normally it's Gus, and Willow (waiting to be fed no doubt), and Trixie and a few others not far from the door are waiting too. But there on the same scratching box is Sophie, its almost like she had never moved. She is there waiting to welcome me home. I often hear people say they love the way their dog greets them at the door, with their tails wagging, when they come home from work. Well this is how I feel about my cats. I have never come home without one or two cats to greet me at the door. It makes for a warm welcome home, and I couldn't imagine coming home with out one of them waiting for me. It will be a said day indeed......I hope it never comes.