Early (3am early) this morning Dylan decided to talk a step outside while the dogs were out in the backyard and I was busy cleaning up after a sick Simon. It was dark and I didn't notice her leave the kitchen. When the dogs came back in I shut the door and went back to bed. I heard a cat crying for a while but thought it was She-ra in the basement. When Joe got up at 7am and let the dogs out he saw them chase something in the yard but since it was still dark out, he didn't see what. It wasn't until I got Dylan and the dog's breakfast ready that we noticed she was missing. She never misses a meal! We grabbed our shoes and dim flashlight to look for our little kitty outside. We combed the neighborhood, stooped in the mud to check culverts, walked through thorns along the field behind our house and yes, meet a few of our new neighbors. Several hours later we didn't know where else to look. It was light now and I was walking up and down our street realizing that I may never see our little kitty again when I decided to recheck our front yard. While it was still dark I had peeked my head under our low front deck. This time I pushed aside the bushes and called her name...her small meow answered me. I bent over and there she was looking out at me from under the deck! We were both so relieved to have found each other! She purred and rubbed her head into my hand; I coaxed her out, picked her up and took her into the house. She was so hungry that she ate all of her breakfast at once. The rest of the day she followed me around the house and I couldn't resist picking her up for extra hugs. From now on she will wear her collar and I.D. tags.
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