There Will Be THOSE Kinds of Days...

Today is one of THOSE days.  Charming was working late yesterday evening on the kitchen renovation and didn't close the outside door tightly.  So Powder (the youngest and more adventurous of our two cats) slipped outside when we weren't looking.  We didn't realize that he was gone until I was washing the supper dishes and noticed our other cat, Walker, trying to make a break for it while the door was still ajar.  (It's not that I'm a bad cat mother, it's just that the kitchen is now L-shaped and the back door is not visible from the sink unless one intentionally leans to the left and looks over the shoulder.)  After a quick check of the entire house, we concluded that Powder was gone.  Charming and I spent quite a bit of time outside last night shining flashlights around every possible hiding place where Powder might be.  We did not find him.

We were already committed to driving my brother to the airport (2-hour drive each way) this morning, so it was well into the afternoon when we returned home.  We canvassed the neighborhood calling for Powder and shaking the bag of treats that normally brings him running.  Nothing.  I phoned the local animal shelter and gave them a description of him and our contact info, so we're hoping that he'll come back to us somehow.  Since I'm so bummed out about Powder's running away from home, today's regular post will need to wait until Thursday.  Hopefully, my little bad kitty will be home by then.

An usual "quiet moment" for Powder Kitty.  (Looking like
the angel that he's NOT.)

Powder Kitty on the right and Walker on the left.

Walker on the left, Powder on the right and Max The Wonder Dog
in the background.  They're like the Three Musketeers and
can usually be found together.