You've heard about the best laid plans. So this is how my day started. The plan was to leave at 9:00 to make a 3-hour drive to my folks to spend Thanksgiving with them. At 8:50 I dished out the wet food thinking I'd know where all the kitties were before I loaded up the car. I got mobbed by 4 kitties, but no Cali.
I put the stuff in the car, then spent about 20 minutes looking for Cali. Then I decided to make a quick trip to the bank and stopped on the way home to put air in my tires, figuring Cali would have made an appearance by the time I got back. No such luck.
I spent another 45 minutes looking for her, searched the entire house at least three time, checked all the closets including the ones I knew I hadn't opened today, opened up the hide-a-bed, then had to chase the other cats out so I could close it again. I even went out to the car and opened my suitcase to make sure she hadn't crawled in there.
I was getting pretty desperate because I really needed to get on the road but couldn't leave without knowing where Cali was. The friends who are coming in the feed the cats and clean litter boxes will not expect to see her. She always does a disappearing act for anybody except me.
I don't know why it took me so long to think of it, but I finally had a bright
. I got a flashlight and shone it under the piano lid. There was Cali, tucked in very neatly as far back as she could get, looking very innocent.
She is in so much trouble.
But she's going to have to wait for her punishment until I get home on Saturday. Then just as soon as I can catch her I'm going to wring her neck.
I put the stuff in the car, then spent about 20 minutes looking for Cali. Then I decided to make a quick trip to the bank and stopped on the way home to put air in my tires, figuring Cali would have made an appearance by the time I got back. No such luck.
I spent another 45 minutes looking for her, searched the entire house at least three time, checked all the closets including the ones I knew I hadn't opened today, opened up the hide-a-bed, then had to chase the other cats out so I could close it again. I even went out to the car and opened my suitcase to make sure she hadn't crawled in there.
I was getting pretty desperate because I really needed to get on the road but couldn't leave without knowing where Cali was. The friends who are coming in the feed the cats and clean litter boxes will not expect to see her. She always does a disappearing act for anybody except me.
I don't know why it took me so long to think of it, but I finally had a bright
She is in so much trouble.