The in-laws brought their cat over for Christmas. Snippy loves me and is determined to soak up every second.
Last night, we thought she had snuck out. She’s an indoor-outdoor cat at home. The in-laws have a chain link fence that keeps her in. She has to be an indoor kitty here because we have a lot of crazy drivers and loose dogs in our neighborhood. She doesn’t understand that and just wants to go out. Anyways, last night we went to bed and realized we couldn't find the cat. We were afraid she'd snuck out when we let the dogs out to go to the bathroom. I went to sleep, thinking that if she were inside the house she'd eventually curl up next to me as usual. Nope, she wasn't there.
At around 1 am, the father-in-law and I searched the backyard. In case she had somehow gotten out of the backyard and into the neighborhood, we looked up and down the street. We also searched every room several times over. At 4 am, the wife and I looked again. We got back inside and saw the cat just sitting there. She was looking inquisitively at us, like she was asking, "do you know what time it is? Why aren't you in bed?" We have no idea how she had eluded us for most of the night, but we've been keeping a close eye on her just in case she tries pulling a stunt like that again.
