That darn cat

Well, somehow we have adopted a cat for the past few days. The other day the FEDEX man stopped and to ask directions. I was outside helping him try to find an address. I left the door open because I was watching Brielle in the house. As we were standing out there a 'teenager' cat (that's what Raegan calls it, not a baby but not full grown) ran into our house. I tried to swat it out with the mail in my hand, but that didn't work. Then it ran right into my room and under the bed. I am allergic to cats and I didn't want to grab it for fear of it clawing my eyes out or getting whatever disease it carried so I went with the lesser of the two evils and let an unknown FEDEX man into my house to retrieve the cat. Luckily he was a very kind man and risked his eyes being clawed out and grabbed the cat and put it outside. We shut the door and thought our troubles were over. Well, they were just beginning. For the next 20 minutes the cat meowed outside the door making Raegan ask a hundred times if it could come in and live in her room and could we feed it because it is sooo hungry and a myriad of other questions. The real problem arose when it was time for us to leave and the cat was still whining at the door. When I would open the door just a crack it would try to weasel its way in. So Raegan had the great idea of putting a box on top of it so we could get out. We did just that and I was able to shuffle all the kids out of the house while a box moved around our doorway. When we were all out we took the box off and started getting in the car. I had to be careful because I was afraid the cat would try to jump into the car. It just sat in the wheel well and watched us. When I got in the car to leave I didn't want to run it over so I revved the engine and honked the horn. I started backing out slow waiting for the bump that I just ran it over. It never happened and we were out of the driveway and I couldn't see it. I thought maybe it was stuck to the tire. We stayed in the road looking for it and then I heard it meowing. I thought "did it get in the car without me seeing it?" I got out and looked under the car and it was inside the wheel well in a hole behind the wheel. I started clapping, yelling for it to get out. It finally got out and we sped off. I thought that would finally be the end. I was mistaken. When we got home it was nowhere to be seen. As I was unloading the kids, it appeared under my feet again. I learned I have passed my dislike of cats onto Logan because as soon as he saw it he started yelling "Git" and kicking it. I'll have to learn to be nicer when my kids are around. ;) Anyways, we all ran in the house and shut the door. Well, this happened a few more times that day whenever we had to leave. I went to work that night and hoped Jake wouldn't try to get rid of it his own way. It was still there when I got home. We haven't fed it or done anything to it to make it want to stay. It must be really lonely. The next day we called animal control to come and get it but they won't come unless it is captured so Jake put a box over it with holes in it and some water inside and it sat in our driveway all day. Luckily in the shade, but still all day. I called them again to see if they were coming and they said they were so I let it still stay in the box but by 6 they hadn't shown up so we let it out. I was afraid it was going to die in there. It followed Raegan on a walk and she love having it chase her. Last night it decided to pay us back for being so nice and pooped all over our driveway and scratched and meowed at the door in the wee hours of the morning. Thank you kitty!! Needless to say it is still here and we are just waiting for it to get bored or for someone to come take it. Free cat to anyone that wants one! It is actually pretty cute. I am a tiny bit sad we can't keep it. But I am sure I will get over it.

Trying to get into the house and help Raegan with her homework! Scared Raegan to death the first time it climbed onto the window. It finally fell off when it ran out of screen to climb.