Hide and Seek

Happy New Year Everyone! And what a new year it has been already. It's only going into the second month and boy has it been challenging already. Let's move straight to the punch....

My number one guy and colony member, John Christopher went missing around the Christmas Holidays. Typically, John John will come when called and is waiting for me every night when I get home from work. Well around the Holidays this was not the case. I was severely concerned that something might have happened to him. Every day and every night I would go up and down the alleys and streets calling out to him and he was no where to be found. I was very upset because John John has never strayed before, and one of the things that really concerned me is that since accumalating his girlfriend he had never left her side. However, there she was every night, as was his bestfriend, but he was no where to be found. I cried many nights and laid awake wondering what had happened to him. If only I could find him. However, I didn't give up. I prayed to Saint Francis of Assisi. The Patron of Animals, and to my Dear Aunt, to please come to me if he had indeed passed, and was the unfortunate victim of the cold or an accident. They did not come. I prayed for his safe return and still went out day and night calling out to him. Well finally on Thursday, January 14th my prayers were answered. I was letting my last dog out to go potty and I did my typical calling out to John John and all of a sudden I heard a light meow. I freaked. I hesitated for a moment, thinking maybe it was one of my own cats at my back door, meowing, trying to get out since they knew I was on the back porch, they often do this. But I had chills, I just knew. I called out to him again frantically and he responded with another meow. I booked in to my house grabbed a pair of shoes, without a jacket, and ran to the alley feverishly calling out to him. To my surprise and delight, there he was, like an angel, meowing repeatedly at me. That moment it was like the world was still and my own little miracle happened, John John had returned and was home again. I was so ecstatic as was he. He just kept meowing and meowing. His friends greeted him and showed him how they were also happy for his return. I knew he was trying to tell me where he was and about everything that happened, but unfortunately couldn't understand. If only I could be the beast master for one day, to have the gift to be able to speak to and understand the animals. How lovely would that be and I'm sure how heart breaking at the same time. Since then, John John has stayed close with his friends and is there once again every night to meet me at dinner time and to come when called. It's great to have the family back together again. We <3 you John Christopher!