Have you every felt like your DXL got out!!

[Jackie]

Hello all
Well, we have been in our new home for one week now. The kids have adjusted very well (of course we are all over them like new parents) Today is Fathers Day and hope any Dads out there had a good time with their kids....be them furry or with skin
We had a last minute idea to have our step daughter, her husband and 2 small boys stay for dinner. Our first dinner in the house (proper dinner) They have Nic-6 and Lucas-4. Nic is the quiet boy that doesn't get into much mischief. Then there Lucas....the one that sucks in to blow his nose...loud...why why why and 100.10% go go go. Both boys are lovely and Lucas with that rotten smile that melts your heart and gets him everywhere fast.
Well...he grabs Grampa and with great concern tells him how a cat got past him...ran out the door and onto the grass and up a tree back in the forest. Ron was SICK with worry. Little Lucas led his Grampa onto the grass and showed him where 'our kitty' went. My goodness, Ron was so upset he had to take a slow walk around and just called for Emma (we found Blue and Giz) I figured from the start that our fraidy cat Em hadn't appeared since the arrival of our company...let along go anywhere new near the loudest child only to run out into the wilderness!!! She's never felt grass so I could not even see her going on it. I just remember the first day I carried her out to the car and ended up going back into the house(backwards) ...laying on the floor and waiting for her nails to release on my back!!! Ron and I say she's the most beautiful but the most particular/shy out of the 3.
I hinted to our company that once they ...ahem... left, Emma would come out from where she was hiding and all would be fine.
Ron was fully prepared to grab a sleeping bag and go sleep in the forest, waiting for her to go to him, curl up and sleep. Hey was practically in tears. The kids left and we proceeded to call our Emma with "Treats" She was upstairs under the love seat the entire time.
Just like I said.
Ya...it's now raining. Ron would be out there and Emma would be cozy and curled up on his blanket...nice and warm upstairs. Ron said it was like loosing a daughter to him
I thinks it's kinda cute...but I knew all along it would be fine. My poor big strong manly mountain of a man...he loves his kitties
I knew little Lucas was mistaken all along...there's a black cat that I've seen around and when asked what colour the cat was he said Black. Poor little Lucas was made to be so concerned about the kitties getting out he thought it HAD to of been one of ours. Sweet honest little 4yr old.

[Dan]

Whew! You had me worried, glad Emma was upstairs! When reading it at first, I thought it was going to end with Lucas making up a story, and scaring you both half to death, glad I was wrong. And good on you Ron, they do become our Kids, and we'll do whatever we need to do to protect them, huh? Emma, sounds much like our Jenny, actually. Folks come over and ask about her, but there is no way in hell she's coming out when anyone is here other than just the two of us...

And congratulations again on the new home Guys! "A forest behind the house". Wow, just saying it out loud sounds cool! We've got between 3 & 5 years left to work, and we are getting the hell out of Las Vegas when we are done. We have a 7 lane arterial (literally) behind our house. We need some space, and quiet...

[lynxlady]

Oh PLEASE!! I can't tell you the times I have had a heart attack thinking one of my kids got out! Lilly has a habit of taking the covers off the air/heat duct work. She will then crawl in and if they can fit, more will follow her.. I have had to have Kim go out, pull some of the skirting off and go under the house and pound on the duct work till she and who ever went with her come back out! Occasionally with all the people coming and going around here, I have had some get out.. they usually come right back to me when I call them but one time Big Stuff went off into the woods as he got out and I couldn't find him. I walked around till almost 2:00 AM with a flash light calling him.. finally he came out with his head down ( he knew he was bad) But I was so happy to see him I just whisked him up in my arms, hugged and kissed him all the way back to the house and all the time I'm loving on him I'm telling him how bad he is Kim kept telling me to just go to bed and he would be back in the morning, but there was no way I could do that, even if I did have to do my looking with a gun.. cougars and bears Just knowing they were out there with Stuffy was enough to keep me looking. I can so totally understand how Ron felt..
I have 2 that always hide from company.. 2 that no one has ever seen, well 3 if we count Tarzan, but in the house there are 2.. can't explain why it happens but for some of them they are afraid of strangers but most are there to greet them and see what's going on.

[Jackie]

Emma has been soooo much more social since we have moved to be honest. She knows who our friends are and she knows who is new, young or a worker and she chooses well as far as showing her lovely self. Ron and I find this house to be big yet warm and inviting with a real positive vibe to it. Basically less rooms that we had but the rooms are bigger. We feel right at home even though we are surrounded in clutter, boxes and general mayhem. We are both fairly clean, tidy, organized people so this is probably good for us.
Dan, you know that Sugar and yourself are more than welcome to come out and see us. We do have a Queen bed or a double if you want to cuddle That goes for Arlene too but I really don't think that happens for you does it Arlene??
Here is our view in the morning out our family room. This is where Emma would have gone if Lucas was not mistaken

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[lynxlady]

Huuummmm.......were you asking if wanted to cuddle in a queen bed or double bed with Dan & Sugar??
Got to tell you, I love both of them, but not like that Jackie

What a gorgeous view you have but very scary to think of one of the kids getting out and lost in it

OK, so I know you didn't mean it the way it sounded to me but I really was rotf when I first read this ;D

[Jackie]

Ok...that won't be the first or the last time I've came across sideways Or maybe it's the people I have in my life that are a bit sideways

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[Dan]

Actually, we are in the planning stages of another Canada trip for 2013, we are going to try and go as far north as Alaska. As we get closer, I'll try and nail down some dates, so we can make a stop in Selma & Nanaimo.

The house looks just stunning guys! Very happy for you!!!

[lynxlady]

OK Dan, now that would be very cool if you could do it :-) Let us know.

[lynxlady]

Yup Jackie, You have me pegged.. but I'm more then a little bit side ways.. some say I'm ------ well lets just say I'm different ::)Twisted maybe Oh well we only go around once so might as well have some fun with life.. right?
I was just wondering what the new people I send to our forum to check out what you all think of your cats think of us