Surprise!

The strangest thing happened today.

This morning Mum got a phone call from a veterinary clinic in Cranbourne saying that someone had found our cat (for non-Melbournians, Cranbourne is an outer suburb about 50 mins drive away from where I live). We had a look around the house and our cats were accounted for. We were puzzled. Then it dawned on us...

When my family moved over to Melbourne from Adelaide one of our cats never settled in our new house. The one of the other cats we brought over with us was her best friend and was sadly run over leaving her heart broken. It was after her cat friend's death that she ran away. The last we saw of her she was scrawny, thin and very aggressive. She wouldn't let us pat her and she'd growl at anyone who came close. That was five years ago and we had long assumed that she had probably been killed. 

When Mum called Dad to let him know what was happening, he thought she was joking.

She would have only been about a year old when she ran away and now she's all grown up! She is very affectionate, very healthy and has been eating well. I wonder where she's been. I think she probably was unofficially adopted by someone or a series of people because she's clearly been looked after.

We are keeping her in a laundry for a few days to give her a chance to adapt to her new environment by herself. Ironically, the currently laundry hadn't been built when she last lived with us! The other cats know something is going on and keep sniffing around the laundry. They are completely confused and it's pretty amusing. The next test will be integrating her with the other household pets!

It just goes to show that the pet micro-chip registration system does work. It's all pretty surreal!

In other news, my brother will be opening the batting for his local club first XI for the first time tomorrow. It's quite an achievement to be selected in this capacity, especially as he is 16 years old. I hope he'll have a great knock. He's a very mature and technical left-handed batsman and handy spinner. You've all got to know a bit about my sister; my brother is equally as special (and insightful), I'm very proud of him and love him a lot. 

Lastly, thank you! Yes, you. I've had some wonderful feedback about my blogging and I'm so grateful that someone is taking the time to read my writing (Shout out to Tam and Sarah who were lovely enough to compliment me today!). Please feel free to leave a comment with your feedback, I'd love to know what you do and don't enjoy about my writing. I love discussing ideas, so please challenge me if you disagree with something I write! Also, if there is something you'd like me to write about, let me know.

May your weekends be full of lovely, unexpected surprises!