It's been a feline-filled few weeks recently. As previously mentioned, one of my cats saw "The Great Escape" one too many times and made a break for the woods behind my house. Along with mass and energy, apparently there also is some sort of Law of Conservation of Felines because that first night, this strange cat walked right into my house. I wouldn't have minded so much if he didn't drink most of the milk and put the carton back with just a tiny amount left in it. Who does that?

So we put the cat outside, gave him some food, and eventually he went away. The next day we handed out some fliers, and later a neighbor called saying they found our cat. Turns out it was this strange cat in a not-so-elaborate costume. The costume was basically answering to any name. Shrewdly played, strange cat. Shrewdly played.

"Thanks, but this isn't our cat," and out he went. That night he helped himself to the orange juice, again leaving just a little bit. Talk about inconsiderate! But again out he went. The next morning, now Day 3, he tries to come in for breakfast. Suspecting that he'd eat all but one of my eggs, I escorted him outside. But sure enough, the Universe had some other plans. Winning the lottery? Negative. Acquiring a new cat? Affirmative, it seemed.

So I made up the guest bathroom, threw in a few food bowls, and the almost-empty cartons of milk and OJ. Two weeks later, after a vet visit (since he sounded like Doc Holliday due to congestion) and reacquiring our missing cat, this strange cat got a name (Benny), a larger room (the nursery-in-progress), and half a dozen different beds (seriously).

And just a few days ago, Benny also got a new home when a nice family adopted him from us. The kicker? He never finished those cartons of milk and OJ. I'm glad that family adopted Benny, but I have a feeling that more than a few breakfasts will be ruined by almost-empty juice containers. Yeah, he's cute, but also inconsiderate.

But I'm not inconsiderate, so I'll finish the cartons I still have here with a toast.

Here's to you, Benny! Thank you for hanging out with us and for being awesome. We wish you the very best!