Alfred's Return

I thought today being April Fool's Day was the perfect opportunity to share this story with everyone!

This past Thanksgiving weekend we had our family here for food and fellowship! On Sunday morning we awoke to a snowy northern Michigan mess and much to our dismay our little Alfred was missing. Alfred belonged to my special aunt and uncle who lived about an 1/8 of a mile from us until their moving into an assisted living facility a year ago this month. When they moved the kitty was left to fend for himself and about two weeks after they had moved the kitty arrived at our doorstep! My husband and I welcomed him and he made himself right at home, staying in the house during the day and prowling outside at night. His name deems an explanation: I had an Uncle Alfred who always left one leg outside the chair while eating, as if to be on the ready...and Alfred the kitty always left one leg in the house for a few moments before going outside. All was well until that snowy blast and Alfred was simply gone and we looked everywhere including his past digs at my uncle's barn. No sign of Alfred...until two weeks ago...I was on the phone with our daughter and couldn't believe my eyes. Just inside our woods, on a stump, was what I thought was Alfred so I stepped outside and called to him and he came racing for the house and when I opened the door he went right to the cupboard where we always kept his food...so I was certain it was Alfred. What a happy reunion and this is NO April Fool's joke, it's the real deal!