When the little kids were here they brought all three of their cats AND Hank Puff with them….oh, yes, and four fish. They were bringing all these critters because they were moving from Craig, Colorado to Battlement Mesa, Colorado.
The little kids and all the critters stayed with us and their Aunt Shannon, my oldest sister.
Well, wouldn’t you know it one of the cats bolted out the door at Shannon’s and became….lost!
After days and days of looking for O’Malley, setting a live trap in the garage at Shannon’s the looking for O’Malley had to stop. Either the cat was lost or didn’t want to be found.
We are all sad.
Then a week ago today (Friday) something tried to break into the front porch of our house (around mid-night)…climbed right up the screen door and rattled it mightily. Scared Mom right out of the bed.
Off and on throughout the night, this someone tried to climb into the front porch of the house, Sammy and I sat up a stern watch protecting the place. Well, really, Sammy the cat and I slept through the whole thing.
The next morning Mom and Dad decided to set a live trap to capture whoever it is trying to break in; thinking it might be O’Malley, since she hung-out up here for several days before being taken down to Aunt Shannon’s.
Mom baited the trap with yummy canned cat food, set the trap and proceeded to wait.
I, Sherlock Boomer, took it upon myself to find O’Malley and bring her home to the kids.
The second night I patrolled the long lane from our house to the mailbox….nothing.
Just one of the deer skittering through.
On the third night I headed out toward the Butler Bins…I had smelled some pretty interesting smells out there…raccoons. I didn’t tell Mom it was raccoons…one never knows, raccoons are very clever at breaking into things. Maybe it was one of them trying to get into the house.
The fourth day Mom changed out the canned cat food. Then Mom, Dad, and I headed up to Olathe, Colorado to get some parts for Dad’s pressure washer.
I scanned the world looking for O’Malley.
Nothing.
I did see dogs along the way; we had some great barks at each other.
The fifth day—nothing
The sixth day—I took care of the cat food.
Boomer



OH BOOMER!! What’s a dog to say?!! I can’t believe you did that! Boomer, you need a buddy. Tell your Mom. You need someone to hang out with…someone with some good sense to help keep you out of trouble!
The Gus
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Okay, Gus! Hope you are the guy. Ask you Mom…and Gus…there is canned cat food in that trap….just say’n. Boomer
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Well, Boomer, I do understand about the cat food. I really do. But Boomer, what do you think Fuzzy thinks about this whole thing? Did you think to confer with him before you did this?But then again, maybe he would have gone for the cat food too. Perhaps you could ask him to point some lonely, peopleless, love starved dog in your direction? I think you need a bud to hang out with. Someone to call for help when you get stuck in live traps or to back you up when you go coyote hunting.
The Gus
ps: My buddy, Pickles thinks so too.
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Mom says maybe…Dad says No…I think I need some more canned cat food! Boomer
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Funny!
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Well, sorta. Mom was not happy with me…but you know, when there is canned cat food ….. Boomer
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Oh Boomer your nose got the best of you! I hope the kitty comes home! Must be the season for lost cats, our Granddaughters cat escaped out an open door a week ago and has not come back 😦
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We hope so also. Mom and Dad went and got a grandkid to try and help find her. Finding her would be good….there are coyotes out on the farm. Boomer
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What would they ever do without your help, Boomer?
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Mom told me she didn’t appreciate my help AT ALL! Shish! Really Mom…the cat food was drying up and going to waste. Boomer
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Oh, Boomer, what did Mom have to say when she found you? I do hope she let you out!
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Mom, ummmmmmm, Mom was NOT very happy with me. Not At All…but you have to realize…there was all this cat food…… Boomer
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Um, you’ll have a better chance of finding her if you stay out of the trap. Just sayin… ;-).
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But there was all that canned cat food just going to waste…like really! Boomer
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Hahahaha! Oh, Boomer.
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I mean…like…how does one EVER pass UP CANNED CAT FOOD! Boomer
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OMGoodness, B! The kitty food gotcha! That last picture is HILARIOUS! #thatfacetho I hope O’Malley comes home. He will have some stories to tell!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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It was canned kitty food, Cupcake. I have a horrible time passing up CANNED CAT FOOD! Boomer
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Seriously Boomer – you did not let the trap get you??
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Well…you see…it was my duty to eat that canned cat food….Boomer
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A pup can only wait sooo long for a tastey treat! (don’t tell Mom said that)
And I do hope, hope O’Malley decides to comes home
Be good, Boom!
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We are all sad about O’Malley. It is a very strong possibly the coyotes got her. Boomer
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Boomer! You got yourself into quite a pickle!
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But I knew Mom would be to the rescue so it was WORTH IT! Boomer
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oh, boom… you are too cute.
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Oh Boomer! You are bad .. Has the kitty come back? Hope so ..
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No. Mom is afraid. We will keep looking. Boomer
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