The back door was standing open when I made it to the den today. Open! Who knows how long. I locked it on my way to bed last night, but it must not have been pushed all the way shut. I suspect cats were involved with the opening aspect. I also suspect Tora has been wandering around outside. The other cats are in a tizzy this morning. They keep sniffing Tora and hissing. She smells different, even to my nose. Like dirt and damp grass. Definitely smells like she’s been outside in the real world.

I’m freaking out, of course. Forgetting to lock the door is one thing. Having the door standing open is another altogether. Must remember to always check that it’s pushed all the way shut. There’s apparently a cat in the house interested enough in opening it to bother.

Lucky we didn’t wake up with some kind of critter in the house. Or worse. Yup, freaked me out seeing the door just standing open like that, but at least it looks like nothing bad happened, and all the cats are in the house and safe. The only bad things it caused is a little cat unhappiness and me feeling stupid. Thank goodness for minor miracles.

So glad Tora is home. I know she went outside. Who knows how long she was out there. But, she came back! I don’t know what I would have done had I found the door open and her gone. It would have been horrible.