Schroeder is Missing

Sad news. Schroeder is missing. All the animals like to hang out on the screened in porch when the weather is nice. Since it was finally porch weather, we left the sliding glass door open so they could all come and go as they pleased. And, apparently, it pleased Luna and Schroeder to find a way to escape the porch. HOURS later, when we only discovered their Shawshank plan because Steve went to put Flip out for his before bed tinkles, he found Luna in the backyard! Despite a thorough search of the yard and a flashlight search of the surrounding neighborhood, Schroeder could not be found. We decided it was too dark and we'd likely wake up to find him back on the porch or in the yard. But we didn't.  I posted a missing cat notice, let the neighbors know, set out tuna all around the house, and we did a very thorough search of the whole neighborhood. Nada. It was cold and rainy last night. Schroeder is probably cold, wet, and scared. We're all very upset!! He may have been a shitty cat whose hobbies included yowling at 2am, throwing up into his food bowl (and my shoes!), biting you indiscriminately, and parking his butthole directly in front of your face at any opportunity, but he is our shitty cat and we love him. So this is devastating.

The good news is that he is chipped and has his claws. So he can defend himself and if anyone finds him and turns him in, he'll be scanned and we'll get a phone call!

Everyone is feeling very needy. I woke up to discover all the remaining animals nestled in our bed:

Luna is super sad. Flip is camouflaged!

Flip has needed extra snuggles, too. Schroeder may have been his nemesis, but I think he's feeling the loss of his frenemy.

Depressed - except for Weird Steve

He even looked sad while I was at work (via the Flip Cam):

One is the loneliest number

But then laziness won out.

Sleeping it off

It's now been 2 nights. I had hoped to wait and find Schroeder so I could just say, "Schroeder was missing, but we found him!" Sadly, we're starting to lose hope. But we will continue the search tonight! And Mimi may be helping during the day today!

Making Wm feel better is the fact he is having his first sleep over at the new house! And I am THRILLED to know that those weirdos won't be using my bathroom and will be locked away from us and we can escape their shenanigans to other wings of the house. If for no other reason, moving was worth it for this!! We'll  order pizza for the little monsters tonight and then, hopefully, not see them again until morning!

And, in other good news, Cricket is proving to be awesome. When I turn her off, she gives me a trip summary. Yesterday, it took 12 minutes to get home from work and I got 39.8 mpg!! This morning, including dropping Wm off at school, I got here in 16 minutes and used 37.6 mpg. WOOT! That's heavy city driving, too. My Forester averaged 21.7 mpg, so this is a huuuuuge improvement.

Lastly, now that we know Flip is mostly Staffy, here is what it says about the breed on the web:
"Though he may look intimidating, the Am Staff, as this breed is nicknamed, tends to be a lover, not a fighter. He is an active, intelligent dog who generally likes people. His short coat comes in a variety of colors and patterns and is easy to groom."

AKC Certified Staffy