Remembering

There it is, my home, where I grew up. I couldn't find my home. I was lost. I took a different turn. I kept walking and walking. Scary time. So happy now. Home. Look, there are the tall things I use to claw up with my brother and sister. And there is the flat tall thing we use to crawl under. So much fun. I am finally home.

Just then, two fluffy things moved really fast from behind my home and ran right in front of me and clawed up one of the tall things. Hey, my brother and sister. Why didn't they see me? I am right here. They just moved fast past me. Oh, playing catch me if you can. I use to play that game with my brother and sister. I like that game. They just didn't see me cause they were moving fast. I will follow them up the same tall thing.

Up the tall thing, great fun, out on a thick thing, like my paw except this thing does not move. I did not remember that before. We three are all resting on a different thick thing. This is fun. I remember how fun it was. My brother and sister are resting their heads on their paws. They are tired? I am not tired.

I like chasing with my brother and sister. I am the oldest and the biggest, much bigger than my brother and sister. I wonder why they did not see me. I am right here. I know I left for a while.

I remember falling asleep in my comfy bed. When I woke, I was someplace I did not know. I got up and started to walk. I wanted to go home. I did not know where I was. I remember, I wanted to find my home and my bed. I found my home. I am back now.

I feel my fur move. The leaves are now moving, back and forth. My brother and sister's eyes opened. After a stretch, they were clawing on the thick thing and then clawed down the tall thing. I followed them, down the tall thing. We moved fast around to the side of my home. How fun. I remember the fun. Moving to the back of my home, then up the hard steps and onto the flat area then thru the door. Funny, the door I use to go thru didn't move for me. I guess I am faster than I remember and snuck behind my sister, at the same time.

Wow, my home. It looks the same. The tall flat thing that I was not allowed to jump on. The big thing that is really cold inside. There are really good smells inside that cold thing. I don't remember this, a smaller flat thing. It has not been all that long since I was home. I don't think I walked more than a day or two. Not all that long.

Where did my brother and sister go? I am a bit confused. Oh look, my bed! My comfy bed. And it is in the same place, next to the other two comfy beds. That is nice. A safe place for me right now.

Oh my, walking onto my bed. I remember how comfy that was. Now, to do what I do best, curl up in my bed and look around. So much movement. Oh look, a small thing crawling over the flat area I run on. Should I? Nope, I am really really comfy. Look at that thing move. For so small, it can really move those tiny paws. My brother, sister and I can move faster.

Oh no, wait, watch out crawling thing. That large hairy long paws just moved onto the flat area from somewhere. I remember the hairy tall thing. Why is this hairy thing jumping around and now jumping in circles? I don't remember seeing that before. Move faster little thing. Where are my brother and sister? They are missing out on some really fun stuff. Odd but fun to look at. The large hairy thing has a large hairy tail. Just as big hairy thing moved on the flat area and jumped around, it then moved out the same way it came in. What was that all about? I looked for the crawly thing on the flat area. No where to be seen. Hmm

Oh look, that tall thing in a thing with stuff to scratch around in. Wait, there is a thing crawling on the tall part. That crawly thing got away from the jumping hairy thing. Oh right, that tall thing is a no no area. No going onto the soft scratchy stuff. I look around. I am the only one here. No one to tell me no no. I will just move over there to check it out. Make sure all is safe.

But first, a stretch. I need a stretch. Down on my front paws, my back end up in the air. Hold for a bit. Then my back end down and my front paws tall and stiff. Hold for a bit. Ahhh perfect. Feels so good. No one is looking.

Great, I move over to the tall no no thing, so I can curl up around the tall thing with floppy things hanging out all around the tall thing. I won't be able to climb on those floppy paws. This looks like the really tall thing outside that my brother and sister were clawing on. Odd, the same but then not the same.

Oooo, soft stuff, easy to put my paws on. This is great. Resting in a no no place. Cool as well. I am a little warm. This feels lovely, just like my bed. And, this is also a perfect hiding spot, all curled up. I could even take a nap, if I were tired.

I like peeking out from behind the large floppy things coming out of the tall thing. I can see into another area. There is that thing that doesn't move but stuff is moving. I remember that. Oh look, there are my brother and sister, resting on the big comfy thing. They are looking at those moving things.

And look at that...there are those small things that don't fall when they jump up. They move their paws up and down and off they go. I can't do that. The big hairy thing can't do that either. I remember, my brother and sister and I would go after those things. Once my brother got one and ate it. Hmmm, my sister is making that noise with her mouth when she looks at those small bouncy things that are eating food, and in my home! Not ok. I will have to think about this for a bit.

Oh, my other brother and sister are here. I remember them. They are much taller. Even taller than the hairy tall thing that jumps. They walk on two paws not four like my other brother and sister. They do not have a hairy tail. Oh look, the tall ones are walking outside, not thru the door my brother and sister use, but the bigger one. I will follow them. My other brother and sister are still looking at those bouncy things, eating in my home.

Outside, I followed behind the tall ones. Odd. They don't see me either. We all were walking on the soft area. I stopped, laid down and rolled around. Couldn't resist. The tall ones stopped and stood near the edge of the soft area. I ran over to take a look. There is a small hump thing coming up from the flat part. I can't really see, have to move closer. I sneak between the tall one's paws.

What is that? A hump of the same stuff as in the no no place. I don't understand. There were larger things around the hump area. Looks nice. Not sure what it is.

The tall ones were making noises, much different from my sister and brother and me. But then, I heard it, "Leo". I remember that. I know that name. Leo, the name the tall ones would say, to come and eat and sometimes with a no no after it. Why are they standing at this spot saying Leo? Odd.

The tall ones then turned around and walked back to my home. I watched them. I stayed. I looked at the spot. No smells of any kind. Odd. Oh, my brother and sister walked to where I was. My brother was on one side and my sister on the other side of me. They were also looking at the spot. I looked at them. and they looked at me. They can see me! They know me. They remember me. So good to be home.

We turned and walked back to our home, together.