Shadow the Cat

Shadow was helping Jennifer decorate the tree. Shadow loves to climb into the Christmas tree whenever we'd put it up.

Shadow ran away the other night. She snuck out when we were in the garage and somehow managed to get out of the house. She's been gone for about 36 hours as I write this.

Shadow came into our lives in 2001 at our one-year anniversary. She was a stray kitten in our Houston apartment complex and decided she'd be our precious gift. She moved in with us and relocated with us to Katy (all seven miles). Shadow was 100-percent cat - playful, mischievious, and full of love.

She always had an adventurous streak and would jump the fence in Katy and visit the neighbors. When we moved to Atlanta in 2007, we knew if she got out, she probably wouldn't come back because of the wild animals and national park behind our house.

So, on Christmas Eve, keep a thought for Shadow that she either comes home to us or becomes a Christmas gift for another family who needs her more than we do at this moment.

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