The kitties have done very well at getting settled into the house in
Newton. They've all chosen which windows belong to which kitties, who gets
access to which floor grates for cool or warm air, and where everybody
likes to nap. Amelia has decided that her favorite place to nap is in the
mudroom, between the back yard and the kitchen. When we're home we leave
the kitchen door and the mud room door open so that kitties have access to
the back yard, and Amelia will outside to explore the yard, then come into
the mudroom and curl up next to the door where she can get the warm
sunshine while looking out the door.

Sunday Nancy and I needed to run to the store. Since we were going to be
gone an hour or so we brought the kitties inside (we don't let them in the
yard when at least one of us isn't home to watch them). Since it was a
nice day and Amelia was obviously comfortable in the mudroom, we decided
to just latch the mudroom screen door and leave the kitchen door open.

Once we got home we did a kitty count - the first thing we always do when
we get home. Everybody was present and accounted for, and Amelia was still
snoozing in the mud room. Someone, though, had obviously not been
satisfied with the closed screen door. There is now a kitty-sized hole in
the screen, about 12 inches off the ground. It looks suspiciously
Ranger-sized. Looks like I'm going to have to install a safety grate over
the lower part of the screen to prevent kitty escapes.