We left a sliding window 1/2 open a couple of nights ago. Local robbers
looking for drug-money (the Police advised), pulled off the insect screen
and gained access to our house (single story or level). This was at 3.30 AM.
Our 2 cats, Misty and Fatso got frightened and came running into our
bedroom. Misty jumped up onto the dressing table, knocking stuff over while
Fatso climbed onto the bed trying to hide behind our pillows,..needless to
say, we woke up with all the fracas.

By this time, the robbers, we surmise, left, as I was up turning lights on
to settle the cats down and extrcate Fatty from behind the bed. It was then
I went to the kitchen noticing the front entrance door was open and the
screen door was latched -back to wide-open,...presumabley so they could cart
stuff out,...but they were gone. The only thing they managed to grab before
all hell broke loose with our "Watch-pussys", was a wallet with $50 in it.
The ATM card was recovered and handed in later that same day, to the Police.

There you have it,..who said cats were only ornamental play things?  The
clue to something was up,..was their change in usual behaviour. They do play
sometimes at night in the house,..not to the extent where they come running
in together to our bedroom.

Cheers,...Jason