My cat is a cat??

I never knew my Jewel, aka, jubug and ju-ju was a "real" cat. She has always been an inside baby and we have been letting her out in the backyard with the other babies for about a year or so. About 6 months or so ago, I found her up on the fence; I scolded her and she came right down. Well, I have been in denial, I guess. Last night I went to look for her before bed time, in the backyard, and she did not come. I went and got a bag of Easter candy, which went out to the trash this morning, that made noise like her cat treats and she did not come.

Ok, then I went to Stevie, on the couch, and asked him what should I do, she is not coming and I could not see her anywhere, well of course his answer was she is a CAT, and she will come to the door when she wants in. I did not like that answer and went and got a flashlight to look for her on the side of the house. She usually hides under some of the stuff over there.

Well, I was calling her and looking uder the stuff and I heard something on the fence; she had climbed back over the fence and leaped off of it to me. All I could see were her glowing eyes as I flashed the flashlight in her face. I was surprised that she was over there. I thought she did not do those things. Well, I am trying to get over it and let her be. I thought, ok, she is never going outside again, then I realized I would have to listen to her meow at the back door wanting out. So, I am going to let her be who she is, and just hope she does not go out in the street and get hit by a car. I could control it and not let her out there for any length of time, but she does love it out in the backyard. She cannot have babies, so that is a good thing.

She is just a nosey neighbor cat and that is ok, today.