I'm planning to adopt one of the kitties into my home. She looks like she could use some care. But it's a process, because she is extremely shy. I've managed to pet her a few times, if only lightly and very briefly, which is a very recent development. And even if I manage to pick her up some day to bring her into my house, I have to make sure that my kitties will be okay with it. Thinking about introducing them very gradually to each other.
Well this has proven to be a challenge. Two days ago I managed to lure her with food into the hallway of my house. I left her there for a few minutes, as I relocated my cats to another room, to give the stray kitty space. After moving around cats and some stuff I returned to the hallway to let the kitty enter the main room. But the kitty was gone. This baffled me, then it turned out that she climbed up against a wooden wall and found a hole in the ceiling. She was now hiding between floors and walls in my house, a place where it's impossible for me to get.
But I figured, if she can get in, she can also get out. So I left the front door open the entire night, to allow her to escape. Which was kind of worrisome as a couple of days ago a potential burglar snooped around my house. Yeah, that's another story. Luckily I have built barb wired fencing around my house, so at least that's a bit of a barrier.
Anyway, the last two days I didn't sleep well. I monitored both the kitty as well to see if nobody would come in. I kept the lights on continuously to increase safety, even when I slept for a few hours.
But today the kitty finally came out of the hole. Again, some food strategically placed by the door did the trick. She was likely getting very hungry up there. Now the kitty is outside again. I'll leave her there for a while, don't want to stress her out again so soon. Also, I will close that hole in the ceiling in the meanwhile.
So yeah, that was my Christmas.
The only pic I've ever managed to snap of her.
Melt 
