Geen Acres

I totally feel like Eva Gabor in Green Acres! I AM or I WAS a CITY GIRL. I just don't know what to do in these situations! LOLOL...So, as previously written, Brian is out of town. I come home today and the only cat in the house, as usual, is Maggie. A couple of hours pass and no sign of Roscoe or Charlie. I am a bit concerned. More time passes and I start to be really concerned. I get dressed ( I had already showered), grab a flashlight and at 9:15 I am outside yelling "ROSCOE!!! CHARLIE!!." I inspect the back yard. I am sheepish and tentative out of fear I might stumble upon the carcass of some poor little critter my cats' may have hunted. I scour the yard and go back in the house. I go to the back door and on the brick wall there is Roscoe face to face with a POSSUM!!! My precious beautiful Roscoe Kitty Kat is less than one foot away from an ugly possum! They are both frozen with fear. Internally I begin to freak out, do a mental checklist of whether I know where the emergency vet is in case the possum attacks my kitty. I run through other things on the list. In a split second I realize I need to calm the fuck down! My fear will only exacerbate the situation. I pull myself together and start sending Reiki to the animals. Roscoe backs up about a foot and freezes again. I grab the flashlight and go outside to approach Roscoe from the backyard. I go up behind him and grab him and carry him into the house. I return to the back door and poor Mr. Possum is still frozen in fear. Poor little animal is so ugly its cute! Seeing the fear in his beady dark eyes, I start to send him Reiki. I also send him love energy from me. He softens up, the glare of his eyes lightens and he starts to move very slowly. I keep sending him Reiki and he resumes his travel down the length of the back wall. Still no word from Charlie. I am sure he will be in the bedroom window meowing just as I am falling asleep. Did I mention that today is Roscoe and Charlie's 5th birthday?