Last night certainly was an adventure.
I didn't get off work until ten-thirty. Fortunately, der Brucer arrived on time (an unusual thing for him to do - you can generally set your watch for him to arrive fifteen minutes late) and agreed that having a bite out would be better than my trying to cook.
We dined at the Rehoboth Diner, where we discussed softball/baseball scorekeeping, the grandlads, and The Sound of Music. We then headed for home, I got some reading in, and he crashed on the couch while watching television news.
Sometime after three, he had to wake me up. He'd roused, discovered that the front door was open, and that Mikey and the blondes were missing.
I got dressed as quickly as I could.
With three leashes stuffed in my pocket, I headed out on foot. Der B noted some barking up the street a ways, and I headed in that direction while he got in the car.
I started calling out the dogs' names, not too loudly since it was the middle of the night. Suddenly, before I had made my way to our first neighbor's yard, there was a skittering of toenails, and up ran Mikey as fast as I could. I scooped the happy feller into my arms, and looked up.
There, a couple of houses away, were Bonnie and Buster. I think I startled her, because she gave a warning woof, but then I called to them and she realized who I was. They dashed towards me, then past me to the driveway, where der Brucer was only just starting to head up onto the street. Fortunately he stopped the car and just sat there, while I trotted over to the front door, where Buster was already waiting for me. I opened the door, the blondes rushed in, and then the three explorers all started demanding a round of doggie biscuit treats. Fletcher, who had been sleeping next to der B on the couch, decided he wanted a treat, too. Der Brucer chose not to be treated.
We agreed it was a good thing that Bonnie and Buster are clearly past their roaming stage, and like to be part of the pack.
And, with that adventure over, we all settled down to try to get over the adrenaline rush.
And that was our little nighttime adventure.
