extra mile for midnight, and did for him what we so desperately wanted to do for miracle: take him indoors where he would be forever safe, forever loved, and forever have a full stomach.
so, before we even got the pumpkins out of the car, from our trip to the pumpkin patch earlier that day, we invited midnight into the house. he, like miracle, was smart enough to recognize a good offer when it presented itself, and midnight strolled right inside. after a little while of sniffing around, and going from room to room to see his new home, midnight jumped onto a chair that had a blanket on it, and 