What a wonderful story you have Chester, and what a wonderful family also. God was sending you to the right place. And yes, unless there is a frantic person going door to door looking for a kitten endlessly, he does not need to go back to wherever he came from. My Mr. Jinx was only about 5 weeks old and he was running around in a busy area downtown, across the street from the bank I worked at. That was in the fall of 2000 also. I was out on break and saw him run into a parking lot, but he took off and hid somewhere and I had to go back in to work. Two hours later when I left work, I saw him across the street again as soon as I walked out the door (God's will). He ran down the block and ended up going into an open garage and the rest is history. He is my number one guy for sure, and there is no question that God meant for him to be with me. I have three pure black male cats, all with very distinct personalities. Little baby Shadow came to me thru a friend at the age of three weeks, so I bottle fed him for a few weeks. Salem and Angus just wandered into our yard and never left. We run a cat friendly place here. Many strays and nobody is ever looking for them. Have a super duper great Cat of the Day Chester! God Bless you and your family.