Mama Cat is Back Home

We brought Mama Cat home late in the afternoon today. She was very quiet and rested comfortably on a blanket at the back of the cat carrier. We set the carrier outside by the condos and cat food dishes and opened the door. Nothing. We left the door open, but she did not seem ready to leave. The light gray kitten came up and checked out the carrier, and then went inside, but Mama Cat did not move. The gray kitten left. Shortly thereafter Mama Cat was gone from the carrier. We did not see her go. At least we know that she had the opportunity to establish rapport with one of her kittens. It's raining here, so we hope that she is smart enough to spend the night in her heated condo. We'll be watching. Sorry, no reunion pictures are available. We waited with camera in hand for over an hour. She didn't leave until we, and the camera, were gone.