Have you seen me?

Our orange Tabby is missing.I noticed yesterday afternoon that I hadn't seen Chewie all day. Not too unusual because he usually hides under the Christmas tree when the dog is in the house. We checked all the closets and the basement, and the bench that he was stowed away in last time he went missing. All with no luck. We can't find him anywhere. Once I thought a little more on it, I realized that he didn't snuggle up with me the night before when I was folding socks, which is unusal for him because as you see above, if you sit on the couch, you will be laid on.

I'm afraid he got out the other night when we were carrying groceries in. Although that would be unusual for him, it's the only solution I can think of. He doesn't like to go outside and will generally only make it to the porch if he does, plus we kept pulling the door shut when we went out so I'm sure we would have noticed him. But I just can't think of anywhere else he might be. It's really, really cold at night right now, so I can only hope he found his way into someone's garage or barn. Of course, he's not an outside cat, so if he did he would have gotten beaten up by the more experienced outsiders. I hope, hope, hope he turns up soon.

Where, oh where is my kitty?