Missing...

Disappearing socks make sense to me. I don't like it but I understand how we end up with stray socks. The washing machine eats them. They got shoved under the couch. I accept lost socks as a way of life. But I am starting another list of "Things That Have Mysteriously Disappeared." There is no rhyme or reason to this list. It keeps me awake at night. (well not really, but it would be funny if it did) Are you ready? 

#1. (with a bullet) Kitchen tongs. I kid you not. I love my kitchen tongs. So much that I have (had) two pairs. And now there is only one. Where could the others be? Is there a mysterious burglar out there with a fetish for kitchen tongs? It's a mystery to me. 

#2. Caitlin's Bitty Baby. A much loved baby doll. So loved that she was not allowed to leave the house for fear of getting lost. The strategy did not work. The doll is gone. I did not panic until we sold our house and moved 2 1/2 years ago. As we packed I thought surely we would find the missing baby. Nope. We've contemplated filing a missing persons report because clearly she has been Baby-napped. 

#3. Spoons. Once upon a time I had 12 spoons for my everyday flatware. Now I have 9. Where on earth did they go??? Stolen by the same thief with the tong fetish???

There is another list. It is called "Things That Are Annoying to Lose, but Are No Real Surprise."

#1. Jackets. My kids hate to wear 'em. Take 'em off at every opportunity and dump them on the nearest chair. Or on the ground. Mostly on the ground, but I like to pretend they gently place them on a chair. No surprise they often don't make it home. 

#2. Hair clips/ Bows/ Rubber Bands. Not much to say about this. They walk out the door in the morning to the bus stop only never to be seen again. 

#3. Clothes from the dry cleaners. Mea culpa for using a inexpensive (cheap) dry cleaner with minimal English speaking skills, but it's still annoying. 

What's on your list? Add it to the comments below...