Lost

My mom always said that when you lose something, you should back-track to see where you left it. It usually works. The problem is when something is mislaid, and you subconsciously keep assuming it will turn up. By the time you realize it's really lost, you can't remember the last time you had it and it was lost. It's pretty impossible to track at this point.

Before Abel was born, I crocheted an edge around a blanket for him. It folded up so nice and small that whenever I took him to places where he would be having a nap, I took this blanket. A few months ago, I realized that it had been a while since I had seen the blanket. I'm sure I thought the first time I looked for it that it had just been put in the wrong place. I became certain that it was lost. Through facebook, I asked several friends at whose house he had napped if they had seen it, but they had not. It made me sad, but as usual, time helped me forget.

This morning Abel found the matching burp cloth, and he started asking for his blankie. Even at his age, he remembers.

I wanted to post this so I keep remembering this blanket I made for him. I also wanted to do it just in case any of you who read this blog remember seeing this blanket around your house!

The biggest irony is that I often have an almost super power to find stuff that my kids and husband leave in strange places in the house, but I can't find my own!

It's All About Timing

The night before last, I realized I hadn't seen our inside cat, Minou, since the morning. Yesterday afternoon, he still hadn't come home, and I started to get worried. I began looking on the websites of local shelters for information. This morning, I looked more and decided we better go look at the shelter to see if we could find him because there was a description with no picture that sounded promising. I put Abel in his car seat and found shoes and socks for Buster and Sunny. We opened the door to go outside, and, as usual, Tripp (the outside cat) was sitting right by the door. As we stepped over him, Minou came running in the house! He made a beeline for his food. He seems healthy, although he is extremely dirty. I wonder where he has been. We are all very glad he is home safe and sound. It is an answer to prayers! The timing is what really cracks me up, though.