tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post3746667122370995365..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: The Big Black HoleDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85196445673769772242008-02-15T22:10:00.000-05:002008-02-15T22:10:00.000-05:00You must have a pixie. You're supposed to request ...You must have a pixie. You're supposed to request outloud (to the pixie) that they bring that stuff back immediately. Then you'll find it shortly afterwards.Mom O Matichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663817788501199975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-8240361161620339182008-02-15T01:52:00.000-05:002008-02-15T01:52:00.000-05:00Well, if you remember when Cindy lost Kitty Carrya...Well, if you remember when Cindy lost Kitty Carryall they blamed Bobby, but it was actually the dog. My son lost his hamster once, never to be found, but my 2-year-old daughter said "flush flush" hmmmm we still often wonder what the heck happened to "Happy."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-80679494840936969902008-02-14T22:35:00.000-05:002008-02-14T22:35:00.000-05:00As long as you DID lose 20 pounds and DIDN'T lose ...As long as you DID lose 20 pounds and DIDN'T lose any children you are still way ahead! Try looking in the dog house and the laundry basket.<BR/>blessings, Penny Raine<BR/>http://www.pennyraine.com/blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-47965639424740674642008-02-14T20:44:00.000-05:002008-02-14T20:44:00.000-05:00Wooo Woooo... I had to share this story. I can't ...Wooo Woooo... <BR/>I had to share this story. I can't believe I almost forgot it.<BR/><BR/>I had a dog that ate my checks. Not I'm not saying that Benny ate any piece of paper. He loved whatever checks were made of.<BR/><BR/>I would never have realized where my checks were going if I did not see it myself. <BR/><BR/>A friend wrote a check for the money she owed me. We sat around chatting forKorkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824568590831945736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-63948055359983705012008-02-14T20:32:00.000-05:002008-02-14T20:32:00.000-05:00Good Lord I am really losing my mind.I meant to sa...Good Lord I am really losing my mind.<BR/>I meant to say "a top the weighs, not ways about 5 pounds"Korkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824568590831945736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-77803292597823879732008-02-14T17:51:00.000-05:002008-02-14T17:51:00.000-05:00Ah Dawn you must need one of these (or 10)http://w...Ah Dawn you must need one of these (or 10)<BR/>http://www.keyringer.com/<BR/><BR/>Also we solved the odd socks problem by buying bulk identical black/white socks.<BR/>any 2 socks instantly become a pair - never ende up with only 1 black and 1 white - YETAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25568969219768306992008-02-14T17:16:00.000-05:002008-02-14T17:16:00.000-05:00As my mother would tell me....It's always in the l...As my mother would tell me....It's always in the last place you look ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-77767562120797821832008-02-14T16:41:00.000-05:002008-02-14T16:41:00.000-05:00This cracks me up to hear of all the moms with lit...This cracks me up to hear of all the moms with little ones who throw their things in the trash! :-) On the other hand, you do have a little one who likes to play in the potty. Maybe things are getting flushed away?Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815105600814299694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-8148388069800663602008-02-14T16:31:00.000-05:002008-02-14T16:31:00.000-05:00I love the idea of the "thing" that finds lost ite...I love the idea of the "thing" that finds lost items. However, I know I'd lose the finder part.<BR/><BR/>We also have the cat issue, although ours is (I think) real. They like to chew on things. I believe they have eaten all but 3 of our Hungry Hungry Hippo marbles (do they sell extras?). The dangers of my kids not putting things away... which I'm encouraging learning the hard way for my own Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-83314216711479903532008-02-14T15:51:00.000-05:002008-02-14T15:51:00.000-05:00Don't usually play one upsmanship but I'm gonna ha...Don't usually play one upsmanship but I'm gonna have to jump in here with my 'black hole' story.<BR/><BR/>I lost the top to my 6 qt. pressure cooker. I'm not just talking about that little round thingie that controls the steam escaping. I'm talking about the ENTIRE top (including the little thingie).<BR/><BR/>I have a very small house with a very small kitchen. I don't have many cabinets.<BR/>Korkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824568590831945736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-12301445524489225902008-02-14T15:47:00.000-05:002008-02-14T15:47:00.000-05:00It's gnomes. They take everything. I *think* the...It's gnomes. They take everything. I *think* they come out at night, but I know for a fact that they're solely responsible for many posessions being stolen over the years. They have a taste for remotes in my house. ANY kind of remote. Or scissors. I imagine to cut each others beards or something. For awhile they had a thing for MY underwear. Don't know what that was about.<BR/><BR/>I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-30583778893518759152008-02-14T15:39:00.000-05:002008-02-14T15:39:00.000-05:00When I was growing up, my mom was convinced that s...When I was growing up, my mom was convinced that someone was coming into our house and stealing her cutlery, one piece at a time. :-)Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18168454800095568360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-30279375465695707392008-02-14T15:37:00.000-05:002008-02-14T15:37:00.000-05:00It's fairies, they collect things. And if you look...It's fairies, they collect things. And if you look in the backyard, under the beds (sometimes in the beds)or behind furniture, you may find some of your missing things hidden away... Trust me, we've got fairies too. ;)3 to be exact...Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568618668538995463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-51286153015435286912008-02-14T15:17:00.000-05:002008-02-14T15:17:00.000-05:00When my son was small he was always losing his pac...When my son was small he was always losing his pacifiers. I swear I would buy a package of six and a week later they'd all be gone. When he was in third grade we replaced the furnace and discovered where all the pacifiers had gone. He put them down the cold air return (we live in an old house with the metal grates over the returns). He walked at nine months and didn't give up the pacifiers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-11263288758428072312008-02-14T14:56:00.000-05:002008-02-14T14:56:00.000-05:00Everything in our house is misplaced or "lost" by ...Everything in our house is misplaced or "lost" by not me. When I catch this not me guy I am going to be really annoyed with him/her.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02239407780696370652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-60931531491775046172008-02-14T14:31:00.000-05:002008-02-14T14:31:00.000-05:00I think the black hole just transforms things. Lik...I think the black hole just transforms things. Like I lose gray matter on a daily basis, and more and more I find that it is coming back in the form of gray HAIR!<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the glasses.<BR/>KarlaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-10841944841648806392008-02-14T14:24:00.001-05:002008-02-14T14:24:00.001-05:00YOu mean I am NOT the only person this happens to?...YOu mean I am NOT the only person this happens to??<BR/><BR/>The thing that is the WORST is when we lose these things within MINUTES of opening/receiving them!?!? ARG!Lowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11014088685507756473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85705570525651179152008-02-14T14:24:00.000-05:002008-02-14T14:24:00.000-05:00Sometimes I wish that black hole would just swallo...Sometimes I wish that black hole would just swallow me up for a few days, while the house cleans itself, the laundry is majically folded and put away...and a few suppers appear on the table! Then maybe I could just 'reappear' like that one lost sock!nomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15044770121408517992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-84696728805321842512008-02-14T14:05:00.000-05:002008-02-14T14:05:00.000-05:00We have cats that we blame. I don't think they al...We have cats that we blame. I don't think they always steal everything, but we have found an awful lot of things underneath our fridge and stove. Maybe my cats come visit you from time to time?Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16037837655750384138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-26168375644958370802008-02-14T14:03:00.000-05:002008-02-14T14:03:00.000-05:00Both of my children lost a pair of shoes at around...Both of my children lost a pair of shoes at around 3 years old, never to be found again. And my 5 year old daughter cannot keep gloves. She has so many singles she's been wearing mis-matched ones out to play lately....<BR/><BR/>I think some of your things must be in your children's dresser drawers, since that seems to be a popular place to store food... Why not other stuff, too?twiseowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10361642581327216505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-64659907808977818462008-02-14T13:44:00.000-05:002008-02-14T13:44:00.000-05:00Doesn't it always seem like you lose the most stuf...Doesn't it always seem like you lose the most stuff when you're the most stressed? (And have the least amount of time to look for them!) I'm always looking for new ideas to help me keep track of things. Here's one I discovered. To help me keep socks straight I just started buying my kids all white socks that are the same. So when I do laundry there is no more matching socks. All I have to do is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-12287128013355704722008-02-14T13:18:00.000-05:002008-02-14T13:18:00.000-05:00Oh dear! I hate when I can't find things!! We did ...Oh dear! I hate when I can't find things!! We did discover when our daughter was just little that she would throw things away. Things like the TV remote! I got really careful about emptying the trash after I couldn't find my prescription sunglasses. They never, ever resurfaced either. :-/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-20400515284937096962008-02-14T13:12:00.000-05:002008-02-14T13:12:00.000-05:00You might want to check your heating vents. A cou...You might want to check your heating vents. A couple of weeks ago after I saw my 2 year old slip my credit card in one, I opened it up and found 2 baby spoons, a large handful of flashcards, several dominos, a couple of random papers and a couple of small toys. Of course, I couldn't find the credit card. I had to put the cover back on and wait for my DH to come home and stick his monkey-lengthTeam Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767744989764162414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-48582860639079772952008-02-14T12:58:00.000-05:002008-02-14T12:58:00.000-05:00My daughter has a G&T class where she was to inven...My daughter has a G&T class where she was to invent something. She invented exactly what you need. She called it "FFOF" - Favorite Five Object Finder. It comes with 5 stickers you place on 5 favorite items. You enter info into the device about the items and if you lose it, the device will tell you exactly where it is!!<BR/>WaLa!!!<BR/>Of course, you'd probably lose the device huh? LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-56557592920506122902008-02-14T12:53:00.000-05:002008-02-14T12:53:00.000-05:00Burglars, that's it, they really wanted that tin w...Burglars, that's it, they really wanted that tin whistle.MaryLuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674780641656484010noreply@blogger.com