Lost Items
No, I am not talking about our camera (which still hasn't shown up) but rather the many items everyday that are lost in our house. Some are small, binkies or maybe a sippy cup. While others that "we" (and by we I mean Josie) have lost have a heftier price both monetarily and functionally.
Our latest items that have been lost are my car keys. These were lost over a month ago and I finally gave up hope that they would turn up some day as I sifted through another bin of toys. So, you can't just replace the key you have to replace the transmitter (which was also lost) and then you have to take the car in to get all of the keys reprogrammed. $140. That doesn't include getting my house keys re made or the sentimental value of the little picture keychain I had of Sophie on there. In addition to the key reprogramming we decided to invest in a key hook that will go by the front door. Hopefully that will keep little hands from playing with them.
Also lost, our Tivo remote. So, not as much of a big deal but still a total pain. The unfortunate thing is that Josie likes to throw things in the trash. So when we couldn't find the remote Jake went dumpster diving to see if the Tivo remote had made it's way into the girls diaper pail. Yuck!
I'm going to have to come up with a suspension system of some sort in order to get everything of importance out of reach.
Update: The day after getting our new set of keys from our Honda dealer Jake found the missing set in his car. Ugh. Then, feeling determined to find the Tivo remote, we did a complete search of the house one room at a time and the remote showed up in the drawer of my desk in our bedroom.
So the score is Josie: 1, Mom: Crazy
Our latest items that have been lost are my car keys. These were lost over a month ago and I finally gave up hope that they would turn up some day as I sifted through another bin of toys. So, you can't just replace the key you have to replace the transmitter (which was also lost) and then you have to take the car in to get all of the keys reprogrammed. $140. That doesn't include getting my house keys re made or the sentimental value of the little picture keychain I had of Sophie on there. In addition to the key reprogramming we decided to invest in a key hook that will go by the front door. Hopefully that will keep little hands from playing with them.
Also lost, our Tivo remote. So, not as much of a big deal but still a total pain. The unfortunate thing is that Josie likes to throw things in the trash. So when we couldn't find the remote Jake went dumpster diving to see if the Tivo remote had made it's way into the girls diaper pail. Yuck!
I'm going to have to come up with a suspension system of some sort in order to get everything of importance out of reach.
Update: The day after getting our new set of keys from our Honda dealer Jake found the missing set in his car. Ugh. Then, feeling determined to find the Tivo remote, we did a complete search of the house one room at a time and the remote showed up in the drawer of my desk in our bedroom.
So the score is Josie: 1, Mom: Crazy
Some of the funniest (and most alarming) moments have been when Josie nonchalantly pulls a sippy cup out of a low, rarely-used cupboard where she had stashed it God knows how long ago. "Ah, old friend - right where I left you," I imagine her saying, quite pleased with herself, while Brandie & I are diving for it before she sucks out a mouthful of curdled milk or fermented juice.
I've been meaning to post about this too. Livia's car keys went missing a few months ago. I dug through trash, etc. and they never turned up. Gen was the obvious suspect, but no amount of waterboarding would elicit a confession (she probably just forgot).
About a month later, I watched her walk up to the door, pull the replacement set of keys from the doorknob where they were hanging, casually walk to the trash and drop them in, then stroll off. What's up with that??