I'm Lindsay Ferrier, a Nashville writer with a passion for family travel, exploring Tennessee, and raising kids without losing my mind in the process. This is where I share my discoveries, along with occasional deep thoughts, pop culture tangents and a sprinkling of snark. Want to get in touch? Use the CONTACT form at the top of the page.
August 29, 2009
>I spent about an hour yesterday cleaning up our playroom.
I hadn’t cleaned it in about a week and in that time, it seemed like Bruiser had managed to get every single toy out and spread the whole mess across the floor.
I’m one of those moms who can’t stand to lose a single piece of a toy. I will hunt for MONTHS until I find the missing Polly Pocket shoe. I will obsess for YEARS about the one missing wooden block in our alphabet set (true story). In fact, I was certain it went missing after my eldest stepdaughter babysat my daughter three years ago. It was totally on my mind as I cleaned out my stepdaughter’s room last week. I was just sure it was under her bed (along with about 5,000 other things). It totally…. WASN’T.
I was wrong, N. I thought you had the block and you didn’t. Sorry ’bout that.
Um. Anyway.
You will understand why I was frustrated yesterday when one flashcard turned up missing from a set of alphabet flash cards that had been scattered all over the floor. Scattered and colored on. They were from the Dollar Tree, so it wasn’t like it mattered that much, but still. A MISSING ALPHABET CARD. Dread and despair.
For some reason, I decided to organize our DVD shelves and lo and behold, I found the missing alphabet card among our movies! It was like a miracle!
“I found it!” I shrieked to my children, who were playing in the room. “I found my V card!”
They didn’t even look up. Immediately, I realized what I had said and thought it was really too bad that my audience was too naive to snicker appropriately.
Which is why I’m telling you now.
Snicker away.
This post originally appeared on Parents.com.
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