MyThreeSons Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Thermometers and nail clippers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire up north Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 scotch tape. duct tape. socks. my diet coke. whatever books are currently required for school. pokemon books checked out from the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleWMN Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 pacifiers tape one shoe (to each pair :tongue_smilie:) barrettes BANDAIDS pencils scissors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaMa2005 Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Pencils, scissors and erasers!! So help me, I think there is a black hole somewhere in my house just reserved for these three items!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVA Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Fritos, Oreos and strawberries! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Ball point pens that actually work. Soy sauce packets from the Chinese take-out (my husband is involved in this in some way). Places to put things. Didn't I just clear that shelf OFF? Cash. Chocolate. Coffee. Quiet time. I had three children, and it all disappeared..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Fritos, Oreos and strawberries! Oh I'm craving fritos now, and haven't eaten those in years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Nail clippers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 everything. EVERYTHING. And know what's absolutely fascinating about it? NOBODY ever takes anything, the items just grow legs and walk away on their own. Isn't that simply AMAZING??? :angry: I try not to get too worked up. I know I'll miss my kids when they're gone. But I have started to charge for items if I know who took them. Younger ds owes me for about 4 packs of pens, 2 boxes of paper clips (he bends them all up out of boredom) and a bag of rubber bands. I'm ALWAYS saying, "Don't touch it if it isn't yours!!!" I love them. Really, I do. :001_wub:It's just SO annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Pepperoni. I buy a bag and stash it in the back of the freezer behind the broccoli and they still find it. It's fun to pull out a bag for the pizza and find one piece left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvToRead Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Tape The good hairbrush My 5 year old's shoes Library books - but I usually find them before their due. My favorite ink pen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarawatsonim Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Spoons, my yoga pants, and my favorite boots went missing 3 years ago.:huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 screw drivers, sharpie markers, keys, the salt shaker (???!!), and money. Money seems to always be missing when I need it. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 2 boxes of paper clips (he bends them all up out of boredom). Funny story: We had a yard sale a few weeks ago and we needed to rubber band something. I went to get a rubber band out of the rubber band bag and much to my surprise, I pulled out a long, never-ending STRING of rubber bands...all TIED together end to end. Oh how fun that was for my kids to undo. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMom Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 There is no flashlight to be found when you need one OR they are ALL dead batteries. What's the deal with that? I'll tell you the deal with that! Children who have toys with dead batteries take the good ones from the flashlights and put the dead ones in. They do it! I've seen it with my own eyes!:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 My children--when it's time for school or chores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetpeach Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 The dust-pan. The cordless phone. Piggy-tail holders. Math TM. Matches. Just off the top of my head. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in OH Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 According to my husband, EVERYTHING disappears! But that's only because he doesn't consistently put things in the same place so he can find them again. Of course, if they WERE in the right place he wouldn't be able to find them because they'd be behind something else, not right out in plain sight at eye level! :lol: Gee, sounds like my husband. Let's see: MY hairbrush Bailey's eye patch (but that may be intentional) My ponytail holders flashlights library books (even though I have a designated spot for them) chocolates (turns out Bailey was sneaking chocolates, my oldest son found the wrappers under her bed) Owen's favorite book that he cannot go to bed without nail files (we are 2 girls and 4 boys, you figure that one out because I can't) I have the same problem as Laurie4b, kids disappearing when its time for school work or chores, and the same problem as Cricket with the pepperoni and making pizza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 We have lost many hairbrushes and nevr even seem to find them when we clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Cordless phones here as well. Also tape and flashlights. There is no flashlight to be found when you need one OR they are ALL dead batteries. What's the deal with that? all our flashlights have dead batteries because the kids seem to be incapable of turning them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmama4 Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 It's a poem that my dd is learning from FLL and it totally fits this delima that seems to be hitting everyone's home. Mr.Nobody has visited-dont' leave cookies and maybe he'll leave! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Pencils, erasers, pencil sharpeners, scissors and my toddler's clothes (she often strips off, then gets cold, wants her clothing and can't remember where she dumped it!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Bathroom: tweezers, nail clippers, MY comb, ponytail holders. Kitchen: teaspoons, 1/4 cup measuring cups, dishes, scissors, screwdrivers MY desk: pencils, tape, scissors, stapler, 3-hole punch, white-out Laundry: socks, whatever piece of clothing they need right now Living room: remotes, CDs, DVDs House: shoes, money, time and whatever my food of choice is at any given time, games pieces, mini pool balls, phones handsets My life: time, energy, sanity, my youth, patience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annandatje Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Flashlights, scissors, tape, pens, staplers, nail clippers, hammers, screwdrivers, my formerly secret stash of post-it notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Socks, sunglasses, razor, lipstick tubes, shoes, library books, checks, papers. DVDs, etc.. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in AL Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 I know you wanted us to list things other than food, but can I *please* give that answer? Pretty please?? I have a 15y/o boy and he just.doesn't.stop.eating. I don't remember my brother being like this, so I'm stunned. This boy is constantly chewing or preparing to chew something!!! If I can't answer food, then I guess my answer would be... time. It just vanishes without a trace. :D When my kids were younger, it was my tape (scotch, duct, masking), and rubber bands. To this very day, I have a big rubberband ball in my drawer that drives me nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted June 5, 2010 Author Share Posted June 5, 2010 I know you wanted us to list things other than food, but can I *please* give that answer? Pretty please?? Oh okay, since you asked so nicely. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollie010 Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 My stapler. Has anybody seen my stapler? And where are the 100 assorted hair bands that I just bought. Gone--I tell you, gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Flashlights. We bought a package of 10 small flashlights at Home Depot and now can find, at most, 3 of them. :confused: Pencils, pens, tape, scissors, clipboards. Anything my girls can snitch. They seem to have inherited my fetish for office supplies. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom25girls Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Pencils, socks and bar shorts (to wear over leos, particularly in a CS). I think that pencils are breeding somewhere in the crevices under my floor molding. I can't come up with an explanation for the many dozen that evaporate around my house. AND tape. Masking tape, cellophane tape, duct tape (the disappearance is apparently non-discriminatory). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Clean dishes disappear....all I can find is dirty ones. :D DD11 used to have disappearing socks. I think they would get left at the house across the street that has 3 girls. I would ask the mom if she noticed any extras and she confesses that she doesn't really sort socks, that they live in a big laundry basket, and she really had no idea what was in there after 3 girls. I bought a rubber stamp with dds name on it. I stamped all her socks on the bottom with purple permanent ink and amazingly they stopped disappearing (or at least started returning home). I only buy one brand at a time for the boys in my home. If they need socks, I throw away all the old ones, and buy new ones. I buy a dozen or so pairs so they last a year or more before they get down to less than a weeks supply. (DH is very hard on socks) Due to this, it is very obvious when misc socks show up from his friends. I really think that this is part of most people's problem with missing socks. They are all living at their friends homes. I used to take a bag around the neighborhood with all the misc wayward socks and have the parents pick out the familiar ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmama4 Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 you have that dirty dish problem as well??? My dryer eats our socks :D Clean dishes disappear....all I can find is dirty ones. :D DD11 used to have disappearing socks. I think they would get left at the house across the street that has 3 girls. I would ask the mom if she noticed any extras and she confesses that she doesn't really sort socks, that they live in a big laundry basket, and she really had no idea what was in there after 3 girls. I bought a rubber stamp with dds name on it. I stamped all her socks on the bottom with purple permanent ink and amazingly they stopped disappearing (or at least started returning home). I only buy one brand at a time for the boys in my home. If they need socks, I throw away all the old ones, and buy new ones. I buy a dozen or so pairs so they last a year or more before they get down to less than a weeks supply. (DH is very hard on socks) Due to this, it is very obvious when misc socks show up from his friends. I really think that this is part of most people's problem with missing socks. They are all living at their friends homes. I used to take a bag around the neighborhood with all the misc wayward socks and have the parents pick out the familiar ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpsings Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Salad forks. Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in AL Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Oh okay, since you asked so nicely. ;) Oh, whew, thanks! Vanishing food is a *huge* problem around here! Yesterday's breakfast for said 15y/o ds was two eggs with toast, then about 15 minutes later, he was eating a banana while rooting in the fridge for 'something to eat'. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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