m0mmaBuck Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Are they off somewhere, cavorting with the missing socks? Why can we never manage to use them for more than 2 days of school before we have to break out a new one due to their absence? Where do they go? I don't understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHowell Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 HAHAAAAHHA Yes, I believe the socks and pencils are having parties in the walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 When you find them please return ours as well. I sharpen at least a new pencil a day. I rant and rave about it twice a week.. Where are all the new pencils I just sharpened?? Why are the only pencils I can find 2 inches long with no eraser?? Where are the Christmas pencils I just bought you?? And then I keep sharpening... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy the Valiant Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Pretty sure they're under my couch. Yes, all of them. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avila Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Yes, definitely partying with loose socks, one shoe from my dd's church pair, most of our hair scrunchies, and several single earrings. And wherever they are, they are currently holding my vitamin C tablets hostage. I so don't want to have to make a Walmart run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myeightkiddies Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 When I read the title, I said to myself, "They are hanging out with the good socks." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 #1 - It is a fact that puppies eat pencils #2 - It is also a fact that the cat likes to swat pencils off of the desk and watch them fall. He has even been known to hook pencils out of the pencil cup. Combine #1 & #2 - we have a cat throwing the pencils on the floor for the puppies to eat. Oy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 When I read the title, I said to myself, "They are hanging out with the good socks." Yeah, but only the left ones.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 They took all of the hair elastics with them :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 There is a monster that eats socks. And another that eats pencils. And if you weren't aware, they were described in Terry Pratchett's Hogfather. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 A lot of ours end up in and under the couch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0mmaBuck Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 Of course now I'm singing in my head.... "Where have all.... the pencils gone? Where are all... the paperclips?" (to the tune of "Where have all the flowers gone, of course.... but in my head it's the VeggieTales version... because it's late and I'm tired and I really just need to start Christmas break tomorrow for the sake of my ever fleeting sanity.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug's Mom Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 We have a kitten....our pencils end up under the stove. I'm not sure where they went before we had the kitten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Goodness, by the end of the day I look like Medusa - but with pencils and pens instead of snakes! My kids laugh because I swear I only have ONE pencil/pen I use throughout the day, but the reality is that before long there are anywhere from 4-5 pens and pencils I've stuck in my hair (theoretically, for quick access the next time I need a pencil!) LOL. Maybe I really DO have just one pencil, and all of Y'ALLS' pencils are showing up for the party in my bun? :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alison in KY Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Under the couch and kitchen table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Under and in the couch. Under the table. Under the charging station. In dd's room. In a book somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 WHERE the h*ll did the pencil go? The one good stinking pencil in the house that I put right here yesterday, where IS IT!!! Oh and WHY can't someone invent a frakking sharpener that doesn't eat them? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julikins Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I feel your pain! We just had an argument about this, this morning because my dd was accusing everyone of stealing her pencil. Our pencil sharpening fiasco is even more of a problem though. We finally pulled out the good, old-fashioned, mount on the desk kind that's rusted and works better than the electric one we just bought. The gears stripped out the first time we used it for a week. It kept working so I didn't even think to empty the waste thingy, and it stripped out the gears. Expensive mistake, especially when we live over seas. Live and learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0mmaBuck Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 I swear I am going to end up with a stocking full of pencils because that is the one thing everyone in this house knows I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Well, I found where all the erasers went...someone likes picking/chewing them off. Now people keep making the sharpeners disappear! I had one isolated in my purse...it's gone! The mini knife we used in emergencies...gone! I only have two good knives and I have to use one for this :( until dh gets home so I can buy another pencil sharpener....ack! And ironically, Where Have All The Flowers Gone started playing on my playlist while I was typing this :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Where have all the crayons gone, loooooooooooooong time passing? When will they ever learn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 They took all of the hair elastics with them :-/ Oooooh, I think we're on to them now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Oooooh, I think we're on to them now!! Let me know if you see my hand-bent hair pins with them! They are wanted, at home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I never have any trouble finding a pencil. My question is "Why does every pencil I pick up have a broken tip?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyBee Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 And don't forget the bobby pins. One day, I'll find a giant stash of pencils, bobby pins, hair elastics, and Sharpies. And my favorite pens; you know, the ones that I threaten my kids and dh with bodily harm if they touch them. They still manage to disapparate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 In our house, it's gold toe dress socks, pencils, hair elastics and post-its. I've taken to buying them in super bulk and keeping a stash hidden in the house (dress socks for emergencies, elastics in my drawer, and pencils and post-its hidden with my really good chocolate. Yes, I'm the weird lady buying eight dozen pencils at a time in line in front of you at Target.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 When you find them, send mine home! I'll take pens, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 ...Yes, I'm the weird lady buying eight dozen pencils at a time in line in front of you at Target.... :lol: That was me, this morning. I stocked up on some of the pen types mentioned in the other threads. I also found liquid graphite pencils. There were only 2 in the pack. I'm sure they'll be gone by tomorrow. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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