Archeological Dig

STILL in Muncie!  Got started on a project that I figured I should finish before departing and leaving things in a mess.  Will go home today, for sure!

In the meantime, I have been on an archeological dig here at the kids'.  With two little ones around, there is no telling what one will find in various recesses of the house.  Like the time, when Robin was a toddler, I saw her playing with my car keys but neglected to take them away from her...then, after their departure, figured I'd better go on a key hunt.  I remembered where Robin was the last time I saw her with them, and sure enough, my car keys were in the pan cupboard!  Yesterday, I found a child's hair clip and a lip balm stick in a jar of antacid tablets.  Also found a big dill pickle under the seat of one of the tricycles in the garage.  (Ryan said he was saving it.)  This morning, I braved moving the couch by the picture window because I could see a child's sock.  Well!  There was a whole treasure trove of things that the children had dropped behind the couch.  There were stuffed animals, plastic spoons and forks, miniature barnyard toys, some beads, a couple of unused diapers, one of Nathan's tennis shoes, one of Robin's shoes, some plastic Easter egg halves, a funnel, some beads for stringing, a sippy cup, my nightgown...  Hey!  My nightgown!  I've been looking for that for a month now! 

To go along with the realism of what one finds in a dig, the dog (who has turned up her nose at dog food for the last two days, but still has a hankering for people food), walked into the living room and promptly barfed on the floor in two places.  I thanked her for her contribution. 

Back to digging here.  If I'm going to hit the road at a decent hour, I must finish my quest...