The Adventure Of Our Friend Duckie

I have to start by saying this situation was inevitable, I am just surprised it didn't happen sooner. For all those who have ever been around my daughter you know how her best friend is her Duckie. He goes practically everywhere with us and sleeps with her every night. There has been many times I have told myself that I should keep a back-up Duckie in case of emergencies, but of course, never took the time to order one. Well, it finally happened, Duckie became lost and Rilyn was panicking. Our house was turned upside down, and no Duckie was to be found. I had to think quick, so I grabbed the computer (thank you internet shopping) and told Rilyn to come look. On the screen I had pulled up the site that sells the blankies and had Duckie in our shopping cart, but to Rilyn all she realized is that she could see Duckie on the screen. I told her that he wanted to go on a vacation, but would fly home since she missed him so much. I then grabbed my Southwest Visa, which has the airplane on the card and told Rilyn that Duckie was going to fly home on that plane in a couple days. She totally bought it, THANK GOD!! For the next couple days she would ask if Duckie was getting back yet and I was so thankful that it only took 3 days to ship and arrive. The "Big Day" was so exciting, when the UPS guys rang the bell Rilyn knew right away it was Duckie! She open the packaging and pulled Duckie #2 out, but noticed he looked a little different (clean and new). I mentioned how he was well rested and had taken a bath and that seemed to be enough reason to fall in love again with her friend. Now, within hours I hear a squeal in our bedroom and then Rilyn comes running out yelling "my Duckie, my Duckie" and I see she is holding her old Duckie. Isn't this always how things happen? As soon as the new Duckie arrived, she found her old Duckie after 4 days of him missing! I quickly placed the new Duckie away and was surprised when Rilyn didn't mention anything about there being two Duckies. Crisis adverted! Life is normal again......for now :) Duckie #1 and Duckie #2, pretty obvious the difference between them.

The ultimate hiding spot, Duckie was stuffed in the side pocket of Emerson's swing.

A love reunited.