The Great Remote Heist

This is Dylan in a very short video taken with my new camera.

Dylan is 15 months old and is a joy  & delight

to all of us, as is his big brother, Drew.

Over Christmas, the remote for the TV disappeared.

Dylan was last seen with it, but we could not

find it.    No biggie, we had another one.

But I was sure curious as to what happened to it!

I looked under the bed and under the dresser;

I pulled out the couch and took of the cushions.

I looked in the kitchen under the stove.

I looked in the cupboard and under the table.

I checked out the garbage in each of the rooms.

I even looked in the toy box, just in case.

[While looking for this remote, I vacuumed under the

furniture and ended up cleaning up pretty good!!]

Then I decided he must have put it in the garbage 

that was already picked up.  

I pretty much figured this had to be what happened.

Then yesterday, I had a minor sewer backup and I 

thought, "what if he put it in the toilet?"

I was imagining all sorts of sewer problems,

but assured myself the remote wouldn't have flushed down

without a problem.

So today  I had given up on finding

the remote.  Like I said, no biggie - I was just curious.

I sat here remembering how sweet Dylan was, standing

by the tree, taking off the tinsel and ornaments

and putting them back on.

Aha! [as in a lightbulb going on]

  Could he have put it the tree somehow?

I couldn't see it, but went in for a closer look

in the branches.   And there...it...was!

I don't know how it sat there so perfectly since Saturday,

but I am sure he decided to help trim the tree

with the TV remote.  

Makes perfect sense to a 15 month old, right?

Mystery solved!!

Close-up shows the remote nestled in the branches.

I had to put the camera in the branches for this shot.