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Froggie Went a Courtin’…

March 24, 2011 by Deanna Tousignant 3 Comments

For the second time now we’ve managed to misplace something for review before I was able to take any pictures of the girls playing with it. I’m mortified. I just spent the last three days tearing the place apart looking for this cool Cate & Levi frog puppet that Lisa over at Giving Gifts sent us.

Rainbow was getting frustrated with me this morning, as I insisted that instead of playing we clean, sort, and find that darn frog. So I sat down and tried to explain it to her, and our conversation went something like this…

Me: Okay, remember when we got Lee Lee Plum, and she came in the mail?

Rainbow: Yes, mom, I love Lee Lee.

Me: Well, the same person that sent us Lee Lee sent us that frog puppet. And we were supposed to play with it and take some pictures, and tell people how much we liked it. That’s how we say thank you for her sending it to us. But since we lost it, we can’t do that. So we need to find the darn thing!

Rainbow: Well I think we should just write her a note. Like you put her name and then I’ll tell you what letters to write.

I was curious enough as to what she would come up with to put a hold on the search and rescue mission and grab the notepad.

Ok kiddo, what should we write.

First put her name, the name of the person you know.

Her name is Lisa.

Yeah put that!

Dear Lisa,

What’s next?

Thank you for the frog puppet. I named him Frog-O! One day I would like you to send us another frog puppet, ’cause I lost this one.

You can’t ask for another one, that’s not polite sweetie. How about you tell her what you thought of the frog?

Oh, I loved it! It was very fuzzy. I love the tongue! Flick, flick, like a frog eating flies. And I’m thinking, I loved the eyes too! And I love the lips. And the cheeks too… And the big face, don’t forget! And the nose don’t forget. And the biiiiig mouth.

So you just loved all of it?

Yep. It was good for making puppet shows for Baby-G and things. One time, I made a frog puppet show, when no one was watching… so I watched it.
I wish we could find it. I think he’s gone where my girl mouse is. I don’t know where they went to. I think they took off and hid somewhere, like Cherry Blaus or something. My ‘tend friends took them to live in Cherry Blaus. I saw them leave.

Um… they’re hiding in cherry blossom?

No! Cherry Blaus!

I don’t know that word.

It’s the name of a house somewhere. They can’t come back because every and each day now they need to be there. I’ll go ask my ‘tend friends…

At which point Rainbow lost interest in the proceedings and meandered off.

So there you have it folks. Miss Mousie and Sir Frog-O are shacked up somewhere, in a house named Cherry Blaus.

I can’t help thinking of that old folk song…
Froggie went a courtin’, he did ride.
Now Miss Mousey has him by her side,
unh-huh, unh-huh, unh-huh.

Seriously, I can’t be the only one this happens to.  Do you other blogger-type folks ever misplace review items?  If so, how do you deal with it? Or even better, how do you organize yourself so this doesn’t happen? Oh and does anyone happen to know where the heck Cherry Blaus is?

I’ll have a serious review up for Sir Frog-o, whether I find him or not, sometime in the next few days.  Along with the chance to win a way cute Cate & Levi Zoo Cube from Giving Gifts. So stay tuned…

Images taken from A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go, by Randolph Caldecott
Project Guttenberg, Public Domain

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Comments

  1. RoryBore says

    March 25, 2011 at 1:09 am

    If I had a dollar for everything that went missing in this house….I could buy a bigger house…where I would have more space – to lose more stuff! LOL. DH never understands the frustration of time spent looking for things…he calmly insists it's in the house somewhere. I'm not so sure, and I think maybe toys DO actually come to life! Good luck finding froggie. Oh…and if you see ONE pink polka-dotted sock, let me know!

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  2. jayedee says

    March 25, 2011 at 4:48 pm

    it's a black hole, i'm telling ya! a black hole that sucks various and sundry things into an alternate universe never to be seen again. you throw two socks in the washer….and you get only one back? the black hole. that entire box of little debbie cakes you bought yesterday? the black hole (or your husband)
    i've wondered from time to time, about the alternate world these things end up in….is it a world comprised of one footed creatures with a propensity for sugary-snacks that love to play with a child's frog puppet? what an odd world it would be….stranger even, than my own!

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  3. Maple Leaf Mommy says

    March 26, 2011 at 2:47 am

    Over the years, I've become accustomed to the sock thing. Though adding tiny printed ones to the mix, sure does up it a level. It's the constantly disappearing hairbrushes that drive me bats. And the hairclips, never mind ever finding two that match…. Oh, and the toys. And whatever book I was foolishly attempting to read…. Sigh.I just need to come to terms with the fact that I live in a sort of messy version of the Bermuda Triangle and move on.

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