I found it!

Anyone that truly knows me, know that I am OCD operate on the philosophy of a place for everything and everything in its place.  There is a "right" way to load the dishwasher, there are specific places for things in the fridge, there is a particular way to fold the clothes, etc.  I have been forced to tried to loosen up a bit after having two children but I still try to maintain as much order as possible.  As such, each night after the boys are in bed, I reorder and reorganize their toys, making sure everything is put away and accounted for.  (To date, we have only lost one screwdriver, which I am pretty sure ended up in the diaper pail when Evan was just starting to be on the move.  Everything else always turns up after a couple of days.)  Last week, after cleaning up, I couldn't find a little blue gear for our Playskool Busy Gears toy.  This drove me nuts!  Everyday I would ask Evan if he knew where it was and everyday he would say "I don't know!"  Everyday until today!  We were playing with his train set and as he was pulling out pieces of the train, he found the gear.  He pulled it out of the bin and said "I found it!" and was so pleased with himself.  Probably even more happy that he wouldn't have to hear me ask him where it was any more!

I found it!