Thursday, May 14, 2009

Ode to Wolfie

You know when your child has a special "lovey" and it gets really worn, or worse yet lost? Tragic.

Ana Lucia's "Wolfie" has become her special friend. Wolfie goes most places with us. Occasionally he stays behind in the car seat. Truthfully I'm not even sure the poor little animal is even a wolf. Ana Lucia says it is so it is! She has gotten so attached to Wolfie that I decided it was time to purchase a back up. The problem is I have no idea where I found Wolfie. No problem, I just looked at the tag and found the company online. I'm smart like that! Problem is I cannot find Wolfie on the company's web page. Crap.

I have lived this nightmare once before. Gustavo became attached to a cute little bunny when he was a baby. REALLY ATTACHED. He rubbed the bunny's ears across his face when he went to sleep. Once I noticed he was becoming obsessed with Bun-bun I decided to buy a back up. It was made by Ty so I assumed I could find one anywhere. No such luck. I finally looked at the Ty web page only to learn that Bun-bun had been retired. What?! Ebay saved the day. I almost had to buy one from someone in England but a domestic Bun-bun showed up on Ebay and I snatched it up. Pitiful.

Back to our current dilemma - no Wolfie. I looked for the blasted creature under every animal classification on that darned website...cats, dogs, farm animals, forest animals, cold weather animals. Yes, those are actual classifications on a stuffed animal company's web page. Wouldn't you love that job?

So we surfed through the website as I showed Ana Lucia their selection of wolves. There were several to choose from. I think I may have her excited about ordering a different wolf so that Wolfie can have a friend.

Dear Lord help us.

Ana Lucia and the very loved Wolfie

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