The lost Wedding Ring

A couple days ago, I set my wedding ring on the kitchen counter so it wouldn't get dirty while I made dinner. Leila accidentally knocked it off the counter, and I asked her to put it back up there. I didn't think much of it, and turned back to what I was doing. After dinner, I went to put it back on, but it was gone. I asked Leila where she put it, and she insisted that she put it back on the counter. Savannah and Dale started helping me look for it. We looked and looked and looked. But in vain.

During the search, Savannah found a pink sparkly ring that she had previously lost. She said if we couldn't find my ring, I could have hers. Leila insisted that we first make sure that it fit my ring finger, which it did.

Eventually, we gave up the search, and I resigned myself to that fact that we couldn't find it, but hoped it would eventually turn up somewhere. The kids did not fully understand why I was so distraught by the loss of my ring, after all, they lose rings all the time. Dale explained to them that my wedding ring was a very special one. Savannah then said that her ring was also very special to her (she had gotten it on a daddy-daughter date), but she wanted me to have it. So I wore it in place of my wedding ring.

Later, we went upstairs to read bedtime stories. While I read a story to the older girls, Colette played on the floor nearby. She got real excited all of a sudden and came running to me saying, "Mommy, find your ring!" I thought she had some random small toy or something in her hand, but when she opened up her tiny fist, there was my wedding ring. I asked her where she found it and she said, "Found it Leila's bed." I gave her a great big hug, then hugged my other girls as well.

A short time later, as I tucked Savannah in bed, she told me again that her pink shiny ring was extra special to her, but that she wanted me to keep it, despite the fact that I had found mine. She admitted that it was really hard for her to give up her ring, but insisted I keep it. So I've been wearing it along with my wedding ring.