Current Mood: Shocked
Ok I have no idea how this happened... the odds are sooooo HUGE!!! I am still dumbfounded by it all. I just had to write about it.
First some background....
Mia has been obsessed with Sponge Bob lately. We literally watch about 10 episodes a night.. back to back to back... She sleeps with a giant Sponge Bob in her bed at night, and she makes Daddy go to Burger King every Wednesday just so he could get her a new Sponge Bob Happy Meal toy (she now has 3). When Daddy took her to the grocery store she not only came home with Sponge Bob Gram Cracker cookies BUT a book that she carries around with her EVERYWHERE and makes me read it to her ALL the time. She recently also got a Sponge Bob balloon (one of those that never pop unless you really abuse them) and she takes that everywhere with her as well. So ya, she likes Sponge Bob.
I have let her have her way with her new obsession but I never ever EVER thought what happened today would happen. A Sponge Bob appeared out of thin air! She found it and now its her new favorite toy!!! What?!?! I know!
Heres what happened...
I was in Alex's room with Mia. He just woke up from a nap and I had him on the changing table. We were all hanging out in the room together listening to music and having fun. Mia was bouncing on the bed and I was tickling Alex. Then Mia opened the blinds to the window and looked out like she always does. All of a sudden with sheer panic in her voice she said "Oh No!!! Mama!!! Sponge Bob Outside!!!" I thought for sure she was just pretending, but the urgency in her voice made me check things out anyway. I peaked out the window and to my utter most shock.. she was right.. Sponge Bob WAS outside!!! There was a small, brand new (with tags I might add) Sponge Bob toy just laying there right under the window on the ground!!! What the heck!?!?!? "Mia your right!!! Lets go get him". I went to the kitchen and out the sliding glass door and into the backyard. I couldn't believe it, I thought for sure it would be all nasty, tore up, and smelly but when I got to it and picked it up I realized it was brand new and in mint condition! I sniffed it and it smelled new! I looked it over and no weather damage at all! From the tag it looked like it was only out there maybe a day or two at the most! So I dusted off the tiny bites of dirt and weeds and brought it inside to Mia. She was so excited and wanted it right away. I then cleaned it up as best as I could, gave it one last sniff test and handed it to Mia. She was so happy! She thanked me and carried that little guy around with her the rest of the morning. Laying it on the couch next to her, she made him watch TV... she fed him and even took him upstairs to wake up Daddy in the morning.
Now I have been trying to figure out how in the heck Sponge Bob ended up in our backyard. I know it HAD to have come from the neighbors house next door, but how? why?? Did they throw it over? Did their little girl (who is only a few months older than Mia) throw it over? and if she did she must have an arm of a major leaguer because it was really far from the fence. Oh well... I guess I will never truly know..... instead I will just chalk it up to it being a Magical Sponge Bob...
