Close Call...

On Monday we had dentist appointment scheduled for the girls. To make a long story short there was a mix up in scheduling and we had to re-scheduled for Wednesday morning.  So since we had driven up to La Jolla just for this appointment, we decided to stick around and make a day of it. We shopped a bit, took the girls down to the beach, and then had lunch at Smash Burger. All the while Lola had her "BLANKIE" in tow. This is the "BLANKIE" that Lola has used for comfort and security since she was three months old.  After having this in-prompt-tu fun day we headed home... all except "BLANKIE" of course.

When we all got out of the van, I whispered to Tony "Have you seen Lola's you know what?" We both just looked at each other in panic. I frantically searched the van, our bags, and Tony's wheelchair. My heart sank, I can't explain how sad I was at that moment to think that Lola security blanket was gone forever. I surprised myself with the emotion- I just pictured it laying on the beach getting picked up and thrown out. But while I was looking for it, Tony was calling all the places we had been that afternoon- Let me tell you Daddy saved the day and I'm sure many tears, Lola left her blankie in the booth at Smash Burger and not the beach like I had feared. 

So that evening it became a joke to Lola that her "BLANKIE" had to spend the night in the restaurant with all the french fries, hot dogs, and hamburgers. Lola thought it was great that her blankie was going to get eat as many fries as it wanted.

Needless to say the "Blankie" is safe and sound back in Lola's arms. Let's just hope that doesn't happen again!