Where IS Alice anyway?

So the last couple of days we've been secretly looking for Madison's Alice doll. She's slept beside Alice in her crib for several days and has been carrying it around with her - but all of the sudden, it's gone! Where is it?

Not wanting to alarm Madison, we refer to the D-O-L-L and quietly look around the house, not wanting to let her know what we're up to. No luck.

She went to bed, and we looked harder. Where is it? We've lived in this house for years, and we know all the nooks and crannies - say, maybe it is at Ye-Ye's house.

We call Nana, and she looks around at their house. No sign of Alice. Uh-oh. That means Daddy might have to make a trip down to Discover Mills to go find another doll. Perhaps Madison left it at church or something. We just didn't know where the thing was!

Finally, this morning, the topic of Alice came up at breakfast with Madison at the table. Daddy said, "Alice is in Wonderland - she's not here right now."

Madison replied, "Alice!" and pointed down the hall. We thought she was pointing next door to Ye-Ye's house. Ah, so that's where it is. After all, it couldn't possibly be in this house. We've looked everywhere!

That's when the funny thing happened. After breakfast, Madison brought Alice to Mommy proudly. "Alice!" she said as she presented her doll. And soon after, both Mommy and Daddy cracked up. Where on earth did she put that thing? Where's her secret hiding place?

At least Alice was found! We were worried for a while, because Madison really likes that doll. Maybe that's why she hid it in a special spot. Wherever it is, I'm sure we'll find some other items we've been looking for. If we ever find that secret spot!