You can find it everywhere – until you need it!!!

Why is it that you see something all over the place and don’t give it much thought and then, the one time you want it, it’s nowhere to be found??????

Later this week a team I am on is doing a presentation at an off site meeting and part of it is a spoof-type skit that two of the team members are going to perform. Without going into too much detail, a guy on the team will be dressed up like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz and a lady from the team will wear a Wizard costume and they will go through a conversation that will put a work related twist on Dorothy’s adventures along the yellow brick road. (it’s really funny – I wish everyone could see it – even though the jokes may not make sense to someone outside our plant, just seeing “Dorothy” and “her” antics is a riot!!!)

Anyway — to get back on the topic of this post: At one point, “Dorothy” says something about a bunch of trees throwing apples at her……..we talked about how funny it would be if some of us would throw apples at him from off stage when he says that – one person said they had some plastic apples and I said that they should be soft so that we don’t hurt him – safety first, you know!!!! ha-ha So, I volunteered to get some of those soft fuzzy red balls that they have in almost every dog toy bin everywhere!!!! I’ve seen them all over the place – even bought some in the past for my dogs!!!! I thought they would be perfect — soft, easy to throw, and would look like apples from a distance — perfect!!!!

Well — I went to Fins, Furs, and Feathers thinking I wouldn’t have to go any further — wrong — no soft red fuzzy balls!!!! I went to a couple other stores in town — no soft red fuzzy balls!!! They all had harder ones – like tennis balls – or ones that were multi colored or red and white or some other variation — but they would either be too hard or wouldn’t pass as an apple!!!!

I decided to head to Southern Pines to go to PetSmart — I was sure they would have them!!! WRONG AGAIN!!!! I looked at every toy on every rack in the entire dog section and even went through the cat section — nothing that would work!!!! I couldn’t believe it!!!! I was defeated!!!

I was about to give up and headed to the check out with the treats I got for the girls while I was there —– when I glanced down an aisle in reaction to hearing a bird squawk and a round red thing caught my eye —- I perked up and switched direction to investigate!!! I found a section with “rabbit toys” that had a bunch of toys in the shape of various fruits and veggies —— not fuzzy, but soft fiber filled round toys covered with a satiny type fabric —- and there were four shaped like APPLES!!!!! Or maybe tomatoes — not sure, but either way, they are round, the right size, solid red, definitely can look like an apple from a distance (even up close!!!!) and soft so that we can throw them at “Dorothy” and not hurt her — uumm, I mean him!!!!

Success!!!! At last!!!! Thanks to a squawky bird catching my attention — no way would I have looked for a rabbit toy!!! ha-ha-ha-ha

But – isn’t that the way it goes???? You need something you know is commonly found – until you need it!!!!