Case of the missing Television Remote
Yesterday was an interesting day at home. I decided to cook dinner and was busy whipping up a chicken sandwich. I noticed that my eldest was watching her favorite Tom and Jerry cartoons while my youngest was very busy running around the house. At one point I noticed that the TV remote was actually in the refrigerator. I thought that was cute, had a laugh and placed it back on the couch where it normally sits.
Hardly did I realize that its going to be the start of a brand new adventure at home. I finished making dinner, blew a couple of kisses to my kids and went to take a nice hot shower. Ok, I was done in 20 minutes and was ready to watch Television and enjoy my chicken sandwich. Just as I sat on my couch I realized that the TV remote was missing in action. I asked my wife and kids whether they had seen it and all they gave me was a blank look. But its the Television remote people! Its dear to me like a magic wand in a sorcerer’s hand. There’s no way I’m going to have to get off my ass every time I need to change the cartoon channel to sports. The very thought sent shivers down my spine.
I ordered the troops to set off on a mission to find the remote. My youngest was totally oblivious to what was happening and I pretty much thought she was the culprit anyway. We looked under the couch, in between the seats, inside the refrigerator (yes, again), under the bed, behind the TV stand but to no avail. Now I was really getting worried. My poor poor remote control was probably lonely and sad without me. Then my wife suddenly said “What if our youngest had thrown it down from the balcony?”.
You see, We live on the 9th floor of a nice apartment and we’ve noticed our youngest throw stuff out from the balcony. I almost had a heart attack thinking of it, but somehow I managed to overcome it and decided to look for it. First my wife and my eldest set off on the mission to look for it in the bushes right below the balcony. They came back empty handed. Right, so its up to General now and I went down looking for it. NEGATIVE!
This was getting really weird and it was almost 10PM. I decided to look for it the next morning and continued on my sandwich. This morning when I woke up, the first thought that came to my mind was my orphaned remote control. I still couldn’t find it in the light of the morning sun. I’ve pretty much given up hope and will be ordering a new remote tomorrow. I hope my TV’s remote control is in safe hands. I miss it so much! This is one mystery that is yet to be solved!
