RAVELRY & my lost knitting book

Finally got my invite to Ravelry on Friday around 7 pm.
Is this every a lot of fun. A real learning experience for me. I am loving every minute of it just browsing along and finding lots of friends.
Have a little humous story to tell everyone.
Was looking for a beautiful book called Knitting stitches by Mary Webb. I had received it for an early birthday present from one of my best friends.
Anyways to make a long story short. I misplaced it. I knew I had it the night before by my computer and though I had just set it on this misshaped garbage basket that I always put my papers, kleenex etc in to throw away. That night I had been in the living room watching TV's
Las Vegas with that wonderful man Tom Sellek and heard this strange thud. Looked around but didn't see anything out of place and also checked the bedroom where our computers live.
Didn't think anything more about it until last night I started looking for this wonderful stitch book.
Of course I searched everywhere even under the foot rest on my chesterfield that comes up.
Nothing, just nothing, no where to be found.
Then about 10pm after frantically looking for this book. I remembered I had sat it on top of my paper garbage that doesn't go into recyling. So I thought no problem as I had sat it by the door to take out and hadn't did it yet. Well I went to look in the bag and it was gone.
I said to my hubby of 43 years did you take the garbage bag out. Of course he said I always do when I go for my walk. I said do you have a key for the storage room where the garbage goes.
No was his answer and why would I want to know that. So I told him my little misfortune with my knitting book. He said very defensively and you think I took it! Well I didn't but I will tell you something I didn't throw it in the inside garbage chute I threw it in the big bin outside.
Okay now what do I do as I knew it was probably full and I wouldn't find the bag.
So I proceeded to get a flashlight and asked my neighbor who is my best friend and who gave me the book if she would come with me.
Well we went down there outside with me carrying the stool and June the flashlight.
Wow it was bright as day, as I guess our condo uses a huge light for the back door entrance.
Stepped on the stool and looked in. There was the bag tucked in the furthest corner and how was I going to get in. At 5ft 2 in. I didn't have a very long reach. Okay now what? Oh yes the grocery cart I could stand in it and reach in. Still couldn't do it so we put the stool in and I stood on it with June trying to balance the cart and the stool so I wouldn't fall. I just managed to grab a corner of the bag by stretching as far as I could and standing on tip toes. Sure hoped no one was watching this.
Got it! Now the excitement was my book there. Yes it was, nice and clean to boot.
What a relief as I didn't want to lose it. Mind you June said well we could always go and maybe get another one but I wanted this one. It has patterns in and also charts and explains how to design and read them.
Moral of the story
Better check your garbage very closely or you might lose something.
Hugs everyone and blessings for a wonderful Sunday.

annette2u