An elephant may never forget, but Asa sure does! Case in point, while taking the bed out from my crate to be washed, Mom discovered Asa’s squished elephant underneath it. We were all surprised to find him there, but none more surprised than Asa. For you see he had tucked him under the bed for “safe keeping,” and then with his mind at ease promptly forgot about him! He has no recollection how long that poor elephant has been under there. Although the ache in my neck from unknowingly napping on top of him leads me to believe it has been a long time.

Now in Asa’s defense, I do take some of the blame for the elephant’s mistreatment. When I was younger I may have sent a few of Asa’s beloved stuffed animal friends to the Stuffie ER for surgery. So I can understand Asa’s tendency to hide the toys that are most precious to him. However, I also feel responsible that due to my slacking off in recent years, Asa’s treasure trove of stuffed friends is growing to the point he can’t possibly keep track of them all. Clearly it is time for me to thin the herd a bit! Now if I can just get Asa away from the elephant long enough to do it…