An unexpected visitor...

We had a random visitor at our house today. Jumpy's twin sister came for an unexpected visit. Let me explain...When Ben was really little he had a stuffed animal, a black puppy dog, that he just adored. He took that thing with him everywhere...including Target during our holiday shopping. She ended up getting left in the children's clothing department and when we went back for her, she was gone. We checked lost and found and I even called a few days later to see if she had shown up...no luck. Ben was devestated and this made all of our lives miserable for a few days. Jumpy came to live with us a few weeks later and he has taken a similar liking to her. In order to avoid droves of tears if we ever lost Jumpy, I got smart and bought a back up! We put the 'back up' in a shoe box in our closet and whenever Jumpy is missing I pull it out. She has been out of the box a few times and our little secret has worked like a charm...until today!

You see, Jumpy got a spattering of vomit when Ben had his unfortunate midnight accident a few days ago. She desperately needed a bath. Seriously. She was stinkin' up the place. So, while she was in the washing machine, I pulled out the 'back up'. Everything was fine until I threw out the laundry this morning. There, in between a towel and a white sheet, was Jumpy's little face peeking up at us. The only problem was that Ben had the 'back up' Jumpy in his hands.

Ben spotted her immediately and couldn't believe his eyes. He kept repeating, "How can there be two Jumpys?" I was thinkin'...Yeah, mom...how can there be two Jumpys? I was speechless for a few minutes. I didn't quite know what to say. My gig was up and it was confession time.

Or...I could make up a cute little story about how Jumpy's sister was missing her and wanted to come for a short visit. Yeah...sister...visit...yeah...that sounds about right.