Oh, the panic!

"Baew" is a special little guy to Miss Alena. He's a little panda Beanie Baby that we call "Bear". He's had to have "stitches" a couple of times now and he's Alena's buddy. We rock with him at night, she sleeps with him and then takes him out of her crib in the morning to bring him to Nannie's or Aunt Denise's house.
While getting ready for bed Wed. night, he was no where to be found. Asked Fred if he remembered her coming home from my mom's with him and he said he thought he saw her playing with him, but maybe it was the day before??
Called mom's to see if "Bear" was left there and sadly he wasn't. She checked her van as well and then remembered that while shopping at Lowe's, Alena kept stuffing him down the side of the cart. He must have been left there. Poor bear. Alone, possibly outside in the cold dark parking lot or.....(shudders at the thought) with a new owner?!!
Nannie called Lowes and no one had turned in our precious "Baew".
On to ebay I go! Great! 8 Manchu Beanie Baby pandas available! I wasn't wasting anytime bidding one, so I picked a "Buy it Now" that was the closest to home to save on shipping time!! I then e-mailed the poor person and pleaded for them to ship "him" to us ASAP.
She looked so confused when I put her to bed without him. Kept turning her head side to side to see if he was in his place next to her and there was only "Guy", her (shhhh.....second best buddy!!) stuffed reindeer.
Yesterday morning I was straightening the pillows on our love seat in front of our living room windows and I glanced up. Perched on the window sill next to a candle, looking peacefully out the window, was BEAR!!
I smiled so big and said to Fred, "Hey, look who it is!"!! She did bring him home and when my mom brought Sophia home from her Odyssey meeting, she and Bear watched out the window. :)
So, nine dollars later and only a "little panicked", Bear is safe and sound and he should have a new friend soon.
Love to all,
Jenni