Partners in Thievery

It has been a long time since I mentioned Ali Cat in this space, which is kind of a shame since she is a one-ring circus unto her own. She's more than a little bit unstable while also being a whole lot weird.

Really high on her list of eccentricities is the fact that she steals things. Lots of things. Ali likes to steal all of Alexis' left shoes, for example. It's rarely the right ones. It's the left ones. She takes them and she hides them somewhere. She also hides any other objects that she deems collectible, much like Ariel and her gadgets and gizmos and dinglehoppers.

I normally can find her hiding places, but her most recent one, the one she has been using for about two years, is a mystery to me. I know for a fact that cat stole one of my memory cards. It's in this house. I just don't know where.

Ali steals all of the things.

And I think she may have taught Mila her trick.

The Boo thing has been making the rounds in our neighborhood lately, which led to Mila getting a little bucket of fantastic Halloween stuff. There was an adorable Hello Kitty t-shirt, for example. There was also a few pieces of candy. I'm not entirely opposed to one-year olds getting a piece of candy here and there, but this particular one-year old would create an edible chocolate fortress and then eat her way out of it if given the opportunity. She needs help with moderation is what I'm saying.

Which would be great if she hadn't stolen all of the candy.

Oh, and she hid it.

I have no idea where Mila's candy hiding spot is. I just know that she keeps showing up with a piece of candy in her hands, despite the fact that we keep taking it away from her. Some how, some way, the child has built up an impressive stash of sugary snacks

I have to get Ali to tell me where it is. She has to know.