Yesterday we had another in the series of oh-there-is-rarely-so-much-snow storms. When my daughter saw the snow falling outside she could hardy contain herself from running out in her pajamas. I convinced her that getting dressed first was a good idea and went looking for her snow pants.

They weren’t there.

They were hanging in her cubby back at preschool, from where I forgot to bring them home on Friday. Even though there was a chance of snow for the weekend. Even thought we always bring the 27 different things in her cubby home at the end of the week to sort through. I forgot them because while I was gathering up her stuff, talking to her teacher and listening to one of her friends tell me about his new Spiderman backpack I was also trying to find a number on my cell phone. (The reason I need the number was because I’d mis-scheduled a call and needed to cancel it. Another in the series of working mom missteps.)

Before I told my daughter that I’d forgotten her snow pants at school I ran to the basement and dug out last year’s pair. Miraculously, they fit (although they were too short) and in a few minutes she was happily rolling around in the snow.

Now I know she could have gone outside without snow pants, but she is one of those kids who hates getting wet, so fun would be limited. But as I watched her play outside I counted my lucky stars that what I forgot at school was not her most-precious-can’t-sleep-without-him-EVER stuffed dog. You know what I am talking about — your life savior, the little stuffed animal or blanket that helped your kids sleep through the night, deal with transitions, make sick days better. Forgetting him at school would be a disaster for our family. (Sara Schaefer Munoz over at The Juggle agrees with me.)

What about you? Have you ever forgotten your child’s security blanket or precious stuffed animal anywhere? Has it been lost? How did you survive? Do you have a backup at your house?