I moved into this house eleven years ago.

I started with a full set of silverware. Eight each of spoons, forks and knives (first on the right).

Within the first two years I was buying a new set. I liked them (second from the right), and I got new dishes and everything.  I kept all of the old spoons from the first set – well, what was left, which was only 3.  Where the other five went?

No clue.

Over the next six years two of the remaining three disappeared from the first set, and approximately four of the second set also ran away to regions unknown.

Keep in mind, I’m talking spoons. Not knives, not forks, not tablespoons – only teaspoons. That’s it. They just kept disappearing.

Finally, two years ago I got fed up and again bought new silverware (first on the left).

I have 3 spoons from that left. 1 from my first set. 1 from my second set.

I finally went to the dollar store and bough just straight teaspoons to give us some more.

We don’t have a dishwasher.

My kids don’t take them to school.

Erik doesn’t take them to work (he has his own silverware there).

The spoons just…

Disappear.

And I have no idea why.

Any ideas?

Spoon fairies?

Kleptomaniac gremlins?