I'm so sad. I lost the diamond off my wedding ring.

[caseysmom]

That happened to someone at work and it was found! Don't give up hope, a lot of jewlerers will replace it if you got it checked regularly. I think your homeowners may help you out too.

I would turn off the lights and get on the ground with a flashlight, the diamond will catch the light.

[Karen]

Oh, here's hoping you find it! Have you done any vacuuming? Check the vac contents if so, messy as that'll be ...

And let everyone whose presents you wrapped today know to keep an eye out for it, too!

[jenluckenbach]

YIKES! That is like finding a needle in a haystack. But it can be found. Be patient and persistant.

[Barbara]

What we say in cases like this is "the house doesn't lose anything". Although it could mean a close analysis of the content of your vacuum or your garbage

One time I thought I had lost my mom's sapphire and diamon ring. It was a very elegant art deco piece and she gave it to me after it didn't fit her anymore. I searched for two days all my apartment (and it was MUCH smaller than the place we're in today) and finally found it lying openly on a magazin where it mixed in the pictures and text.

I wish you that much luck as well!

I wonder if you searched with a light in the dark whether it would reflect better?

[Vermontcat]

I still haven't found it but I'm not giving up yet either.
I know it is somewhere in my bedroom or closet.
My husband helped me clean out and organize the bedroom closet yesterday but we didn't find it in there.
Luckily I had done all my vacuuming in the morning before I lost it.
I did check the trash can in my bedroom but didn't find it there.
My husband looked under the bed and in the heater with a flashlight.
I'm afraid that it may be sealed into one of the presents I wrapped for my kids yesterday.
At least it is just a Christmas at home for us so the presents won't be leaving the house either.
My husband even offered a $100 reward to the kids if they find it.
Christmas may end up being a treasure hunt this year.

KYS, the prongs on the ring always snagged on things but I kept putting off getting it fixed because I didn't want to be without my ring.
I'm really hoping it will turn up somewhere in the next day or two.

[AbbyMom]

Did you check the shoes in your closet? I lost something n the closet one time and found it only when I pulled out a pair of shoes to wear and found it in the toe of the shoe!

[moosmom]

What a bummer! I'd be down on my hands and knees covering every INCH of that place!!!

I know that sinking feeling when you realize it's not there. I was wearing my late Mother's gold charm bracelet to an annual meeting. It had a charm with my brother's fraternity pin on it. My Mom always used to kid my brother saying, "When you graduate, I want it." (just joking with him) He had it put on a charm for her. It was a heart shaped black onyx with a skull and cross bones on it and encirciled with tiny pearls. It stood for Sigma Phi Epsilon. Anyway, I happened to look down and onyx part was gone! I found it near my chair!! So, I took it off the bracelet, fixed it and put it in a memory box and gave it back to my brother for Christmas. He was speechless because he knew how much my mother loved it.

I hope you find that stone. Shake everything out! Sending good vibes from beautiful Connecticut!

[Pam]

What we say in cases like this is "the house doesn't lose anything".

Good thought! Knowing that it is in the house must give you some peace but I know it has to be maddening. Here's hoping you will get a Christmas Miracle very shortly and it will be found.

What a clever way to inspire the kids to help.