It's not just you cracking up Jeza - I have,some time ago, put my blood pressure moniter back in it's case, and it has vanished off the face of the earth! It's not a little thing that might be easy to mislay. I've looked for it everywhere, and even rung up a few friends, asking if I've lent it to them! Mind you, my OH reckons that we have a poltergeist (spelling?) in the house, as various bits and pieces seem to turn up in strange places, and we have found a new white plate in our crockery that neither of us know where it came from.
i hope that you either find your missing goodies, or discover what has happened to them as it's so annoying not knowing. Good luck!