Happily, yesterday's idea of re-uniting MV Gnome with his gnome friends seems to have worked! Our small pink-jacketed friend was still happily ensconced at the top of the Switchmas tree this morning (read more about the Switchmas tree).
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Thanks to all who helped us look for the gnome! I wanted to write up a little summary of the great Gnome Hunt of 2018:
- Thursday, Dec 13: You got to meet MV gnome (Lucky @jdsilva got to meet him a few days earlier, on Dec 5!)
- Friday, Dec 14: MV Gnome was lost... and found again. Thanks to @Welles for finding him.
- Monday, Dec 17: MV Gnome was lost AGAIN... and found, after a flurry of activity. Thanks to @Adoos for finding him!
- Monday, Dec 17 (#2): Lost in my house - and then on the community!! Thanks to @jdsilva, who found him rather quickly.
- Tuesday, Dec 18: Lost again - and found! Thanks to @ChadWorthman for finding him!
- Wednesday, Dec 19: Found on the printer... and then @BrechtSchamp found the gnome in this post about printers. Thanks, Brecht!
- Wednesday, Dec 19: Gnomes, reunited. MERRY SWITCHMAS!
Adoos, jdsilva, Chad, and Brecht - your gnomes will be flying your way very shortly! (Welles already received his.)
Also, major points to @Sam_Clements for his creative gnome-hiding tactics (though I'm afraid they didn't win you a gnome of your own... next year!?).
I think we may call this whole escapade #gnomeontheroam next year, inspired by @Rainer's fantastic gnome-ish Instagram feed. Stay tuned! (11.5 months or so....)
Finally — I wanted to thank everyone who hunted: @Pandian, @IHGConnectAdmin, @SergeRobert1, @Mongskee, @Ahmer_Shah, @Nyjah, @WirelessStew, @VincentPanico, @bdzent, @StefaanVDD, @Sygghy, @Jitender, @NolanHerring, @Tung_Nguyen, and @SimonSL, to name a few. There are only so many gnomes to go around, but I wish I could send you all one! Maybe we'll get a bigger gnome budget next year :-).
And now, as a wise gnome once said:
⭐️ 🎄 🖥 💚 🎉 Merry Switchmas to all, and to all a good night! 🎉 💚 🖥 🎄 ⭐️