Object: A collection of old toy cars (one in good condition, the remainder with obvious problems). Other toys can be substituted if cars are not available.

Have you ever lost something for a long time and then found it again, almost by accident? That still happens to me sometimes when I put something somewhere for safe keeping. Sometimes I just can't seem to remember where in the world I put it. Then I find it again when I'm looking for something else altogether!

Not long ago, I came across this box in a closet and I knew immediately what was in it. This is an old collection of cars that we had at our house when our children were …