I got a book in mid-February and unfortunately solved most of what I've read in this forum before hearing that it existed! ?Could've gotten a lot more sleep! ? . . .and my book is literally falling apart now! ?I'm glad I'm not alone in my obsession, (or am I glad

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At any rate, my initial thought after breezing through all this was that people are making it too hard for a children's book, but maybe not! ?I've spent the last few weekends thinking I know exactly where the tokens HAVE TO BE, but haven't found a thing. ?My 10 yr old just completely blew holes in my theory on one location (seeing what I wanted to see because it was close, I think) and it turned out to be private property, that only seemed to be public after all.
I don't have anything new that someone hasn't already posted, other than my 'location' I'm not giving up yet(just in case), but I do have a little advice. ?Have fun with it. ?I think what the author really had in mind is for it to be a fun(and hopefully profitable) family activity. ?My son and I went on a COMPLETELY wild goose chase this weekend, and have NEVER had more fun. ?(I'll be taking my lunch to work because I used all my lunch money on gas, but oh well!) ?We were in a pretty public area, and had several stumps to investigate, and not wanting to look like LUNATICS sticking our heads inside dead trees, we stood guard for each other ready to give the 'hooty-hoot' if someone was coming! ?That comedy was worth more than any jeweled bug (except maybe the spider ?. . haha). ?
My advice: ?
Thump on the stump before you stick your head in, I startled a mouse and almost wet myself, I think my son did(from laughing so hard)
Make SURE where you are going is PUBLIC BEFORE you go on a journey!
If all else fails, find a fun local attraction and make the best of the day, we had a lot of fun and learned alot this weekend, and this book was the only reason we would have ever gone there. ?
Using a metal detector on a tree makes you look crazier than sticking your head in it, but it may give you piece of mind that you didn't overlook anything. :P
Be careful climbing trees . . . (that's what the kids are for!

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By the way, does anyone know if the picture of the token in the book is 'life-size' or are we making a 'big' assumption?
Melissa . . . and yes, to all you anagram wizards, I know my name sounds like 'asylum' backwards, my friends have already beaten you to that one (thanks to this book)!