I've been going mad searching the house for my favourite jeans. Literally spent a whole day looking for them, and it's not a big house so there's not many places they could be. Checked all the obvious places and the less obvious ones too, like in the kids' drawers in case I accidentally put them in there. They are nowhere in the house.
I remember the last time I wore them and since that time only two people other than my children have been in the house. Firstly, my cleaner, who's worked for me for a while and has never taken anything, I trust her 100%. Secondly, my dd's friend who is 13 and has previously stolen from me (there was a thread about it a while back under a different name), which I forgave her for as I realised she's a bit of a messed up kid and I didn't want dd to lose her friend. So obviously she's my prime suspect but it would be odd if she had taken them as they wouldn't even fit her. I did ask her if she had taken them (which felt justified given that she'd stolen from me before) and she denied it, but she hasn't been over since then. So she either feels guilty or offended that I've accused her.
I'm really gutted, I'd never found a pair of jeans I liked so much, and I can't replace them as they are no longer for sale and can't find any on eBay either :( I keep hoping they will turn up but there is really nowhere I haven't already looked.