QUOTE(emmysphere @ Jun 2 2008, 08:15 AM)

Thank you all for your answer.... but I finally found it.... I had put it away in such a safe place that I forgot that I had put it there...
**Such an airhead sometimes **
But now I know what to do if I misplace it again...

Scanners are cheap now and you must have a computer, scan your green card, passport, and one year extension and e-mail that to several friends just in case you misplace these on your trip, you won't come back without them. If something goes wrong, can have your friends fax those to your port of entry. Also a good idea to make up backup copies of all this important stuff. We had to bring the original I-797C extension along with us plus the expired green card to get back in. Found a plastic folder for all my wife's papers and a jacket with an inside large pocket with a zipper on it for carrying it because you also run into pick pocketers.
Yet another mess is to have to get half undressed in airline inspections with a crowd of people, but take the time to make sure you have everything before you leave. It's not easy, even the best of us tend to get brain dead after being treated like cattle for several hours.