Thanks for your input, Dee. [img]smile.gif[/img] I appreciate it!

I am not really worried about keeping the bed in pristine condition (i.e., I'm not planning to sell it or anything), but I am a little bit anal about things with missing or mismatched parts. I can't tell you how many times I have bought a whole new set of something just because one piece went missing. LOL!

I will probably wait a while longer to see if the missing ball shows up. (That is usually the trend around here... as soon as I replace something, the original gets found. [img]tongue.gif[/img] ) After that I will do my best to match a replacement ball... or maybe I'll be able to get one from CS or something.

In any event, if the remaining three balls are easily removable, I think I will take your advice and put them away until I figure things out.

Jamie