se me fue again

So we put up our Christmas tree a few days ago. And, for the second year in a row, I can't find the star that goes on top.... How exactly did it get lost in the first place? Why can't I find it? There are only so many places in the house it could be.... Not to mention that for some odd reason we can't get the lights on the top 10 inches of the tree to light up. So if you happen to come over and you happen to see our tree, please look at the bottom and the middle, but don't look at the top. It's very dark and naked up there.