Mine disappeared again. I've searched high and low and cannot find it. Is this normal?
There was once a glitch where gnomes became invisible and the only ways to really figure out where they were was if they blocked something or if your Sim autonomously "viewed" them. I don't remember if you could pick them up though. This glitch has been fixed for a while, though (although it wouldn't surprise me to find out that it's broke again lol).
But yes, gnomes will seem to vanish from time to time. I don't think they actually disappear, but they *poof* to some place that's not easy to find. They're really easy to lose track of. Mine will turn up missing for a day or two at a time, and then reappear in front of the fridge or bed. Cue much complaining and the frustrated dance.