We Was Robbed!!!!!

Well, as the novel continues to write itself, here's another chapter: our house was broken into last week and we were robbed. Yeah, I know, I could hardly believe it myself. Quick synopsis: I left the house for 15 minutes with the kids to drive through McDonald's and came home to some suspicious activity….saw the guy in our neighborhood as I left and as I drove back into the area….only he was carrying a black briefcase on the was out. My intuition said, "He just stole something- guess I should get a good look in case I have to give a description." 10 minutes later, I did just that with the police.

It's just stuff. All he took ("he" being the delinquent teenage boy) was our laptop, my iPhone and our iPod. Didn't mess anything up in the house- apparently, just after the Apple products. Well, he DID take more than stuff- including my feelings of "I love this house!" and intangibles like privacy, etc. Joel and I are now working to get the house on the market ASAP. It was the straw that broke the camel's back. We'd been discussing it for a while and planned to live here for only 5 years anyway- it's been 4.5. The burbs are looking pretty good right about now……Huge garage sale this Saturday morning at our place and a couple of neighbors across the street- come if you want clothes, shoes, rejected baby toys/products, etc!!!!!

Oh, and for the love, get an alarm system in your house. For peace of mind, if nothing else!