Bad Day

Last night, my purse was stolen out of my car WHILE MY CAR SAT IN MY GARAGE and I cooked dinner in the kitchen about 20 feet away.  They got it all--my wallet, my credit cards, my check book, my driver's license and my iPod.

I'm steamed.

I feel mad and frustrated and violated and furious at myself for leaving my garage door up and my car unlocked.  I'm even madder because they didn't take my cell phone or keys (which were both right next to my purse), so I'm put in the very weird position of being, um, thankful to the thieves for their generosity?

They've already used my credit cards, but the charges have all been at nearby fast food places and convenience stores, which means it's likely a bunch of teenagers having a very fun evening.  And scrolling through my iPod laughing at the middle-aged chick with a Barry Manilow playlist.  AT LEAST I have the satisfaction of knowing they're not getting any music they'll like. 

And I KNOW there are a billion greater travesties going on in the world right at this very minute, and I'm trying to keep perspective (aided largely by my ten-year-old son who almost immediately suggested we pray for the thieves, and LET ME TELL YOU that stings).  My family and I are healthy and safe and happy and whole.  But still. 

It was just a rotten day.

And that's all have I to say about that.  Cheery mommy-blogging to resume next week.

Comments

[sarah]

I'm sorry to hear that,Shannon. On the bright side, you are clearly doing a great job as a mama!

[Ladybug]

Oh that is awful! We have had a lot of that exact thing happening in our neighborhood this summer. Teenagers who are bored. The police now cruise our neighborhood everyday. Sad really!

[mamajuliana]

Sorry that this had to happen to you-when it happened to me I had an eerie 'unsafe' feeling for a few weeks...

[lisa h.]

well, i suppose your son is right. if that is the nearest danger you will encounter i guess you should be thankful. losing an ipod is much easier to deal with than something happening to one of your children.

[kelli]

Shannon, I'm incredibly sorry to hear about this. And I love you next post. Go get 'em.

You may want to report your ID stolen to the DOJ Fraud department. That is, if your social security number was on anything in your purse.

I found out when I applied for SS disability benefits that someone lifted my SS# and is claiming income on it. We are still (since December) in the process of trying to track them down. It's not a clear process by any means. But, I was almost denied several types of benefits due to additional income that was attributed to me. I won't go into all the gory details here, but you can email me if you want the numbers to get started on.

I'm praying that you get this resolved oh so quickly. Keep checking your lawn :)

[Shauna]

That really stinks! Something similar happened to some friends who parked in our driveway when I was in college. They were only at our house for a few minutes because we were all going to a movie, so whoever did it was sneaky and FAST. The police found their purses (2 or 3 were taken) in a dumpster a few blocks away.

[Amy]

That really stinks. When I was in college the passenger window of my car got broken and they stole the tapes that I had in my car. The tapes they got were my "Point of Grace" ones. Hope that music got to them!!!!

[Jenny from Chicago]

What's the haps? Any purses in the front yard?

[Ericka Wagner]

That is absolutely so scary. I'm really hoping it was just some very dumb teenagers. But still, to come into your garage. I would be ticked also!!!!
I really hope you get the people.
I also wanted to thank you for the link to the bloggy give-aways.
Hope you have a better weekend!
Ericka

[mrs incredible]

UG. Can't think of many worse things, at least in suburbia.

What is wrong with people?? I hope you get it back.

[janine]

Sorry! We just had my husband's bike stolen off of our front porch - right under our baby's window. Scary, very scary. They were thoughtful enough to steal it on the last day of summer classes, but now I have to play mom's taxi to all of the "kids" who go to school because he doesn't have a bike. T U Thieves!

[dcrmom]

No WAY!! I can't believe that. We ALWAYS leave our garage door open and our cars unlocked. And I often forget to bring my purse and iPod in. Thanks for the wakeup call, but sorry it's at your expense. (((hug)))

[Rose]

Sorry you lost your purse - I felt so violated when someone stole my wallet at works - we looked everywhere, even searched the garbage cans - never found it. I reported it to the police and it was such a pain getting everything back. I hope you get yours back very quickly - and kudos to your kid!

[Chelsea]

That happened to me last summer. The worst part was spending an hour at the Driver's License office. By the time I got to the front of the line, I was so frazzled that my photo resembled a brunette Einstein.