As those of you who know me personally, on Facebook or on the NSBR forum at TwoPeas, you already know that our house was burglarized some time during the day on Friday. We lost some computer related items, but nothing that isn't replaceable with a few hundred dollars. The kids, unfortunately, were the ones to discover this upon their return home from school. The policeman who took the report feels there was a good chance the arrival of the bus was what scared them off.
Yes, that means he felt the scum were in the house just before our kids walked in.
Yes, I'm still sick to the stomach at the reality of that statement.
All things considered, this could be so much worse and I am grateful for that. At the same time, as each day passes, I find myself getting angrier and angrier. How dare these despicable creatures violate us like that? How dare they take things we have worked hard to earn and buy for ourselves? While we will eventually replace what was lost (and are happy it wasn't more), doing so will mean other things will take a backseat on the priority list. It will mean disruption and inconvenience. And after we do replace these items? Whose to say they won't come back and steal them again? That's the one that keeps making me pull up short.
Obviously, we have to shake this off and move forward. We will do things a little differently and keep our fingers crossed. Pray that my anger diminishes and I stop allowing it to seep out at those who least deserve it. And take care of your own...its so easy to believe that no one would do this to YOU.
