I haven't had much time to post with all three kids at home this summer, especially with extra house guests around, so I'm doing my best to keep up. When the girls start school in August I will have more time to write...and stuff! ;) I can hardly wait - I am so excited to have little breaks during the week. Looks like Hannah might be on a half day schedule, so I get about 3 1/2 hours with my little guy to work on all the things the physical therapist tells us to work on without kids swarming around us, stepping on us, pulling on my shirt - or hands or arms or hair - cuz they want something RIGHT NOW!
First - we went to Sea World yesterday. It started out okay. I just wish it wasn't so humid. It didn't seem so bad at first. But then the moisture spawns droplets of sweat on every inch of your body, which eventually feels like creepy crawling spiders sliding all over your skin when they drip, drip, drip downward... ew!
Once we returned home, I decided that so much of my impression of a place depends upon the time I spend there - isn't this the case for everyone? I mean, one day you could go to a place, let's say Sea World, and have a GREAT time. The lines might be short, the weather might be good, and people might be really nice and friendly and stuff. And on THAT day, you walk away thinking, "I'd really like to come back here again sometime."
That is sooooo NOT what I was saying yesterday!
Cuz while I was waiting for my SIL and her son to ride Journey to Atlantis, someone snuck up behind us and stole my wallet from directly below my kid! I had just tucked my wallet into the net underneath our double stroller where a whole lotta other crap was. Tucked it in good and tight, but accessible enough for those drinks we so desperately needed when SIL and son got off the ride. A few minutes later, it suddenly vanishes into thin air. Oh yeah. Poof! Whoever lifted my wallet was good. Really, really, good. I remember bending down to talk to Hannah directly in front of the stroller (we had taken up spots at the rail so we could watch the final plunge -- over and over and over again) when a boat came splashing through at the end of a not-worth-waiting-in-line-for-over-an-hour "journey." The next thing I remember, I stood up and found a Sierra Mist soda bottle sitting on the front seat of the stroller where Hannah usually sits, and no, I didn't buy any Sierra Mist - none of us did. And Hannah was just sitting there, no soda bottle in sight. Our perp apparently has a sense of humor. Not only a sneaky bastard, but a wise ass. I was fumin' mad, but I wasted no time: I called the bank immediately, shut the cards down (SUCKER!). I only had $40 in cash in it. Ugh. I felt so violated. My kid was in that stroller. In fact, he probably saw the idiot.
Definitely creeped out! And I certainly didn't need droplets of humidity-induced sweat to make my skin crawl at that point.
At that point I disliked being there very, very much. And I'm not sure I'll return again soon.
Which just sucks, because I want to be taken in by the amazing sights/sounds/magic of it all. I want to feel like a kid again. And it took a selfish crook with sticky fingers to reel me back to adulthood! But like I said, I think your opinion of any place depends upon your experience there. So while I was fumin' mad and calling up the bank, countless people drifted by, smiling happy people who loved being there and loved the experience. Good for them. Hope they're hanging on tight to their wallets!
But the good news? My wallet is now in lost and found - minus the cash, of course - so at least I can go reclaim my old CA ID and the already useless check cards! YAY! Oh, and did I mention that the check card was my only access to money for the weekend? Oh, yes! If your wallet or purse is ever stolen (and I would not wish this on anyone, of course!) pray that it is taken on a day the banks are open and not on a Saturday evening when you still have a day and a half till the bank opens again and you can actually access your own money!!!
So, although I did, admittedly, enjoy some of the time we were there, it did not end the way I expected...
Maybe - maybe! - there will be a better next time. :)
2 comments:
O.M.G!
*Yay summer
*Booo summer vacation ;-)
*YAY SEA WORLD!
*Booooo humidity!
*BOOOOOO STICKY FINGERED SNEAKIES!
*Booo consolation prize!
*YAY being a kid again!
*BOOOO adult-reality shock!
*YAY lost and found!
*Boooo useless cards :-(
*Yay only $40
*BOOOO bankers hours!
*YAY YOU'RE BACK!
*Booooo ranting - j/k!
*YAY more pictures/stories!!!!!
:-D So glad you are back, sucks that you had such a story to tell though! And with your kids no less! That SUCKS! Glad you guys got to try though, and that you are going to share more stories - YAY!
Oh man that sucks. But like you said, at least you got it back. I can't believe they left you a token. I thought that was only big time thieves in the movies that did that. I'm looking forward to more posts from you & the photos! And exciting about Hannah being in school part time. I'm looking into something similar for Michael. Getting a few hours to myself a couple days a week will be fantastic.
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