Our Crappy Day

Have you ever had a day where you just stood back and thought, "Wow, today has been a really crappy day?"  Well, today was one of those days for us.  The sad thing is, we started out pretty good.  We had to get up early to take Prince in to the vet this morning.  Things were running like clockwork- getting up, breakfast done, all set with stuff for Tori and Prince, out the door a little early, and to the vet with a few minutes to spare.  Then our day fell apart.  As we were leaving the vets office 20 minutes later, we soon discovered that the passenger side window on Jared's car had been shattered.  Then other realizations started coming- his brand new laptop for work had been stolen along with his Ipad 2.  Then it hit Jared that his keys and ID badge for work had been in the same bag.  And paperwork for an eye exam was also in there - so the thieves had our address and all of Jared's information - phone number, social security number, birth date, etc.  To top it all off they even took his lunch bag.  Talk about feeling like a carpet had been pulled out from under us!  The rest of our morning was then spent contacting the police and trying to get as much taken care of as we could.  Jared was on the phone with our insurance and tons of people at his school trying to cover all his bases.  I wish I could say that the officer that arrived was helpful - but he really wasn't.  Don't get me wrong, he did his job.  But at one point he even told Jared that this was not a top priority and made it seem like it was Jared's fault this had even happened since his things were not completely hidden out of sight.  Talk about not making us feel hopeful!
So, even though there are many not so fun things that have come from this (we get to pay for the work laptop, we have to watch out for identity theft, etc.), there have been a few silver linings.  We were able to get his window fixed this afternoon (too bad it was $350).  We did find out that our insurance will reimburse us at least a little bit to help cover costs.  None of us were hurt in the process.  And Jared doesn't have to pay to replace his keys or ID badge at work. 
Overall, I think the thing we feel we have lost the most is our security.  Jared and I were both so jumpy this evening anytime we heard a car outside.  I am hoping that this part of our ordeal passes quickly.  So, there you have it- our crappy day.  We just hope we don't have another one for a very long time!!!