Sad News and The Heroes Card Drive

Hey everyone.

Today I had planned to share my video about

the Heroes Card Drive that Lawnscaping is hosting,

and I will get to that, but first I have some sad news to share.

If you follow me on Facebook you probably already know

that while we were out celebrating my son's 9th birthday
on Saturday evening, our home was broken into.

The whole place was completely ransacked and all

of our most prized possessions were taken.

All our laptops, my MacBook with all my pictures and writing

on it that I didn't have copies of or have backed up,

our ipods, the kids DS, my camera and all it's accessories,

my purse (we went to an amusement park so I left it behind),

my wallet and all my cards and info, the kids wallets and money,
cash, jewelry... we don't even know what else because
we aren't allowed to touch anything until the scene
has been processed for fingerprints
and due to a high volume of crime in the area,

they can't get here until tomorrow.

Anyway, I just wanted to explain in advance

why I might not be around much.

I had just had a power-crafting week, and had tons of projects

to share with you all, but no way of doing that now.

Luckily I had my phone with me, but I don't even

have editing software to take new pics, and even if I could,

I can't go into my office where all my crafty stuff is
because they ransacked that as well.

They even tore apart the kids' bedroom

and stole all their money and valuables, can you believe that?

The monsters.

I'm just really disheartned and discouraged over it all.

We feel so violated and unsafe in our own home now.

Unsafe in it and unsafe to leave it and have to come back.

I'll be reliving this every time I step in the door for a long while.

It stinks having to live in this mess for going on two days,

too, just a constant reminder of what was done to us.

I can't wait until they allow us to start cleaning up and

going through it all, and disinfecting everything.
They even touched my bedding and my pillows.

We've had to sleep on the livingroom floor and couches so far.

I understand that the high-violence crimes take top priority,

but I'll just be glad when they allow us to start going through
things and try to pick up the pieces.

So much of what was taken, like the pictures of my kids

and my writing... the novel I was working on,
and all my short stories are gone.
The pictures from our last trip to Germany

with my father-in-law who just passed away were on
the SD card in my camera case they took...
all that stuff is irreplacable. :o(

That's what breaks my heart the most.

Anyway, so sorry to go on about that.

I still do want to share this video
because this cause is such a worthy one,
and what happened to us is so light in comparison
to what these brave men and women give up

every day to defend our freedom.

Please watch and consider participating.

Go to The Heroes Card Drive on Lawnscaping

for more information.