FREAP CHAT Part 2 ~ Everyone Welcome to our new digs

[AlexWyattMommy]

It was the first time I've ever felt compelled to click that little triangle.

 

[SHAYMARAYSMOM]

I am sooo happy for you!!

Say, another DISer is taking her mother there for treatments. Went to the first one today. How weird. I'd never would have know what a Dana Farber was without your reference to it too.

Dana Farber is so good. They treat you like you are the only person the have to care about. My mom and Dad both went there. They are as a diff. breed of DRs and nurses there. Thye made us feel so at home and at ease.

 

[We_Love_Disney]

We just got home. Start the party it is clean
So they do not need to go back in. Next step is going to Dana Farber and doing my treatments. So I am going to need help posting a ticker for my count down till end of treatment.

I have tears in my eyes, Kellie, I am SO happy for you, John, and all your family! This is certainly very good news.

 

[sconnell]

Hi Freaps...boy have I had a crappy afternoon. I was parked at DSs' school and someone broke my passenger window and reached in an stole my purse. I know..stupid, stupid, stupid. I can't even say this is a rare occurrence, I ALWAYS lock my purse in my car when I go to their school. It was very weird, I came out of the school with the boys, started to cross the parking lot, and a police officer drove by and I said "hi" to her because I recognized her from standing in line at Subway with her last Friday..we had a conversation about the Middle school she "guarded", I wanted to know if it was a safe school...anyway, she said, "Am I here for you?" I thought she was kidding around, so I said, "I hope not!" Then she kept driving and I walked over to my car, opened the drivers door, and noticed the passenger window...gone...glass everywhere. So I went and flagged her down, she came back.

She asked me all kinds of questions, did I see anyone..NO...well.........wait a minute...When I was parking I had to pull in head first-someone was behind me. So I wanted to back out and turn around so I could see better when I leave-busses and cars drive thru there...There was a car waiting for me to back out..So I signaled for them to keep going., they finally did after a long wait. Then they stopped a little further and I turned around. When I got out of the car, I noticed that one guy had gotten out of the car and was standing on the sidewalk. I am so unobservant, I got no description of person or car (dark)to give the officer. But I did know at that point they were checking me out to see if I carried a purse into the school..Who knows, maybe if I had my purse they would have jumped me...I am just now thinking about THAT possibility.. This is at about 3:00. I came out at about 3:40.

So I get on the phone to start cancelling stuff. (quite by accident I had my cell phone in my pocket...) They had already hit several gas stations with my Debit card, apparantly they don't need a PIN at a gas station..great idea.
I called DH out of class to start cancelling the credit cards. He said they had tried to charge at CHILI'S and gas stations..I don't know how much they got away with. I guess we will have to pay $50/card or something, we had 3 CCs they were using.

So now DH is off to Home Depot to buy new locks for our door, because they have my Driver's License and a house key..We live in a gated community, but I will be very nervous until we do that..In the morning we will call back the glass place to see if they can get my window fixed tomorrow. I had about $90 in cash in my wallet in my brand new Coach bag I got for Chirstmas..Oh yeah, our deductible is $1000..this will all be out of pocket.


Yes, I am pathetic(and really, really stupid)..but you know what...I am safe. They might have jumped me if I had my purse with me...My kids are safe. I can fix my car window, replace the locks, replace credit cards, deal with ongoing hassles with banks and CC companies..I can buy a new purse at TJ Maxx for $30...or even carry one in my closet that I haven't used in a while.. I can keep checking credit reports to see if they were more than average low lifes and are also identity thiefs. I am just glad that we are safe...
What really makes me sick is that these kid of people are hangin around elementary schools...

Thanks for listening y'all. I gotta get back to putting all that stuff back into my closet.

Oh I am SO SORRY! There's a newbie from here and she asked if there are others and so I thought I'd check and see how you are doing. You know they really are targeting schools and daycares around here really bad. They WANT the purses left unattended, so don't worry about carrying your purse. Really.
Back in December of 2005, I left my breast-pump in the car in the driveway in Southbridge. It kind of looks like a purse. The problem is, I left my wallet in the bag! Before we woke up and found it, they bought lots of gas at the station across from Clarey's on Habersham. OK, that station doesn't have cameras. They are SMART! BUT, BoA did good and fixed everything!
It'll all work out. And eventually, you'll feel safe again...

 

[It's A Happy Day]

Random post....

Isn't he cute.....

 

[jeankeri]

Kellie- Wicked awesome news! I am so very happy for you and your family. It must feel like you can finally breathe again!
To the freap who posted the Lemon Creamcheese Cupcakes (?Nataliebellesmom?)- all I have to say is YUM-O!!! Thanks for sharing.

 

[pperfectmom]

It was the first time I've ever felt compelled to click that little triangle.

Oh, I do appreciate it. Thanks! Hard to believe someone with "nazi" in their name felt like they could say something about mine.

Kellie-GREAT GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!! Good karma comes through again.

 

[maddhatir]

Random post....

Isn't he cute.....

He is......."The Puppetmaster"!

Sounds kind of evil for such a cute little dude!

 

[maddhatir]

Oh, I do appreciate it. Thanks! Hard to believe someone with "nazi" in their name felt like they could say something about mine.

Kellie-GREAT GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!! Good karma comes through again.

I find it funny that people can't take a joke- they really thought you would have the name pperfectmom like you are bragging about it or something!?

 

[maddhatir]

It was the first time I've ever felt compelled to click that little triangle.

Honestly- I feel compelled to hit the little triangle everytime I got over there- b/c the subjects BORE me to death!

*click* sorry- I am bored. Your post is stupid

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Honestly- I feel compelled to hit the little triangle everytime I got over there- b/c the subjects BORE me to death!

*click* sorry- I am bored. Your post is stupid

We can all honestly say that your posts are NEVER boring.

 

[maddhatir]

We can all honestly say that your posts are NEVER boring.

I try and be myself- which can scare people sometimes

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

I try and be myself- which can scare people sometimes

You promise you are like this real life? I so can't wait to meet you!

 

[It's A Happy Day]

He is......."The Puppetmaster"!

Sounds kind of evil for such a cute little dude!

I went on a huge smiley search last night and saved a bunch to my photobucket account Now I will just wait for the right time to use some of those goodies...

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

I just left my purse in my consol yesterday while picking up my son from school in the afternoon. That could have easily been me. I will right now, after the kids go to school, take out everything in my purse & document it. Write down numbers, exp dates, phone #s to call and take out what is not necessary. I already stopped carrying a check book. It can be a hassel some days, but I usually put one in my pocket if I think I'll need it.

I am sooo sorry this happened to you. Thank you so much for sharing and reminding us that things are not so "rosey" in the real world.

Want a chocolat coupon?

Of course I want a chocolate coupon!! Thanks..

Yes, an inventory of what is in your purse is a great idea. I am going to start that, too. Thank goodness I had cleaned out my wallet of unnecessary credit cards, and only had 2 plus the Debit card. But it is driving me crazy not knowing exactly what was in there. I don't carry my checkbook.

My inventory in my purse right now is..cell phone, car key, house key, wallet, w$23, one Disney Visa, and a cop's business card which is acting as my Driver's License for now. That's it! Pretty easy to inventory NOTHING!!!

Thanks for the hug!


I am glad if this serves as a "wake up" call for those of us who walk around in our "comfort zone". I truly believe that if I had my purse with me, the guy would have taken it from me when I walked past him. So from now on..I take my purse, and if I have to walk 30 feet around someone, I do it..I trust no one, and I will be aware of everyone...

Be careful out there y'all!!


Yay! The guy is here to replace my broken window! I get my car back!!

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Wow, that's really creepy. I had my purse stolen from my car once, in my misspent youth, and my discover card at WDW in 2004. It feels really, really, creepy. I hope they get those guys with the gas station cameras. What a bunch of creeps! What people won't do to not have a job. They get away with it to easily, if they lost a hand for stealing, they would only do it twice.

Try and feel better, I know it's really scary, but try not to let it "get" you.

LL

LL

I loved this!!

Thanks for the .. I am surpisingly not freaking out about this... so we are OK. My DS8 was a little bothered by it..he kept saying, "I'm sorry they stole your purse, Mommy". and he offered to buy me a new one..

 

[maddhatir]

I try and be myself- which can scare people sometimes

Speaking of scary

I won't be around tonight freaps!!! I got free tix to a concert in the city- my brother's friend is in a band- his lead singer works at the club and scored us some tix!

I am sure you all have these bands on your IPods ....go ahead and admit it!

Dimmu Borgir (their stage show I am sure will be crazy! ) and Behemoth!!

oh- and in case you are wondering why you cannot understand what either band is saying- Dimmu is from Norway and Behemoth- they are from Poland.........

........Like I am SURE that is the reason you can't understand them!

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

OMG HRH!!!! That is crazy that it happened right there at school in broad daylight!! I need to start being more careful when I stop at Wal-mart at 4:00 am when I get off work. I almost always have to stop and get milk or something and it's usually not enough to take the buggy with me to the car, so I'm juggling bags, keys and my wallet. I'm a perfect target. This leads me to another reason that we need a dog. We live in a very safe place out in the country but lately you keep hearing about break-ins in rural houses even when people are home. We have a huge meth problem in rural areas of Ky now and these people get hopped up and will do anything for money. I never thought I would have to worry about that kind of thing here. So, in order to keep me from shooting someone(which, believe me I would do if my kids were threatened) we are getting the dog. Now, in accordance with the age old rule of never getting details of anything from a DH, the dog IS NOT an Old English Sheepdog at all. It is a Great Pyrenees. DH's secretary owns a pair and they have 8 brand new puppies and she will give us one. I think she told him that they are used to herd sheep, so in DH's brain it became a sheep dog. Here's a pic of a full grown one:

And here is a pup. Isn't that the sweetest little face?

And in other good news, the Ky. House and Senate passed the budget last night that includes funding for DH's job. Now, the only possible obstacle would be a veto by the governor so let's keep those fingers crossed.

We thought about getting a GP before we got our Newf. They are supposed to be great dogs!! You will still have the grooming issues, but you said you have lots of land, right? From what I remember they are very protective of their family, so it sounds like a match!!


Wait, here is a site with a great description of their tempermant, size, health issues, etc.

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/greatpyrenees.htm


Good Luck..so funny about your DH and Sheep Dog...

 

[maddhatir]

I loved this!!

Thanks for the .. I am surpisingly not freaking out about this... so we are OK. My DS8 was a little bothered by it..he kept saying, "I'm sorry they stole your purse, Mommy". and he offered to buy me a new one..

How sweet!!!

We had someone kick in the front door of our first home long time ago!

I was at work. It was snowing.. I came home and as I pulled into the driveway- the door looked opened?? You can see someone's foot prints in the snow leading right up to our door- The door had a big dent from where they kicked it in.

Good thing we had an alarm system b/c as soon as the door opens it will start to beep - and then comes the LOUD screaching sound of the alarm! Of course they took off- I had jewlery sitting right on the kitchen counter. They would have taken that and who knows what else!

After that happened- we had the alarm hooked up to the monitering station!

When I saw the door and the footprints I drove back to work (only 2 minutes away) and called the police!

It was so creepy to think someone was in your house-

but HRH I cannot imagine them having all of my personal info- that would freak me out!

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Of course I want a chocolate coupon!! Thanks..

Yes, an inventory of what is in your purse is a great idea. I am going to start that, too. Thank goodness I had cleaned out my wallet of unnecessary credit cards, and only had 2 plus the Debit card. But it is driving me crazy not knowing exactly what was in there. I don't carry my checkbook.

My inventory in my purse right now is..cell phone, car key, house key, wallet, w$23, one Disney Visa, and a cop's business card which is acting as my Driver's License for now. That's it! Pretty easy to inventory NOTHING!!!

Thanks for the hug!


I am glad if this serves as a "wake up" call for those of us who walk around in our "comfort zone". I truly believe that if I had my purse with me, the guy would have taken it from me when I walked past him. So from now on..I take my purse, and if I have to walk 30 feet around someone, I do it..I trust no one, and I will be aware of everyone...

Be careful out there y'all!!


Yay! The guy is here to replace my broken window! I get my car back!!

PM me your address. When I get that Hershey's bliss kit, I'll send you the coupon.