Anon at 12:58, you are quite rude.
In the scheme of things santa is a HUGE deal to me because #1 of what I have been going through emotionally and hormornally, #2 this is our FIRST house and we really savored our first christmas in our new house, #3 it was a gift and Mark's parent's dont have ANY money so it was a LOT for them to buy it for us and #4 the most disturbing pat is that occured in our neighborhood. We lived in chula vista (2 minutes away from the mexican border) for almost 2 years and NEVER had anything stole, we live here for almost 2 months and items are already missing.
I don't mind hearing about what others have had stolen, if anything some have turned this quite comical which is great. But if you are trying to belittle me because I had a santa stolen and you had "better things than me" taken, PLEASE DON'T BOTHER TAKING THE TIME TO RESPOND TO MY POST!, this isn't about "tit for tat" and "oh yeah,well..." I just wanted to share a frustration.
Why to we have christmas decorations out in February? I owe nobody an explanation but for the sake of it... Our move was uneventful but quite hectic. We started on IVF meds shortly after we moved and weren't quite settled. It was me unpacking items that use to fit in a 4+ bedroom house pretty much by myself, (Mark got a little sick when we first moved up here plus school started for him and ALL his focus there), playing catch up with family that really wanted to see us before I was going to have to deploy with my ship in February, fighting and arguing with my ship for the last 4 weeks about my right to IVF treatment, every other day doctors appointments that are 60 miles each way for two weeks (leaving the house at 4am and getting home at 7-8pm) and quite honestly us having much more going on than to spend 1 hour taking down santa clause and lights from outside.
Additionally, everyone on my side of the street (7 houses) and 4 houses on the other side of the street still have christmas decorations up, I just think santa was an easy target. If people get irritated over something like that, and feel the need to steal, they've got some mental issues!
Allie <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> Happy belated holidays!!!!!! Can I steal it back now, he's got a bum foot anyways and needs special treatment <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
Jen, I won't scare you like that again, *scouts honor*
Thanks Miesl <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> your post cracked me up!!!!
HD, that's quite the story. Thank goodness for renters and homeowners right?????!!!
<b>*DISCLAIMER* anyone who DOESN'T have renters.....GET IT!!!! We had our car broken into years ago and they took everything, stereo, speakers, box, amp.... it was all covered because it was "attached" to the car. BUT, the leather coat, shoes, some clothes, Case of 250+ CD's and some other items weren't. They would have been covered under our renters-had we had a policy. We immediately got one that cost $14 a month and coverd $60k worth of items (not even sure we had that much but rather have too much than too little). We also got a jewlery rider that covered our wedding rings, earrings from my parents, necklace from my parents, ring from my parents, promise ring from Mark, Mark's necklace, Marks earring from his parents, Mark's rolex (hand me down from his step-dad) for an extra $2 a month and it covered against LOSS as well. Yep, that's right and I DID misplace it once (took it off at a friends house to cook, a whole group of people showed up, it disappeared-stupid me!) and they covered it. Definately worth the little $$$$</b>
For everyone else, thanks for the humor.