{"id":526,"date":"2008-09-06T07:25:16","date_gmt":"2008-09-06T12:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/?p=526"},"modified":"2008-09-06T07:25:16","modified_gmt":"2008-09-06T12:25:16","slug":"a-little-wordly-irritation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/a-little-wordly-irritation\/","title":{"rendered":"A little wordly irritation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So last night my husband and I were out having our date night. We saw a pretty serious movie, but one that made me appreciate our love and as we walked through a crosswalk my husband asked about the spring in my step. Or maybe he said bounce. But whatever: It was breezy and we were out in our old neighborhood walking from the movie theater to a spot for dinner. And we were having meaningful conversation. All was good.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward about 20 minutes when my Blackberry is stolen.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, stolen.<\/p>\n<p>As in, my husband and I are at a bar and two seats open up. He goes to stand by them and I grab my purse and our food and carry it over. One of us goes back to get our drinks. We sit and start eating and it occurs to me I left my phone on the counter. Mind you, our new seats are TWO seats over from the one we had before.<\/p>\n<p>Well, by this time (maybe 3-4 minutes from the initial move) my phone is gone. It has completely disappeared. Buh- bye.<\/p>\n<p>I used my husband&#8217;s phone and immediately deactivated my phone and then started shaking. I don&#8217;t think\u00a0anything has ever been stolen from me.\u00a0 And I&#8217;ve lost maybe three things in my lifetime that I can remember. (Sorry, Mom, about that gold boot charm in the 6th or 7th grade.) I&#8217;m pretty good at keeping up with things. But not this time.<\/p>\n<p>How could that person do that? In my town? My &#8216;hood? In an area of town that has so many happy memories for me? And what will this thief do with all the infomation\u00a0in my phone? Will my friends get Christmas cards from a new person this year? Has any important information been compromised?<\/p>\n<p>Most likely my SIM card is in a trashcan somewhere. (I hope so.)<\/p>\n<p>But grrr. This makes me so angry.<\/p>\n<p>But, hey,\u00a0I&#8217;ve got eternal life coming to me, and I doubt that guy\/gal knows that he can have some of that, too. And I&#8217;ve got a husband who loves me and a healthy family and the phone was given to me by a neighbor anyhow.\u00a0(I know, most neighbors might pass out a cup of sugar. Mine gave me his discarded Blackberry. Pretty sweet, huh?)<\/p>\n<p>But yes, I&#8217;m inconvenienced and irritated.<\/p>\n<p>But you know what? At least I can solve this problem pretty easily. And the phone thief can get started in solving his\/her woes (which must be much bigger than mine) pretty easily, too. Guess I need to say a\u00a0 prayer for him or her and move on. And keep an even closer watch on my phone the next time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/momflower.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-207 aligncenter\" title=\"momflower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/momflower.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So last night my husband and I were out having our date night. We saw a pretty serious movie, but one that made me appreciate our love and as we walked through a crosswalk my husband asked about the spring in my step. Or maybe he said bounce. 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