Mixed Nuts: Vacation Day 11 which was a total bummer

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Friday, January 15, 2016

Vacation Day 11 which was a total bummer

Our first full day in San Diego. After a good 12 hours of sleep, we got up to start our day. Our plan for this day was to drive around and show the kids where we used to live, go to the Gliderport in La Jolla, then on to Coronado Island, and then to La Jolla Cove to see the seals.

The day started off great. There was some wind at the Gliderport, so we got to see a few people take off. We then spent some time climbing around on the rocks before heading back to the car.

This is where the trouble began. As we approached the car we noticed that the window in the back seat had been broken. We ran over and noticed that the back seat had been pulled down. There was glass everywhere. And what was missing was my purse.

I had stupidly decided I didn't want to take it with me, and decided to put it in the trunk We locked the car, and thought because it was out of sight, it was safe. Someone must have seen me do it. We weren't gone that long, and the parking lot was full of cars - ours the only one disturbed. They didn't take the GPS and didn't riffle through our beach bags - they went right for the purse.

The kids were so upset. We felt terrible. We called the police, and filed a report. Cleaned up the glass and laid down blankets so we could ride back to the condo. We called everyone - stopped all our credit cards, bank cards, turned off my phone. (yes, my phone was in there too). And Finley's glasses were in there too. And my license. It was bad. Very bad.

We canceled our plans for the day and went back to the condo. The kids were good about playing with their electronics so we could make all of our phone calls. Luckily Mat had a bank card and credit card on him that were different than mine, so we weren't at a total loss. But my ID.....and flying home......ugh.

We got a new rental car, and while Arlington and Mat did that, I took Finley and Cainan to the local beach to at least try to save some of the day. We had a good time splashing around and playing in the sand for a little while.

Then we went to dinner at a favorite restaurant of ours when we used to live there - Souplantation. The kids were talkative about the incident during dinner, and we let them. I think they felt better to just talk it over and what it meant.

What a mess. It definitely put a wet blanket over our vacation.

The first street we lived on in CA