Don't leave your purse in the car....no matter where you are! Wednesday evening while watching Taylor at gymnastics class, someone decided to smash the passenger window in the van and steal my purse. Another lady in class also had hers stolen. We both had them hidden, we thought very well, under the seat. We were told by the police that thieves are targeting vans in parks, libraries, YMCA's, gyms, etc....You usually don't need money or a purse while going to these places so the thief usually knows it is somewhere in the vehicle. Now, after going through the hassle of paying my $250 insurance deductible, cancelling ALL my credit cards, putting a fraud alert on everyone's social security number and a fraud alert on my credit report, and getting my window fixed, my passenger door will not open from the inside and you can hear glass rattle in the door when you shut out. So hopefully, with a few MORE phone calls Monday morning we can get everything fixed. Now for the good news....believe it or not, there is good news, I guess! A good citizen actually found both purses laying on the roadside downtown Toledo. We met up Thursday afternoon. Of course, everything in my purse had been gone through....YUCK! All my cash, only $4 dollars and change, plus my credit cards were gone so it wasn't a good bust. They were obviously after cash. I will now be taking my purse in with me everywhere I go or leaving it at home. 
Last week, Miss Sheila's Shining Stars preschool class took a field trip to the Spangler Candy Company in Bryan, OH. They are famous for making the Dum-Dum sucker and candy canes. It was scheduled so Taylor and I could both go for the fun and to help out. We road a trolley through the factory and warehouses. They are already packaging suckers for Easter. Unfortunately, due to health regulations, we weren't able to see the kitchen. We had to watch a video on how the candy is made, but it is very interesting. The hair nets were another added bonus, it is company regulation that ALL workers and visitors were one.
