blech.

I wanted to post about something happy, but that all went out the window this afternoon when Rhonda's purse was stolen from her classroom.

So our evening was spent tearing apart the house, her car and her classroom to double-check it wasn't misplaced before calling all the banks and credit card companies to report her cards stolen. It didn't help that while she had little cash (what else is new), her Nintendo DS and Treo 650 were in there.

We're holding out some hope that this is a cruel practical joke by one of her students (which would be nothing short of tragic, since that's a sure ticket for expulsion), but at this point, who knows?

If it was stolen by an adult, I wonder what type of dirtbag steals from a first-grade teacher. A first-grade teacher without a contract on the sub rate, at that. I try not to be too cynical about human nature, but when you're being kicked while you're down, it's hard not to be.