Bad Day

Today started off well-Tanner woke up a few minutes early and climbed in the rocking chair with me to rock for a few minutes. She doesn't do that much anymore, so when she actually does do it, I love it. She'll curl up in the fetal position and just sleep on my shoulder. Your never too big for Momma's lap, I guess.

From there-the day went down hill.

My best friend in the world is pregnant and having a hard time. Out of respect for her, I don't want to say too much here, except that this is her 6th pregnancy and by far the hardest one ever. That being said....I got on line today and ordered her a little bouquet of flowers. No big deal, right? WRONG.

The florist calls me and says the debit card I used didn't go through. I was shocked and embarrassed. There was more than enough money in there! Bless her heart, the poor lady tried three more times to run the card and it wouldn't go through. I finally gave her my credit card number and hung up. I logged onto our online banking and noticed a funny charge on there from yesterday.

Long story short-someone used my debit card to pay their Entergy utility bill. Mind you our electric company is Ozark Electric-NOT Entergy. That someone else's electric bill cost me $304.25!

I was just sick. I was pissed as all get out and just sick to my stomach. I have NO IDEA how this happened. I immediately called the bank and they have been awesome and we'll have the money back in our account tomorrow. We think they put a stop on my debit card yesterday after seeing an odd charge, which is why it didn't work for the florist. PRAISE GOD for BANK OF AMERICA! BOA's fraud department will investigate it as will our Police Dept. Hopefully since it was used to pay some one's electric bill it will be easy to get to the bottom of. In the meantime, we are heading to the bank tomorrow to close out accounts and get new ones. Even though it was only my debit card that was compromised, I want to change all of our account numbers. I don't want there to even be a chance. I've checked our other accounts and nothing has been touched, so that's good.

I have to say-my oldest brother Mike really made me laugh through all of this. He is a Police Officer with Kansas City, KS PD. I had emailed him and told him what was going on. He sent an email back that said

"Tell Steve to call in the dogs. I’ve rounded up the posse and we are locked and loaded here in the Dotte (Wyandotte County, where we're from) awaiting our orders!!!"

Oh my word, I couldn't help but bust out laughing, which was good since I was so mad I was crying! I sent him one back telling him thanks for the laugh and this is what he replied

"Try this…go into the bathroom and look in the mirror. Now hold your breath and blow your cheeks out so it looks like you have big fat cheeks. Now grab your ears and pull them out and forward and make bug eyes. Now that will make you laugh"

The boy cracks me up and I'm so very thankful for our relationship.

Let's see, after that.......besides being bombarded at work, I was told that I would be working in the front office, supposedly temporarily, for awhile starting March 9. This is where I worked before I went to Training/Background Investigations. The front office is going to be short for a little bit due to one of the girls being pregnant. I don't mind at all helping out, but my fear is that it will turn into something permanent and I don't want to be up there permanently.

I know, I know, in this time, I'm just lucky to have a job, but still. I love what I do at the PD and prefer to continue doing it. I love the girls in the front office, but working with the guys is far easier! And I love my partner-I hate to leave him! But it doesn't look like I have a choice for now.

I have to say, I took the news like a champ. I wanted to cry, but I didn't. I put on my "game face" (because we're Golden's, that's what we do) and smiled through the whole thing. No tears for this girl-well, not until I got in my truck and started driving home!

Once I got home, I kissed Steve, told him he was on (Step) Daddy duty and I locked myself in my bathroom for a nice, long, teary bath. I felt a little better afterwards-crying tends to do that for me. I felt the start of a migraine coming on so I took my migraine meds and am now feeling pretty good.

I know things will work out. My Mom said "When God closes one door, he opens another" and I know that's true. I just wish I could see the other door. Oh well.

Sorry to be so gloom. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.