Pissed

Some degenerate child stole between $80 and $100 in fine/lost book money from my desk drawer inside my office today.

Yes, I realized I should not have had that much money in there and when I realized yesterday that there were at least three $20 bills and a whole bunch of fives, I made a mental note to get it turned in. But by the time I got around to doing just that after lunch today, all that was left was a handful of ones.

We're sure it was a two-person (at least) job, but don't know how it could have been premeditated as it was completely random that my office was left unlocked and unattended for a mere three to five minutes today. I had run to a teacher's classroom while my aide was at lunch. I thought it would be okay to leave the office open as my student aide was working on a project at one of the tables. And no, I can't even consider the possibility that it was the student aide as she is a model of honesty and trustworthiness.

I just can't imagine a kid of 13 years or less having the balls to steal that kind of money from the school. What is this world coming to?

Speechless...

For a few days I've been planning a nice, light-hearted post to update anyone still out there reading with what I've been up to.

But now I can't do it. Maybe in a few more days.

May God bless those who lost their lives yesterday at Virginia Tech. May God comfort those who lost sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, and friends.

And may we all have the wisdom to not let this turn into a harbinger of hate and bigotry.