When bad things happen to BEST peeps...

Let's face it...bad things happen all of time. You just don't want it to happen to people that you know and love.

Case #1: A certain close friend of mine (who must remain nameless for the sake of the current) is dealing with a thieving nanny. It’s absolutely outrageous to me to think that she and her wonderful husband/family are dealing with this since this woman is not only a neighbor, but a person they considered their friend AND the watcher of her children.

It started with little things: batteries, can(s) of soda (which of course one would NOT notice unless it was six or seven at a time), jewelry -- the kind of things you might lose, displace or something...but then came Xmas when her little boy's MAIN Xmas present (an expensive electronic one, to boot) went missing. My nameless friend spent days tearing apart her house, her vehicles, etc, only to start blaming herself, thinking M.A.Y.B.E. she never really had it but forgot it at the store.

That's when her further instincts kicked in and she called the store to find that this particular toy had a serial number, which could be traced.

After even MORE work on her part, she found though a store manager that this particular gift had been RETURNED and repurchased.

Infuriated and defeated, she and her husband tried to figure out WHO could have done this...which could only have been their "friend" and "neighbor."

My darling friend, who is one of those women that you look up to and want to be when you grow up, took the high road and decided to confront her. Upon and hour and half confrontation (give or take a few minutes), she finally fessed up and being the good person my darling friend is, she forgave her.

After that, my darling friend bought a nice nanny-cam -- though she still found that said perp had her bags filled with soda (6 to be exact) a few weeks after the confrontation.

What's WRONG with people?

CASE #2: To further this problem of thievery, my beloved Bunnie and her darling family were burgled this past Friday -- you can read her explosive, yet poignant report of what happened here.

As for me, yes -- first post of this year. At the risk of bringing down the crowd, yes…my darling mother died on December 30, one month ago today in fact. There is so much to say, but right now, I will say thank you to everyone who always sent her good thoughts, good vibes and prayers. And to everyone who after the fact made me and my family feel so comforted. It’s all been so appreciated and mattered more than you could ever imagine.