Let's Talk Thief. . . Update

SO, for those of you that were brave enough to read my original post, I figured it was fair that I give you a very brief update.

Went to court this morning.  Finally saw the little fella who had the nerve to take our things.  Frankly, I'm baffled that he was even able to reach the door handle to our truck.  He had this little face and the body of, well, a 10-year-old girl.  (This is a 10-year-old girl in 1990, not now.  Today they have implants and fake hair and lashes.)  He looked so small and I was sure that when I saw him I would feel this overwhelming need to hug him and tell him that he'll be OK. . .  False, I did not.

He's still claiming that he didn't do it DESPITE the fact that the cops found our phone in his room. . . you know, the one that was taken from our car along with a bunch of other stuff.  Anyway, because he claims that he did nothing, the prosecutor (my new hero) told the judge that we'd like to go to trial.  Bam!  Not getting off that easy.

So, we should be receiving a subpoena in the next 30 days (gee, I hope they deliver it to us during church again. . . I'm hoping to keep up my rep as the bad, bad seed in the ward that needs help.  You get more cookies on your doorstep that way.) and will be all set to testify during the first part of December.

Not over, making progress.  We'll keep you posted!

More things I've discovered. . .

So, it's been a while since I took some inventory of this crazy little thing called life and what I've learned.  In fact, it's coming up on three years.  My last post of this wort talked about Who I Am.  This one is going to continue that discovery process - it's a rocky road (mmmmm, rocky road) so buckle your seat belts and keep your arms and legs inside. . . OK, I'm getting carried away.  The point is, here we go:

1. I loathe yogurt.  But I eat it because it's good for me.
2. Yogurt makes me think about life and how many things I do that I loathe but in the end, really are probably good for me.  I think that they happen every day.  Laundry comes to mind.
3. I really like watching the Discovery Channel, a lot. Even the weird shows about fishing and truck driving.
4. I like the feel of the rain when it's warm outside.
5. I finally fell in love.  The forever kind.  Who knew that my first time would be a home run?  Honestly, I expected nothing less.
6. I really like coming up with new formulas in Excel.  It's nerdy, that's me.
7. I want to ride in a hot air balloon one day. 
8. Being a wife makes you quite a bit more selfless, if you're doing it right.  I can't wait to find out how it feels to be a mom.
9. Back to the yogurt thing. . . Black Forrest Cake Yogurt doesn't taste like cake at all, it tastes like yogurt.  Call it what you will but yogurt flavored like delish desserts can only be compared to one thing: putting lipstick on a pig.
10. I love my bed.  It's one of the nicest things that I own.
11. I've hit the tipping point where I finally feel like I'm worth more than I make.  I'm six years into my career and it's taken a LOT of extra work to feel that way.
12. I write lists about EVERYTHING.  I sometimes add things that I've done to my "To Do" lists just to check them off immediately.
13. As much as I complain about being busy, I make myself that way.  I like being involved.
14. We just got Netflix and I love it.  I know, it's like announcing that I just "got the Internet and it's really cool".
15. The more "stuff" you have, the more "stuff" you have to worry about.
16. Hobbies are important.  I need one that isn't reading.
17. The news makes me sad and the sadness usually outweighs it's "informative" benefit.
18. I've joined the millions who can say that they have "Tweeted".
19. My family more than tripled in size when I got married and I love every minute of it.
20. I'm more insecure than I ever thought.  The good news is that it all stems from really dumb things so I hope to move past it one day.
21. I think a lot. . . and fast.  I would guess my think to speak ratio is about 463:1.
22. I miss my grandparents.  It's amazing how that affects you as you get older.
23. My parents are the kindest people I know.  You could have everyone take a "kind" test and they would win.  I hope that their compassion was genetic and that people can one day see in me all that I see in them.
24. Stealing things is bad.
25. I like breakfast food the very most.  I could eat it all day, every day.

Shorter than last time, I know. . . and slightly more odd.  I'm I only learning weird things about myself as I get older?  Fun.