I feel very lethargic this morning. It's a beautiful day outside, I've got the day off... so why do I feel so blah? It may have something to do with Mr. Unknown who hacked into our Rogers account through the phone and proceeded to order 3 iPhones. It's a little shocking to open up your online bill and find out that it's $500 bigger than normal. What??? I couldn't have used THAT much air time...

Joey contacted the Rogers help center to see what the inconsistency was all about. The first clue that it was fraud was that our address had been changed from MacG to some apartment unit in Ontario. Hmmm... either Joey was on something when he gave the information, or our Rep was on something when he took the information. Thankfully the person (we'll call him Mr. T) recognized the foul play right away and put a pause to our account. Joey didn't have to argue his point at all--Mr. T was quite willing to explain what had happened and get someone from the Fraud department on our case immediately. And he should have... it was our Rep that did not follow protocol and let Mr. Unknown abuse our account.

Joey and I have been speculating as to WHY our Rep didn't see the error in this situation. First off, obviously Mr. Unknown called in with the right information--which is completely disconcerting. Rep doesn't get criticised on this point. But when Mr. Unknown asked how many phones can be linked to an account and then ordered 3 of the most expensive phones, Rep should have clued in. WHO in their right mind would EVER need 3 iPhones??? It seems even more ridiculous when you consider that Joey and I have the cheapest phones we could get... We think that Rogers people get some sort of benefit with the more they sell (or something like that). Therefore, Rep was quite happy to sell 3 iPhones. Cha-ching!

The whole problem doesn't seem so bad right now... I talked to my mom about it, and she reminded me that Mr. Unknown's offense isn't against me, but against God. I suppose our role is to forgive Mr. Unknown, even if he never knows or cares to know how we fared out in the end. If I don't forgive Mr. Unknown because I won't get any credit if I do, then I'm worse than Rep seeking benefits by selling more iPhones.

That's it for news today. Joey and I are going to the Zoo today to hopefully see something other than monkey bums. Enjoy the warm weather!

I've never been this homesick before

I'm sitting in the kitchen at camp with a happy boy who's slurping mushroom soup. Conner doesn't like mushrooms, but he's always very quick to defend his appetite for the soup that bears the name because "it doesn't actually taste like mushrooms!" I enjoy the time I get to spend with this kid.

Today was a day of janitorial duties--like sweeping and mopping the dining hall, kitchen, and main hallway floors, vacuuming the entire second level, cleaning up messiness that gets overlooked during the week. Camp season is nearly upon us! Promotion Sunday will take us by storm, and then we'll be hopelessly lost in the middle of IT. Despite the natural oh-my-there's-no-time-left-to-plan reaction, I'm really looking forward to the summer. Bring on the campers---and please, PLEASE bring on the warm weather! (sometime? SOON??)

Last weekend Joey and I went to Saskatoon for a wedding of a friend of mine from Millar. I've decided that road trips are simply marvelous--on a double-lane highway. I'd rather not have any more near-death experiences, thank you. I'm convinced that some people actually believe that they can win in a head on collision. Sheesh. The wedding was splendid, but the company I kept was even better. Hubby and I did a little shopping at Old Narvey... I mean Old Navy... ate a little green peppercorn cheese & wasabi peas... and drove through a town engraved deep in my memory.

Oh, on a side note, isn't it strange how everything seems so MASSIVE and AWESOME when you're little? And then you see those things when you're all growed-up, they really don't look impressive at all. In fact, they seem quite disappointing. I wish I still had the ability to think everything is cool. Anyways... back to our trip...

During a pit stop in Yorkton, Joey observed an elderly fellow teaching a young gaffer NOT---let me repeat that---NOT to wash his hands after using the facilities. That is nearly nauseating. Ewww. It is so gross that I'm going to stop talking about it at this moment.

In other news, Joey and I have been studying up on the Emerging/Emergent Church. What to say, except that there is a lot of twisted theology lying behind many of the hip new preachers and authors that are being so widely publicized. It is vitally important to research where a person stands on foundational Christian beliefs before you start to promote him/her all willy-nilly! I suggest checking out lighthousetrailsresearch.com and challies.com for more info on this postmodern fad.

Hmmm... It's 5:51, my back is aching because of poor posture, and it's FRIDAY. So...

The End.