Yup, what Todd said, but the somewhat good news is they arrested the two "kids" who broke in, but they didn't find any of our stuff. The only thing that can't be replaced is my external hard drive, because it had all my digital pictures on it. Some were on other hard drives, but most of the ones from my Europe trips last year are gone.
I am so sorry about this Robin, I do remember this happening!
I think the worst part is that they live on my street and broke into another house on the other street in my sub-division.
That I think is the worst part, other than losing you external hardrive.
Good for them, my brother said after this, he wanted a gun. I have nothing against anyone that wants to own one, several people in my family have them and are responsible owners but having them in the house would scare me. I have no experiance with them and am very paranoid that there would be an accident.
My advice is if you are going to have a gun in the house, even if it's not your's then go somewhere, where you can learn about it and safe handling practices.
Very good thing to do. My brothers laptop was sitting on the table next to the couch, visable from our back deck - however, you had to climb the stairs to see through the door to see the computer. We don't have any blinds or curtins on the back window and door because it faces the woods and we never felt the need. The police told us we should cover them. So I have a temp shade on the window and we've covered the door w/ wrapping paper, like a present, until I can decide on something better. We are also getting a security system installed on Friday. Closing the barn door after the horses have escaped, but it will make me feel better.