Oh what a PAIN!

Jack made it safely to LA and is planning on staying until Saturday sometime. He and Alden went skiing today at Snow Valley. (Alden had some free lift tickets.)

Don't believe what you hear on the news about California getting snow. Yes it snowed in places like BelAir that haven't seen snow for years but the reporters call it "covered in snow" and really it is only a skif. You wouldn't even be able to make a snow ball out of it. There have been freeway closures (luckily they haven't affected us) and people sliding all over the place but that is just because they are stupid drivers and have no experience in the snow. It is amazing to me that a half inch of snow can shut down a huge part of a city. I can't even stand to watch the news because all they talk about is the "winter storm" and how cold it is and it just irritates me to no end.

As if I needed more to happen in my life right now, I found a fraudulent charge on my bank card yesterday. This is the second time my card number has been used and it is really ticking me off. I have to get a new debit card and wait about 10 days for my money to be reimbursed. So in the meantime I am completely broke. This time the transaction was at a discount store in Phoenix, Arizona and then they stopped another transaction from going through in N. Scotsdale that was over $600. Thank goodness for that. I have completely sworn off using my debit card when we go to Arizona to see Alden's family and significantly decreasing the use here in CA. After calling and getting the ball rolling on the fraud claim, I had a meltdown for a few minutes and now I am fine. Ticked off, but not to the point of bursting into tears at any given moment. Luckily I have an emergency credit card for situations just like this.

Until next time...