The Missing iPod

Dylan saved money for a year so he could buy an iPod touch. He finally gathered enough money about 2 months ago, so he bought an 8 GB iPod. This was his prized possession. He took emaculate care of it and played with it all the time. A weekend ago, he had a couple buddies over for a night. When they went home, the iPod was missing. Dylan never suspected them and we tore his room apart looking for the misplaced iPod. It was never found. The last course of action was to ask his "friends" if perhaps it got mixed up with their stuff and somehow made it to their houses. Karri and I felt horrible, but didn't want to drop another $220 for a replacement for Christmas. By the time Christmas shopping came around, we had talked each other into spending the money because D was so devastated and it wasn't his fault it was lost in the first place. This was on Thursday. Friday, Karri took the kids to her parents house so we could go to my company Christmas party that night, then Christmas shopping Saturday. At the company Christmas party, Colorado Energy went BIG with presents. They had 32" TV's, iPods, Projectors, Wii's, and a whole mess of stuff. Karri and I ended the evening with a 32 GB iTouch for Dylan. Needless to say, we were uber excited. Saturday comes and goes and Christmas shopping is complete. Sunday, we head to Elsie to pick up the kids and all we can talk about is how excited the kids are going to be with what they will get for Christmas - especially Dylan. On the way home, Dylan is rummaging through his backpack and we hear him exclaim, "Look what I found!" Yep, he found his iPod. So now Karri and I are at a loss on what we will get him. Needless to say, our excitement has just been squelched and we are stuck with a nice iPod. We have a couple ideas on what we are going to do, but we are still at a loss for Dylan. You have to love kids.

Weight - 211.8 You read that correctly, I have gained about 5 lbs since my lowest last week. This weekend consisted of eating rich foods and not exercising at all. I just hope it comes off pretty fast this week. My only major concerns for this week are a cajun boil for lunch on Wednesday because of a safety lunch-in at work, and Grandma's Christmas this weekend. No way will it be as bad as this weekend, but I am guessing there will still be a struggle. Goal for next week - 208.0