Jenna and the Great Necklace Caper

A few weeks ago a very controlling, pushy boy friend of Jenna gave her a necklace. It looked like a kind of costume jewelry item and she wore it around for about a week.

At that time, at the monthly roller skating bash she and the kid decided their relationship was over so she returned the necklace. He immediately gave it to another girl. She broke up with him about a week later and he gave it to yet another girl.

Fast forward to yesterday and I get home from work to find my garage blocked by a silver car. This kid and his mom were over talking to Jenna. The mom thought that Jenna stole the necklace and it turns out it was real diamonds. Very expensive.

Of course in the conversation the mom said ‘my son used to lie and steal all the time but he doesn’t do that anymore’. (No, no red flags there).

After they left I wanted to find out the truth so I had Jenna call her friends, on speaker phone, one after another so they couldn’t call each other to make up a story and sure enough they all backed up Jenna’s version of what happened.

This morning before school this kid apparently screamed a lot at Jenna and really freaked her out. She ended up calling and texting me like crazy to come and get her because he really scared her.

When I went to get her she had to file an incident report. When one of the ladies behind the desk at the office asked what the boys name was and Jenna told her, the lady said ‘Oh him, he’s guilty’. And two others in the office agreed so he must already have a great reputation.

So to wrap up loose ends I called the mom just now to let her know that I fully believe Jenna had nothing to do with stealing the necklace. She figured by now that this was the case. And when I told her that Jenna filed an incident report at school she responded ‘Really? They usually call me when he gets those’. So I’m guessing she’s got her hands full.

But Jenna can take a nice long boat ride and forget her troubles until next time she has to go to school.

…please keep in mind that this day off came after a major two day migraine bender

As usual lately Jenna was up and ready before me. I was moving slowly with the lingering remnants of a migraine that had left me whooped.

As we were leaving, I noticed the trash can was getting over the top so I had Jenna carry it down to the car. I put it on the trunk of the car so I could haul it to the dumpster on the way out.

We pulled out of the garage, crossed the street to McDonalds where I had promised Jenna she could get the Big Breakfast. Then I noticed the garbage still on the trunk. With a quick U-Turn (legal everywhere here in Texas) we crossed back over Briar Forest and up to the gate of the apartment. However that particular side gate doesn’t always open.

So there I am with the garbage bag in my hand, trying desperately to open the gate with the code or the key fob. Neither worked so I tried pulling the gate open enough to squeeze through to get to the dumpster on the other side. Finally it pulled open just enough for me to pop through which I did but then the garbage bag slipped out of my hand and was now on the other side of the locked gate which still wouldn’t open.

By now Jenna of course is sitting in the car cracking up.

Finally I pushed and pulled enough to squish the garbage bag through, put it in the dumpster, squeezed back through the gate and took off to take Jenna to McDonalds. Except that in my effort to get the gate open with the car, I had gotten too close to the pole with the key pad on it and I scraped a huge dent in the side of my car on that.

Finally at McDonalds I bought a large iced tea which I flipped over on its side while I tried putting the straw in.

That was literally the ‘final straw’. As soon as we got back in the car I called my boss and said I wasn’t coming in…….I clearly needed a day off.