Even being robbed is bizarrely uplifting in Vancouver

Poppy taking a breather while she goes for a spin on her Strider bike.

Poppy takes a breather while going for a spin on her Strider bike.

Friday could have been a horrible day. Someone stole my purse while I was helping Poppy test ride bikes.  I couldn’t believe it happened.  Was someone shopping, spotted my bag on the ground and thought, you know what I should steal that and run!  Or are thieves casing the joint? If yes, why?  Seriously, adults at toy stores have kids, so they don’t have money.

But Friday wasn’t a bust.

First the Toys R US team was the most enthusiastic I’ve ever seen.  When I alerted customer service of my predicament, a cry went out, a team came running, and a search party fanned out to find the purse.  Perhaps they were just excited to leave shelf stacking for a while, but whatever their motivation they hunted with gusto. Continue Reading