Based on a True Story

Once upon a time a very lucky family received a free ipod Touch. But family's joy at receiving such a wonderful toy was temporarily deflated when THIS happened. Fortunately, everything was OK and the family merrily started down the path of device addiction.

It seemed that everyone wanted a piece of that ipod. The daddy liked to take the ipod into the bathroom with him to play games and surf the net while he was indisposed. The mommy became dependent upon it's glowing screen at bedtime for a round of sudoku. The ipod and it's many games were the incentive for the children's good behavior and a 'consequence' for naughtiness.

Everyone loved the ipod. Maybe a little too much.

Then one day something terrible happened. Something so horrible, the family was sure it was to be their destruction. Somewhere on the vast property of the Bear Lake Condos the ipod slipped out of the daddy's pocket, never to be seen again.

There was much worrying about the personal information stored on the ipod and what could happen if it fell into the wrong hands. There was nervousness about all the photos of the children. But mostly there was sadness.

The daddy was sad because now he would be bored in the bathroom. The mommy was sad because she didn't know how to fall asleep without the ipod. The children were sad because now they would be bored and fight for the 12 hour drive back to Arizona. Everyone was sad.

The family adjusted to life post-ipod. The daddy brought other things into the bathroom. The mommy read books at bedtime. The children started begging for a Nintendo DS. They began to wonder if they really missed the ipod at all.

Then one day something unexpected happened. An email! From a stranger! "I found an ipod Touch in the belly of a sofa at Bear Lake. Is it yours?" Yes! It was theirs! Kind, honest good person from Idaho was going to send it back to the family, refusing to accept money for shipping.

The mommy wondered if she should tell the rest of the family or keep it a secret. Hide the ipod during the day so it could hers, all hers! The rest of them spend too much time with a screen anyway. Right?

The ipod arrived and the mommy was determined not to share. Then child #3 started whining and wanted the mommy to play puzzles with her and doll house with her and color with her, but the mommy NEEDED TO GET SOME WORK DONE and she lost all resolve.



So the ipod made it back to the lucky family and they all lived happily ever after.

The End.