Electronics Jinx?

Electronics and I are just not getting along lately. And when I say that I mean my son. First it was a Wii game. Dang, those things are expensive. Little Man loves his Wii and there are just a couple of games that he and his dad both enjoy. Of course one of those is the one that bit the dust.



I found it broken, on the floor, next to the Wii. I am guessing, someone, (no one will fess up) left it on the floor instead of putting it back in its' handy dandy storage case.

It only get worse. This one is a bit of a puzzle. I went to move some laundry from the washer to the dryer and found an Ipod nano in the washer. No one that lives with us owns an Ipod. Girlfriend, does. Hmm, could it belong to Girlfriend? It looks just like hers. The next clue was a ring. After checking the ring out, I determined it was a man's ring, so I called Oldest Son to ask if he had borrowed Girlfriends Ipod and had it somehow ended up in our wash? I was assured that Girlfriend's Ipod was in her possession. Hmmm, I went back to thinking.
I do know that Ipods sometimes survive being washed. I know someone who washed theirs three times and it went on to play. BUT, being trapped in Little Man's pocket, in the washer with a sharp edged ring, took care of any hope of a recovery. The Nano emerged from the wash, much, much worse for the wear.



I had a horrifying thought! Little Man had respite yesterday. What if Little Man had taken them from his respite worker? Oh horrors, my excellent Sherlock skills were correct. It belonged to our beloved respite worker. I was really upset.
By rights, I could probably say, you were working, you should have been watching him better, oh well, sucks to be you. But I couldn't do it. We love this respite worker. He is genuinely caring about our boy, and for the first time ever, Little Man goes out the door without a backward glance. When I tell him he has respite, he is instantly excited and can't wait to go. That says a lot. Because of this, I feel really, really awful about the Nano.
I was able to locate a used Nano for a reasonable price to replace the broken one. But while the game and the Nano have both been replaced, my pocketbook is looking a bit slim. I wonder if Little Man will mind getting a broken game and a very used Nano for Christmas? I am just kidding, of course, but still, OUCH! If anyone knows how to break this jinx, feel free to share that info with me, before I end up spending all my Christmas money before Christmas!