Short version:
We got robbed.
Long version:
I walked about 3 miles to the public library to return a book & check out one I had on hold. Then DH picked me up and we went to a local diner for pie & coffee -- undoing all the good I did on the 3 mile walk
Then we got home and surprised a thief who had broken into our house during the hour or so while DH was gone. We didn't come face-to-face with the scumbag, he ran out of the house while we were in our backyard looking at a window screen that was lying in the yard. Turns out it was the screen from the window he pried open to get into the house.
He made off with a couple of laptop computers, my Nexus tablet, and a few pieces of jewelry, including my late mother's engagement ring.
I suppose it could have been worse, we had obviously surprised him.
The rest of the afternoon was spent dealing with police, the insurance co, and changing all our passwords. I have to say the two police officers who came to our home were great to deal with. And our insurance company took our claim with no hassle whatsoever, it probably helped that this was our first claim in 25 years. So all in all, it wasn't too bad.
We're now looking into home security/video monitoring systems.