My morning started a little before 4:26am today when I awoke hearing footstep on the gravel driveway and then the sliding back door opening. No big deal I thought I figured my DH had forgotten something on his way to work and came back to get it. I peeked through the blinds and I didn't see his pickup. That's odd. Maybe it was my bro-in-law stopping to get something. Hmm I didn't hear any pickup leave. That made me a little nervous so I slid off the side of the bed and grabbed my phone and texted my DH. That was at 4:26am.
"R u in the house?"
4:27am His reply "No"
4:28am "Someone came in the backdoor"
4:29am "I locked it Grab your gun. I'll call dad"
4:30am "I do"
4:34am "Call the cops"
From there I called the police. I was trying to be as quiet as possible and yet remain calm. I really can't tell you how scared I was. Our bedroom door was open a crack so I could kindof see down the hall and the other thing I was worried about is that someone would hear me and/or see the light from my phone. The operator kept asking do you hear anything and my answer was always "No." But I knew I had heard something outside.The operator was great and just kept me talking while she dispatched the officers. I have to say when you are in a situations like that it is amazing how long it seems to take for the police to get there. In reality it doesn't take that long but a minute feels like 10 etc and of course so many things are running through your head. "What if the person comes into the room? What about Liesel? What if they go into her room?" What I didn't know that as I was on the phone with the 911 operator my DH sent the following texts
4:36am You ok?
4:38am I called.They're coming
Of course I feel a little on the dumb side because when they got here the back door was locked and I ended up having to let them into the house. They searched the house and nothing was found so now I question what did I hear. The officers were wonderful and said they would much rather come and find nothing then to come and find something. That made me feel a little better! They probably thought I was a crazy woman but I know I heard something!
Also the other funny thing that I didn't think about until after everything had settle down was both my DH and I had woken up at about 3am. We both were wide awake and for no apparent reason. Odd! Maybe there was more to that then we thought maybe not. The Lord is good and all I have to say is I'm very, very thankful that it was nothing and that it is now daylight outside. I'm not one to freak out or over react to things like that but I'll tell you that one got me. My nerve which are like a bowl of jello are starting to set and I think we are ready to really start the day a fresh! Maybe we'll go out to the garden later today and pick some strawberries! :)
I hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July weekend!
Jesus loves me!
14 years ago
2 comments:
Oh my gosh that is so scary! I'm glad you all are ok. I've woke up in the middle of the night before hearing something walking in our gravel around our house too... I woke Matt up, but we never did find anything. Sure scares ya tho! After that we put a baseball bat under our bed. Have fun picking strawberries- that sounds wonderful :)
I agree. Better to call & have it be nothing than to fall back to sleep and have a weirdo in your home. I've come home with my door wide open & called the police just because I didn't want to walk in and find someone (this is when I lived alone in Bend) It was nothing too, but you never know! Did you get the gun like your DH said too?? :) That is great advice :)
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