tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938798835343717281.post6460659429298914093..comments2023-07-20T07:20:27.404-05:00Comments on Too Hot to Handle: One of Those Scary NightsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938798835343717281.post-14335227342527606862012-08-20T09:21:20.668-05:002012-08-20T09:21:20.668-05:00I have gotten better, but it has not gone away - b...I have gotten better, but it has not gone away - by any stretch of the imagination. The dogs go on high alert when J is working and therefore so am I. I had one of those nights last week and I slept maybe 2 hours over the course of the night. If you need someone to chat with (esp when these nights hit), I am usually up - send me an email mfd dot wife dot trina at gmail.com and we can discuss schedules and such. Hang in there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206395438184642707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938798835343717281.post-25953472505445283652012-08-19T03:56:16.982-05:002012-08-19T03:56:16.982-05:00It does suck to feel unsafe. It's actually inf...It does suck to feel unsafe. It's actually infuriating. <br /><br />And here I am again, awake at 1:54am, sitting guard over two boys, barely breathing, worried and scared. <br /><br />Does it ever change?TriingAlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08245173009911640794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938798835343717281.post-57857535159087174282012-08-12T12:15:44.609-05:002012-08-12T12:15:44.609-05:00That is exactly how I feel. I just don't slee...That is exactly how I feel. I just don't sleep well and last night I did not sleep at all. <br /><br />I am so sorry that happened, I know how scary that is. And it sucks to not feel safe in your own home.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206395438184642707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938798835343717281.post-23426397102777706642012-08-12T00:31:21.600-05:002012-08-12T00:31:21.600-05:00Almost three years ago, with a two year old and a ...Almost three years ago, with a two year old and a 9 month old asleep, I went to talk up to be at midnight. <br />My small, but feisty CoJack came running running down the stairs, bardging past me, which was odd. He goes to sleep early. EARLY. <br />Next thing I know, our alarm is blaring. Panic strikes. <br /><br />I raced to the top of the stairs and put both boys in one room. I grabbed the land line to call 911. The phone was nothing but static. It became real. <br /><br /><br />Someone was here, and they were in my house. My FF was not. <br /><br />I punched the panic button on the alarm, closed the baby gate and grabbed the portable phone as a weapon. I waited at the end of the hallway, blocking the only door to my children, on the cell phone to 911, for what seemed like an eternity. <br /><br />I could hear my pulse in my ears. I wa having chest pains. I think I told the 911 call taker that I was having a heart attack. <br /><br />The police arrived. They searched my house and found the outside garage man door open. Probably left that way as they fled. <br /><br />My parents arrived as the police were clearing. <br /><br />They stayed awake with me for the rest of the night. <br /><br />So began my terrible habit of not sleeping during his nightshifts, and if I do, very VERY lightly. <br /><br />And from what I hear, pretty much every FF and Police wife can relate.TriingAlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08245173009911640794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938798835343717281.post-66867199704705922022012-02-23T16:23:04.766-06:002012-02-23T16:23:04.766-06:00Oh, I am so sorry you had to got thru that! Thank ...Oh, I am so sorry you had to got thru that! Thank goodness for the dogs though.<br /><br />We also have a herd protector (Anatolian mix, but behavior is 100% Anatolian), so I know what you mean. I've often wondered what would happen if someone dared to enter the home while we were home.<br /><br />We actually had a break in about a year ago, but the dogs chased them away either before they got in the door, or before they took anything. The only evidence was the wide open back door when we got home (that we're both 100% sure was closed & latched, and 99% sure was locked).<br /><br />The dogs help me feel safe, and I've decided I want protection breeds from here on out.<br /><br />Again, so sorry you're going thru this.<br /><br />{{ hugs }}Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16462664480337935375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938798835343717281.post-32705185347674627812012-02-22T21:10:20.388-06:002012-02-22T21:10:20.388-06:00OMG Trina, how scary!! Thank goodness for your boy...OMG Trina, how scary!! Thank goodness for your boys!<br /><br />Do you have anyone that could come spend the night with you on those nights for a little while? <br /><br />I had a bit of a scare one time, a druggie came onto the carport looking to steal some tire rims. I scared him off, but was afraid he'd come back that night. FF got his BFF to come spend the night on the couch with his rifle. But unfortunately the druggie never came back. <br /><br />After that I bought one of those little sensor things we put on the carport and if someone entered the carport it alerted me inside the house and turned on a light. <br />Plus we got automatic light sensors in our outdoor lights, so they pop on if anyone comes to any of the doors, like someone saw them coming and turned the light on. <br /><br />My Dad has those faux video survellience cameras hanging on one of their houses, and you can buy from ebay (or steal from someone local) an Alarm company sign and stick in your yard as a deterrent. <br /><br />I have a pistol on my bedside table, my son has a pistol, and my husband has a shotgun by the bedroom door, but I don't want intruders to get in far enough to have to use them. So I do my best to let them know they better stay out to start with.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788311731697231165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938798835343717281.post-6531553776981249852012-02-22T07:50:06.262-06:002012-02-22T07:50:06.262-06:00I have a machete! It's yours for the taking :...I have a machete! It's yours for the taking :)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776758658176619884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938798835343717281.post-28198503845820492042012-02-21T11:30:30.585-06:002012-02-21T11:30:30.585-06:00Chances are they won't be back, my pack saw to...Chances are they won't be back, my pack saw to that. But, I might have to hit you up for a purse. It was my only one. :) I have had 2 in the last 15 years. I have only religiously carried one for the last two years. My iPod is gone and the kids' custard coupons from Culver's, but it could have been much worse.<br /><br />I think I will be keeping a bball bat nearby though... :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206395438184642707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938798835343717281.post-60619748180954609222012-02-21T09:04:41.936-06:002012-02-21T09:04:41.936-06:00I'm so sorry. That must have been terrifying....I'm so sorry. That must have been terrifying. I don't know how to feel safe again, but I hope you find a way!Mariah Magagnottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02401567842770059230noreply@blogger.com