I am so nervous and scared. I was in the living room and DGD just came to me and said someone knocked on the back door, mamaw. Come let them in. :shock: :shock: :!: :!: No one ever knocks on that door. DH is at work and it is just me and th kids. I feel so sick at my stomach. I don't think I will sleep tonight. All doors/windows are locked, checked and double check and alarm is on. Outside lights are on and hopefully will stay on. Ugh!! I am so cold even though the house is warm. I will be so glad for this night to end. I hate being scared!! :!:

call the police so they can come and check out the area, take care

Where we live, you can call the local police and they will do a drive by. There may be other people in the area reporting something similar.

Regardless, keep the phone nearby if needed.

If you need to ask the local police to do a check around your house. It would be worth it for some piece of mind.

Sherri is there someone that you can call and talk to? How about the next door neighbor going out and seeing if anyone is around? Piece of mind would be to call the police and just have them check it out.

Definitely call the police! They will come check the house out and that will make you feel more secure. Take care. I hate being scared also!

Bless YOu!! Is there a neighbor or friend that you could call to come over to check out the area or could you call and have the police ride by and check out the area?? If you feel unsafe, follow your instincts and do something to make your Gkids and you safe.

DD called her BF and he is going to come stay with us tonight. I am so chilled to the bone. We have a nice neighborhood but you just never know. Most everyone around here knows DH works nights and I also work nights.

I want to call the police but I feel guilty bothering them. I know they are they to help us when we need them and I don't want to take them away from someone who has a true emergency.

I know I will feel better having Evan here. He is a volunteer jr. fire fighter.

We all have cell phones, thankfully, and they will be kept with us at all times.

Thank goodness she didn't open the door! We usually only have family stop by so my son runs to the door to open it... we are working VERY hard on that one!

I really think calling the police is a good idea. I would be completely freaked out, too!

Keep your keys with you, too, if you have a remote panic button. That would be a quick way to possibly scare someone off.

*HUGS* & Prayers

Please please call the police!!!!

Lexi is so sweet and trusts everyone. She does not know a stranger and thinks everyone is her friend. She will go up to everyone and start a conversation with them. She is only 5 but going on 16 already.

DH and his friend trade driving to work. Tonight is DH's night so it is ovbious he is not home. I do feel better with Evan coming over. I think I will have him call the non-emergency police number for me.

The police here have a separate # other than 911. You can just call and explain what happened and that you would really appreciate it if someone would come out. I really think they would rather do that than have something happen to you and have to rush out. You may actually save someone else from having something happen to them if you can scare this person off w/the police. Just a thought. ;-)

Please call the non emergency # NOW...if it is someone that is up to no good, you may be able to prevent a problem...

Sounds as if someone was trying to see if anyone was home before he broke in. The police need to know about this, since he has probably moved on to some other house in the neighborhood.

Do not feel quilty calling the police. That is what they are there for. My son's a deputy sheriff and he would rather have your house checked out, than come there for any other reason. It'll make you feel better even if your daughters BG is there. Better safe than sorry.

I do hope you called the non-emergency number. Don't go outside, perhaps there are prints left around the door. Please keep us posted.

I called the non-emergency police # and they will drive by for me. I don't worry so much for me, but I want to protect my babies at any cost.

I am happy to hear you called the police. They probably could get finger prints off of your door from the knocking.

Keep us posted!

Thank goodness. Believe me that is their job and they dont mind at all.

I too am glad you called the police. They would very much prefer to be called to prevent a problem than to have you wait until they have to respond after the problem has occurred.

Let us know that you are OK.

I too would call the police - if something happens elsewhere they will have some information on record. If you are so scared it is an emergency!!!!! Do you live in a populated area or rural - are there houses within sight? Is there someone you can stay with instead of staying there for the night.

Be safe!

Don't ever feel guilty about calling the cops, there there for us, a few years back I seen a car come in my driveway, well it ended up right under my window to my bed-room, talk about being scared, my hubby also works early morning, leaves at 2AM, called the cops took them 45 minutes to get there, mean time didn't see anyone in the car, didn't know where they were, me walking around the house with a BIG knife in my hand son behind me. Well it was a young gal and she was drunk and passed out behind the wheel, thank god she didn't come through my window??

Silly question did you hear the knock also?? does your DGD have an imaginary friend? Mine would do this to me a lot. I am a such a chicken!! The police are there for you you pay for there assistance and this is a time you need their help :) it's ok.

Many years ago a man starting banging on my back door. I was asleep in bed & my husband was working nights. I called the police and it ended up that it was a neighbor's (down the street) brother who was drunk & at the wrong house. She would keep the back light on for him to find his way home. I had the back light on and it confused him. So...call the police. They will come and check things out.

How scary. Keep the doors and windows locked. I'm so glad you called the police.

Comfort. Be sure to post tomorrow to let us know all is ok.

I felt weird calling but dispatch said they would send a deputy out. It makes me feel better. I am not sure if they will do more than drive by, but just knowing they know helps tremendously. And Even just got here, so having a male in the house helps.

We all work nights and I am so thankful I was home tonight with the kids.

Sherry, I am so sorry for you. It is a terrible thing to be scared. The only advice that I can give you that hasn't already been said is to pray. I already said a prayer for you and the children to be safe. Do post in the morning so that we all know you are okay.
If I were close, I would get in my truck and come sit with you (that would be me and my 38). I'm sure everyone on this list wished they could come and rescue you.

Don't feel guilty for calling them. That's their job! I work for a police department and we get calls like that all the time. Think of it as job security instead of worrying about bothering them. They are happy to help! Take care!

Have a friend with one or two big dogs come over and do a check around your house. When most of our fur kids were still with us, I had an elderly neighbor who called me often to bring Kurt and check out her yard. Neighborhood boys loved to torment her, so often with her permission, no, urging, I would leave Kurt there in her walled yard over night sometimes. I discovered that she would crack open the door and give him fresh meat from her fridge so he would like her. He used to LOVE going to her place!!! If he ever bit anyone, I never heard of it. By the way, Kurt was a large, mean looking Doberman who was quick to guard anyone he was told was a friend. He LOVED the old steak lady!!

Put a latch up high on the doors so DGD can not reach it easily. And go heavy on the "Never open the door alone" lessons.
Have someone come over and check out your house for security reasons, might have an easy access somewhere you haven't thought of.

I read the other day to carry your car keys to your bedroom when you go to bed. If someone tries to get in, hit the panic button and it will scare them off. Personally I have a great alarm system.

ok I just found this out not to long ago,a can of wasp spray is just as good if not a little better than mace as it will temporarily blind the one that gets sprayed, with all the breaking around here lately we have one that is handy for us and you bet I will use it .Another thing that might be a good idea to get is a tape recording of a BIG dog barking that was another suggestion to help protect your home.I would also post the non emergency police number right somewhere anyone can find if you feel calling 911 isn't a option. Personally you should call them this day and age anything like that is more an emergency than it has ever been before

Hope all is well this morning!

Thinking of you Sherri, post when you can.

I've been there also....not a feeling I want to go thru again....please call police.....thats what they are there for....hugs & prayers for you