This Morning

This morning, a neighbor started his car radio at 7:05, our house felt like it was shaking. At 7:15 Matt went out to talk to the young adult.

Matt was approached by the mother. Matt let her know that the music was too loud. In a matter of fact tone. She got in his face saying that, yesterday for 15 minutes she watched our son (Jacob) beat up on his sister with a green stick. She was very disturbed.

Matt said to me that it was probably good that I wasn't there because of how rude she was being.

Here is what I would have said, "They were sword fighting like any 3 and 5 year old would do. And, the son was hurt not the daughter. They were laughing till the "boy's" fingers got hit." Then after thinking about it a bit longer I would have said, "I am "disturbed" that you would stand there and watch my daughter get beat up and not do anything about it!" Then as I thought about it longer I would have said, "Isn't it nice that, if you don't like how a neighbor is acting you can turn your head and forget about it, but when one is blasting their noise, there is nowhere to hide."

Anyways, Matt didn't know what to say because, well he wasn't there yesterday while the said kid beat up on the sister.

So, Matt wanted to talk with the adult kid whose music was too loud and she would not allow it. She said that she will tell him. I think Matt said that he tried to talk to the kid 3 times till he was finally able to say something. He just said, "hey, your music is too loud." The kid then said, "Oh, I didn't know you could hear it." He then turned it off.

This explains a lot... at 2 and 3 in the morning we hear drum sounds coming from his house. We can hear it! If it wakes us up you know it is too loud!

Respect or Fear?

I am Mom,

hear me ROAR!!

Yesterday, no really it's been

ALL WEEK.

I have been agitated and frustrated.

I have had sick kids that haven't let me sleep

straight through the night.

Heavenly Father has sent me a boy

who is now three.

This little boy has been sent here to challenge me.

This week more than others.

Yesterday I had had it!!

I need to give you some information before I finish this story.

We have been having problems with the neighbor kids

and their very loud BASE.

So loud that the picture on OUR walls

are shaking.

Long story short we have called the police

twice.

The first time we just filled a report and

the second time we had them come out.

Did you know that it doesn't matter what time of day it is,

if you are making too much noise

you can be fined

$250.00

1st offense.

It goes up from there.

Anyways, back to the story...

So, I had had it, my blood was boiling.

Some guy came into MY neighborhood

and started playing his base for all the kids to hear.

I walked outside just fuming.

I see one neighbor kid run around the car

and jump into the passenger seat.

I see other neighborhood kids start to back away.

Then I see the owner of the car,

I gasp.

He is a huge black guy that has a beard.

And well he just looked scary.

Then I remember Jacob and how frustrated I am and I hear that horrible base playing.

The adrenaline is still running through me.

I walked right up to the owner of the car who did not see me coming,

he was getting into the drivers' seat.

And I said as loud as I could.

It wasn't loud enough.

"Excuse me, I have a sleeping baby.

Will you please turn that down."

I don't think anyone heard me.

The neighbor kid did turn it down,

not because he heard me but because he knows I mean business.

I said, "thank you!"

turned to walk away

when I saw David,

Cute boy, he walked over with me.

I surprised the owner of the car.

The neighbor kids must have told him that I am known to call the cops.

Because he loaded up his stuff and was GONE within

30 seconds.

Yep,

I am Mom

Hear me ROAR!!!

Yeah!

HALLELUJAH!

Neighbors took down the trampoline today!

We can now rejoice! -Ma

Life is Like a Box of Chocolates, You Never Know What You're Gonna Get

Or in this case you never know what reaction you're going to get.

Some may know that we have been having problems with our neighbors... their 13 year old boy to be exact.

Lets take it back to 4 years ago the first week that we moved in... or little pick up truck was in the back yard and some one broke the drivers side window.  Went to the neighbors and the reply was if you can find some evidence so I can pin it on my boys you let me know.  The had a skate ramp that was built next to the block wall and the kids could see over the wall.  Now put two and two together and it all points to the kids.

From that point to this point things haven't been too bad... ya know the usual, the adult male drives his truck across our yard, the adult female pours her dirty mop water in our yard causing weeds!  And we can't forget kids that throw their trash all over our yard.  Not too bad right?

Okay, fast forward to this past month.  Neighbor's trampoline was moved touching the block wall between our yard, kids leaning on the wall saying mean things to our kids, staring into our house,  sitting on the wall, standing on the wall jumping onto the trampoline.  I ask them to get off and I get attitude, I go to parents and they get mad at us for going over their and bothering them.  Kid flips us off, parents get mad at us again.  Cars and house gets egged, we don't mention it to parents... why would we want to bother them?

INSTEAD:  We try CHRISTIAN COURAGE.  I was shaking, but on Halloween night I took the kids over and 6 half pound chocolate bars.  All in hopes that the 13 year old will not do anything bad to our home.  And it would be nice to mend the wounds between us adults.  Well nothing bad happened to our home and we got a thank you from the adults, and a very long conversation with the male adult.  

I think we are still very upset about the situation, but at least we are in more control.  -Ma