Bob's our Hero!

Some of you may have heard that we were burglarized on Saturday. After taking the kids and the truck out for a Saturday outing of picnic and hiking in the mountains (while looking for a spot for cub day camp) we came home hot and tired. Turns out the pools were closed already so we opted for a movie. While we were in the theater someone came and smashed out the back passenger window on the drivers side. Glass was all over the cars seats. They stole the iPod and it's transmitter as well as Jason's backpack with GPS and ham radio. AND they stole our garage door openers and took our insurance card that had our address. That is what they were really after- our home.

With our address in hand and our garage door openers they drove to our house and pulled in the driveway. The woman went to the front door and rang it a bunch of times and then jumped into the drivers seat. The man came in and set to work. What they didn't expect was our neighbor who saw this happening and knew something was not right. He came out side and stood there across the street staring at the woman sitting in the car. She knew the gig was up and laid on the horn. The man came running and they sped off as our neighbor tried to approach them. In the end they made it into our bedroom - ran out of time and ran off off with my purse and check book.

We got out of the movie, saw the broken window and glass, quickly cleaned it out and came home. By the time we got here, the police were already here and our neighbors were all outside. It wasn't until that point that we realized the garage door openers were gone.

They dusted for fingerprints (yes, the magic fairy dust) because our new mayor is really cracking down on property crime. Eventually (we hope) they will catch these people and then they will be accountable for our burglary and every other one they do.

In the end we were very lucky! If it weren't for Bob, our neighbor, who knew something was wrong and did something, it could have been sooo much worse. They probably figured they had about 2 hours, the length of a movie, to help themselves. If it weren't for Bob, who knows what else we would have lost. It wasn't just Bob that helped us out. Our other neighbors and friends were here to help. They helped get the kids in bed while we checked the house for other stolen items and began calling the cancel our credit cards and talk to the police. They were here for hugs and support. They were here to help vacuum out glass. They were just here! Wow we have such wonderful neighbors/friends!

Hip hip hooray for BOB!!!