What are you doing for....

[Cindylou]

Carson, small world....when we lived in Texas we used to take all 5 of the kids to a state park in Broken Bow Oklahoma every year, where we rented a cabin, with a stream right out back for fishing. Awesome place. Have a great time! CL

[KBear]

While I truly enjoy visiting with them, the thing I relish most is just seeing who's out of jail. You never know who'll be there and who'll be locked up. To date the record number of confirmed Christmas time incarcerations is four; two in county, one in state and one in federal.

Nothing can embarrass you quite like family!

LOL.... Sounds like my paternal side of the family. I have a cousin who can't stay out of prison to save his life. My dad says he's like a dog who gets out of the fence, he goes and runs for a while, but eventually he comes back and wants back in.

Two pit-bulls on long chains tied to the bumper should do the trick!

Carson- My hubby's friend has pitbulls and I was actually terrified of dogs when I met him. I just knew his dog was going to eat me one of these days. Turns out, she was the sweetest dog ever. Someone literally broke into his house and she did nothing (probably want them a bit more vicious than that.) We take our dog to his house and let him and the other 2 pits play, they love it. I do say though, if you put me on a chain all day and neglected me, I'd be mean to- that goes for any breed, IMO.

CL- My dad is tech geek, so I'll ask him if any certain brands of cameras are better than others for quality pictures for not spending a fortune. He has a really good one at his house. My brother was telling me he put in a system for someone (he does home theater for a living) and that the person can log onto their phone and monitor their property from anywhere. I thought that was really cool... probably pricey, as he does a lot of high end stuff.

We can't fit hubby's truck in the garage either, with it being a long bed and super duty diesel, it's a huge beast. I try not to ever have to drive it, if I don't have to- b/c I suck parking the thing. LOL Hubby on the other hand can go through a drive thru pulling a 16 foot trailer and not hit the curb once. Anyhow, he backs it into the driveway, which I still worry about someone breaking into his toolbox, but so far so good. He has had work stuff stolen out of it while paying for gas. Generally he makes an employee stay in it if he has to go in somewhere during the workday, but you would think you could walk in a gas station and pay without getting stuff stolen.

[Cindylou]

Thx Kathy. I really appreciate it. I got one vague tip from my next door neighbor about "some punks," as he described them, living down the street and around the corner, that he sees lurking around and looking like they're up to no good, very frequently. I've never seen these kids, but one so-so lead is better than no lead at all, right? I will soon be watching this group like a hawk!!!