Long night

Last night I heard a gun shot right outside my home. I panicked and immediately began the process of elimination about what it "really" was that I heard. Nothing. So I got up and checked on Ruby and then every window (phone in hand), expecting to see someone outside of it. Nothing. No sirens, no cops. Not even commotion from neighbors. I should mention that Chad is in Seattle on this eve. I called my brother because I knew he'd be up. It was now after midnight. He, of course, answered the phone and offered to come by. I asked him to just stay on the phone with me. He did. And he did a good job of getting my mind off of my worry. I was so tired and sleepy that I had to just bite the bullet and go to sleep. 

It took me a while and I woke up with every sound I heard. I had weird dreams and eventually woke up to Ruby crying at 5am. Half asleep and slightly relieved that I could be right next to my girl to protect her, I clutched my sweet pea out of her crib and took her to my bed. Kelly, who sleeps right next to my bed, got up and I proceeded to step on what I described to Ruby as Kelly-poo. All I have to say is that Kelly is lucky to be alive. We eventually fell asleep and I woke up 1 hour later to Ruby climbing on top of me to snuggle. She said, "blanket" which translates into "cover me please" and then she placed her head on the nook between my neck and shoulder. She said, "Mama" and I could hear the smile on her face. All of a sudden, I felt re-energized and so very blessed. 

It was a wild night! The next evening, while chatting with my neighbor Kali, I asked her if she'd heard a gunshot the night before. This is when she told me that her roommate Mikah shot his bb gun from their upstairs deck while messing around with his buddies. I think I want to hurt him!