A Broken Window

Well...our 4 day weekend was eventful to say the least! I will get to all the other fun pictures I have later today or tomorrow. I will have some time to blog since my next couple of days are going to spent at home waiting for the glass man to come measure and then install a new front window.
Why you ask do need a new front window? No biggie...just someone threw a rock through it in the middle of the night on Saturday!! About 1:30am Shawn woke up up to the sound of the window shattering {he thought maybe a lightbulb had popped} After checking on all the kids and seeing that they were fine he headed downstairs to see what was going on. He got to the office and luckily turned the light on before stepping to far in. He saw the rock and the broken piece of the blinds and then saw glass everywhere!!! He called the cops and filed a report. They said what we already suspected...just some kids messing around. I woke up about 2:20am after the cop had left {yes I slept right through that noise...a little scary. I had actually just finally went to bed about 12:30-12:45} When I came downstairs I saw the mess, Shawn filled me in on what had happened. Someone walked by, picked up a rock from our front yard, threw it, really, really hard. It went through the double paned glass, broke a piece of the blinds that were closed, went across the room and put a hole in the wall opposite the window and then the rock landed on the floor. We started cleaning up, we didn't get to bed till after 4:00am. I didn't really sleep after that, not for fear of another rock but listening for the kids to wake up. Even though we cleaned up, I knew there were pieces we had missed and I knew the kids would be anxious to get downstairs to see their easter baskets.
The office has been off limits unless you have mom's permission and then you must have shoes on.
So what did we learn from all this? Well Shawn and I both are extremely grateful and felt blessed that our continuing prayer of safety was answered. Nobody was hurt and the kids slept through the whole thing. It was frustrating and I was a little nervous Sunday night as we went to bed...but mostly I was feeling bad for the kids who did this. I felt bad that they were out that late...parents not knowing or caring that they were out wandering the streets. I was grateful for my own children who I know would never do such a thing...finding entertainment in being destructive. I was also grateful for the opportunity we had Sunday night to talk about forgiveness. Right at first I felt a little violated...then after a prayer I felt safe again and have been so thankful for the peace we have had in our home. We have moved on and have decided to be a little more specific and include in our prayers that not only will we be safe and protected but that our house will be too! :) Of course the kids were so great about the whole thing. Sunday morning the comments were:
Kailee..."What?"
Austin..."Mom you saved that rock right? Where is it? We need to dust it for fingerprints! We will of course eliminate you & dad and then we will find out who did this!"
Tyson..."Kids these days...they don't respect anyones things!"
Kyler..."Do I have to look at this? Can I go back to my Easter Basket?"Don't ya love the ghetto cardboard look? I am diggin' it!! I'll miss it when it's gone! :)