Protection

A couple of weeks ago I read about a young mom who had to do the unthinkable to protect herself and her young son.  Home alone with her three month old son she heard two men trying to enter her home, she grabbed her shotgun, pistol and phone.  She called the police and informed dispatcher that two men were trying to enter her home and if they indeed broke in would it be okay if she shot them.  The dispatcher, of course, said that she could not tell this young mom that is was okay to shoot them but that she should do whatever she had to do to protect herself and her baby.  So...as the men broke thru her front door she raised her 9 gauge and shot the first man right in the chest killing him.  The second man, so frightened, ran from the scene and later turned himself into police.  This woman encountered every mom's worst nightmare and I wondered if I would do the same?  The answer is YES!

I am not saying that I am card holding member of the NRA but I would do anything to protect Costner.  My husband tends to be out of town a good amount which leaves me home alone with my lovable yellow lab and my son.  In the past I would freak myself out by watching Law & Order: SVU or 20/20 so much so that I would wrap a butcher knife in a dish towel and sleep with it on my bedside table.  Piece of mind because really how much good would a butcher knife do to an intruder?  Seeing that I was a bit paranoid and scared Justin purchased a hand gun for us while I was pregnant.  We went outside of town and practiced shooting, Costner was not too happy with sounds coming from outside the belly.  My brother-in-law asked me if I would really shoot someone and "What if I came by the house at 2am, would you shoot me?"  My response was "a...Alex, why are you coming to my house at 2am?" and "b...if you were coming to my house at 2am then why wouldn't you call me first?"  But the ultimate question is "would I shoot someone if they broke into my house?"  Yes!  If someone is coming into my house to cause harm to me or my child then hell yes I am going to do everything in my power to protect us.  The Second Amendment gives me the right to bear arms to protect my property and the most important property to me is my son.  I must say this...we live in a very safe community where most people have an open door policy and we have a Eagle County Sheriff living four doors down.  The odds of someone breaking into my house are probably slim but just in case we have some protection.

On a Costner side note, the little man is getting closer and closer to his first birthday.  He is so much fun!  He isn't walking yet though someone told me that the longer he takes to walk the better reader he will be.  I don't know if that is true but I'm going to go with it!  He is working on his top two teeth and thankfully it hasn't disrupted his sleep patterns too much.  Here are a few pictures of my trouble maker.

I am proud that I am a messy eater!

Papa is my jungle gym!

What? I'm not allowed to do this?

Buck-a-ley....take the ball!!