Knock Knock, Who's There?

We have had a wonderful weekend! My stepmom, Michelle ("Mimi") came up Friday evening for an evening of wine, sushi, and movies, followed by a slumber party and a Saturday full of crafting, playing with Busybelle, and drinking coffee! Needless to say, Saturday night when I went to bed it felt awfully quiet around here! So imagine, to my dismay, when I awoke at 3:40 to the sound of rustling in our driveway. I peeked out, but saw no one. Whew.

A minute later, though, the front door to the sunroom started ratting. Definitely NOT okay. So, I quickly flipped on the front light to scare away any would-be prowlers. Once again it fell quiet. The next 3 minutes or so were some of the longer of my life, sitting there on the couch and ready to claw someone's eyes out if they tried to hurt my girl! Thankfully, I think the porchlight scared him off, and I was getting ready to doze some more when all of a sudden, the prowler was around on the east side of the house trying to get in the window to the sunroom! It was definitely loud, and definitely scary! So I whipped out the cell and promptly dialed 9-1-1. The conversation that ensued:

Dispatcher: 9-1-1, how may I help you?

Me: Someone is trying to break into my house and my husband isn't home!

D: What's your location?

Me: Hamilton Road!

D: Okay, an officer is right in the area pulling out of Meijer; I'll stay on the line until he's ready to make contact.

Me: Okay! Oh he's trying to get in the window on the side of my house!

D: Which side?

Me: The east side where my baby daughter sleeps!

D: Okay, two officers are pulling up right now. Stay on the line with me while they search the premises.

Me: (heart POUNDING) Okay.

About 3 minutes later (meanwhile, 2 other cop cars are circling the block looking for the bad man who has run off by now with all the commotion....

D: Okay, an officer is ready to make contact. You can disconnect now.

Soooo, cautiously I tiptoed out into the sunroom, unbolted the front door, and let Officer Slack in.

"Ma'am, we found who was making noise at your house. You've got a raccoon. But if you hear any other suspicious activity and think it might be a real person, don't hesitate to call. Have a good night."

Oops. Well, I'll say this much. Any raccoon who dares to scratch his way into my girl's side of the house better hope he doesn't meet ME in a dark alley.