I wish I were a better blogger..I just can't find time in most days to sit and blog.And when I do think about it I am so far behind I don't want to play catch up..I SUCK! There I said it.. I feel much better now.

Here are the ages and relationships to the people involved
Girl 1-was around 7
Girl 2-was around 2
Boy 1-was around 3
Mom
Dad
Nanny-A's Mom
T-A's Dad
EX-my EX*has to be included here..*

Anyways...Here is something I thought that I would share.
When I was in high school I witnessed my neighbor's mother shot by her husband.It was around Christmas *a day or 2 before* of my Sr year in school.
I had known the family for a long time.I was BFF with a cousin of theirs.
The day started out typical...The kids *3 of them* were back and forth between my house and their house getting candy canes.The youngest 2 knew that we had them on the coffee table and girl 2 and boy 1 thought it was fun coming over and getting them when they wanted to.Girl 1 would come behind to make sure they were ok.
Their Nanny was staying with them because she had separated from her husband.
Mom and Dad left to take Mom to work and Nanny was there watching the kids and folding clothes.
Then we see Girl 1 dragging Girl 2 and Boy 1 behind her telling us that her papa was beating her Nanny inside of the house and they were in the bedroom.She was scared to death.The smaller 2 had no idea what was going on but were crying.Girl 1 said there was blood all over and she had to go back and get her Nanny.EX got my mama's pistol because we didn't know what was going on.I got on the phone to call 911 to have them send someone over.EX was standing just out the door .. I had the kids on the floor in the kitchen at the back of the house.I was dialing and went to step out of the front door just in time to see Nanny and T in the driveway.He had a shotgun and hit her in the head with the butt end of the gun.Then pointed it at her and she raised her hands to protect herself and he pulled the trigger point blank range.I was on the phone with dispatch when it all happened.It all happened so fast.There was no noise around me.I couldn't hear any yelling,cars,birds.Nothing..no sound at all.I heard the gun and that was it.You could see there was yelling but couln't hear it.I told the dispatcher she had been shot.Send someone now.I checked on the kids.Girl 1 was crying but comforting the babies.She was so strong to be so young.But she loved those 2 like she was the mama.
T stepped over Nanny and went inside.We didn't know what was going to happen next.It seemed like hours before anyone showed up.He brought out a blanket and tossed it over her,went to his truck that was out by the road.Put on his hat,grabbed a ciggarette and sat on his tailgate waiting on the police to show up.When they did he turned around and put his hands behind his back.By then both yards were full of police,ambulances and people.We were questioned about what we saw and asked if we wanted to seek counciling because of what we had witnessed.Now looking back I wish that I had.I had nightmares for a long time about T showing up at my mama's house in an orange jumpsuit and staring at me through the windows.
Dad came home and then Mom was brought back from work..It was all so chaotic.
We were later told that there were more shells for the gun one for each child.That T had made the remark that if he would take the things that were most precious to her and that was the 3 grandkids.And then he would take her life because he couldn't have her so noone would.There was so much said from both sides of the story that we never knew if anything was true about the extra shells or converstaions that happened weeks before with Girl 1 and Girl 2 at a park.T had asked them if the knew what Heaven was.And that there were birds and flowers in Heaven and they soon would be too.
They moved from the house and T was sent to prison.I went to several depositions and was questioned over and over about what we witnessed.It was horrible reliving it over and over.

The other day I got a message from Girl 1.She was like my little shadow.We went swimming at her house all summer.She drew me pictures all the time.She would get home from school and come straight to my house.She was the sweetest!!

Here is what she said:

"thanks for your words of encouragement and i never told you this but thank you so much for being there that day nanny got killed if it wasn't for you being home i don't know"


Reading this brought tears to my eyes.I was speechless.It touched me so much that I felt the need to blog about it.She is now 25 years old and it meant so much to hear this from her.I do know that we did the right thing and I would have protected these 3 little ones over again.I know if it weren't for us being there they might not be here today.


They all hold a special place in my heart.And she is the one who was smart enough to get the 3 of them out of the house and to safety.