Creep Alert

I am glad to announce that yesterday's good news was not just an April Fool's joke. After J told me the news, I realized what day it was and hoped his co-workers weren't just playing a prank on him. I didn't think they would, but then I realized that they are huge pranksters. They are always playing little office jokes on each other. How low would you have to stoop to play a prank like that? Whew.

CREEP ALERT: I heard a rumor [Jason said a friend told him] that there is a middle-aged man in an old red & white truck going around trying to kidnap kids. Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but yesterday when Tiegan and I were taking a walk around the lake, I saw a middle-aged man in an older red & white truck. I only remember this because I was a little miffed - usually everyone on this lake is very friendly and we acknowledge at each other in passing. (I learned upon moving here that it's a common lake resident thing). I smiled and nodded at him and he just looked at me with his "grumpy old man" face and kept on going. He drove by two or three times and I wondered if he was lost or looking at houses for sale. When Jason told me he heard this was going on, my heart dropped to my stomach. I told him how I had seen a guy fitting that description while I was out - alone - no phone - with our 3 year old daughter.

So there is your unofficial "creep on the loose" alert. I haven't actually read any stories in the paper about abductions or missing children. But when you hear something like this, rumor or not, it never hurts to be extra careful. I'm actually hoping it's cloudy today as per weather.com's prediction so we have an excuse to stay inside and I don't have to explain to Tiegan why I don't want to go for a long walk today.