Real Life Drama

Most of you have already heard about the episode that occurred in my life this past Wednesday, November 14. Have you ever had SO much to say that you didn't know exactly how to even begin? Yeah, me too.

This past Wednesday I left work at 3:30pm to go visit my grandmother who is still in the hospital. I left the hospital at 5:15pm to go pick up the kids. You may remember from a previous post that since my mom's retirement, she has been watching my daughter during the day while I work. After my grandmother got sick and became hospitalized almost a month ago, I started taking my daughter to the home of Mrs. Thomas, her friend and fellow church member. Mrs. Thomas runs a daycare in her home. She called me about 5:25pm to inform me that I would have trouble getting down her street because something was going on which required the DeKalb County SWAT team to block off her street. I thanked her for letting me know, but I figured that by the time I got there at 6pm to pick up the kids, whatever was going on would be long over. I was wrong.

Instead of typing and typing, I'll just post the video here. Everything ended safely. DeKalb County SWAT team is the best. They were so loving and gentle with the kids. My one regret is that I didn't get the chance to thank them for the way that they handled everything. Thanks to those of you that I spoke to while this was going on; you helped me keep my nerves calm. Also want to thank the VP of my division at work who actually emailed me immediately after watching the news story. He told me to take a free day and spend it with my family (just another reason why I know that I'm blessed to be working at Turner).

Video coverage DURING the standoff (You will see me being interviewed)

Video coverage AFTER the standoff (You can see me carrying my daughter, and my dad carrying my son)