Creepy Neighbor Update

Well, after some nagging on my part, my friend a few doors down emailed me another picture of creepy neighbor’s back yard. Recently I wrote about him digging holes in his backyard and terrorizing my friend’s dogs.



From this new picture it doesn’t appear to be holes he was digging. Instead it looks like he was making small hills back there. I know absolutely nothing about landscaping, so I am not to sure what his plan is. He did put some black stuff around the hills. Does anyone know what that is?

The newest rumor in the neighborhood about him revolves around the mystery of the police car in his driveway a few weeks back. Since then he has kept a very, very low profile. Apparently a family made a complaint. They didn’t like that he was always out and interacting with their son.

Now, some might think this was over-reacting. It is a tough call as a parent. Personally speaking I have felt uneasy around this man since the day I met him. He would always approach me when I was outside with the kids. It got to the point that I avoided the front yard. He never paid much attention to my two children though. He just creeped me out. Several neighbors have felt the same way.

This family who made a complaint found out that he does not have a police record. This does make me feel a little better. I guess the police made a courtesy visit and spoke with him. He obviously took the warning seriously.

There is probably more to the story. I have a lot of questions. I don’t know this family who made the complaint. I am not one to just go knock on a stranger’s door. Still, I am tempted too.


Yet...I sort of have conflicted feelings. What if he is a lonely guy who lacks proper socialization skills? He could be harmless. If that is the case I feel really bad. Yet, I was always taught to trust my instincts…and this guy really makes me uneasy.

This isn't the type of drama I need in my little life. I wish we could just move to a new area of town. The thing is you can never control who your neighbors will be. I hated feeling captive in my house this summer. I even had my husband picking the mail up so I wouldn't have to walk past his house to our mail box.

Okay...I'm just rambling now.

Creepy Neighbor

I wish I had more of an update on my creepy neighbor. However, he continues to keep a low profile. He and his wife didn't even hand out candy this year.

My friend who lives right next door to them informed me that they still haven't planted any trees. As it turns out they didn't so much as dig holes as make little hills (???). Yeah, I'm not sure about that either. She said she'd take another picture and send it to me so I'd know what she means. I'll post it as soon as I get it. Either way he has been in hiding. There hasn't been any more poodle stare downs either, which is good.

One of my neighbors that I don't know very well wants to hold a pot luck dinner for Thanksgiving. For those of us who do not have any plans for holiday. I wonder if he was invited. We'll be out of town visiting family. I'll be curious to hear the gossip when I return though.

Gosh...I am really becoming like my Great Aunt. All I need to do is perch on a stool in front of my kitchen window and watch my neighbors come and go. Oh wait...creepy neighbor is already doing that.

Stay tuned for the picture. I will hound my friend until she finally takes it for me.

The Holes Are Dug

My neighbor a few doors down (and next door to the creepy neighbor) emailed me a picture of creepy’s backyard. You can clearly see the holes he has dug. It’s been almost a week and he hasn’t planted any thing yet. Still you can see why he would be wanting too. I’m sure it will finish off their yard nicely.

Since digging the holes he hasn’t been seen back there. So the poodles haven’t been barking in the back corner since that one night I wrote about. Hopefully that will be the last of the “poodle stare downs”.

My creepy neighbor has been keeping a quieter presence of late. With winter around the corner we all tend to stay indoors more too. So maybe (hopefully) things will die down with him…at least until spring.

I don’t know. I keep thinking I am over re-acting. Either that or I need to get a life. It is probably a little of both!

Makes You Wonder

So one of my neighbors a few doors down from me (and right beside the creepy neighbor) shared a story. I guess creepy neighbor has been doing some yard work. He is digging some holes that she guesses will be for trees or shrubs not yet purchased. Not a big deal right? I mean it maybe a little odd for October, but what do I know?

Any way my friend has two miniature poodles. The other day she let them out into the back yard. Shortly after she heard them barking and opened the back door to "shush" them. They are poodles after all and tend to bark a lot. However, when she opened her door she noticed her two dogs at the corner of her fence barking. It was then that she noticed the creepy neighbor looking over the fence at them. He just stood there staring them down. Seemingly enjoying watching the dogs go crazy and bark at him. When she called her dogs in, our normally overly chatty neighbor ducked back into his yard without a word.

Then last night before bed her husband let the dogs out. When he opened the door to tell them to stop barking he spotted creepy neighbor. The guy was apparently in the same spot staring the dogs down from his side of the fence. What the heck?

Creepy neighbor's backyard was dark. It was after 10 PM. What was he doing in the far back corner of his yard at that hour? Why would he look over the fence and upset the dogs?

Not surprisingly creepy neighbor ducked into the darkness of his yard once he noticed he had been spotted. He has never done this before and my friend's husband plans on talking with him if it happens again. It just isn't normal behavior.

UGH

I still don't know why the police car was at his house earlier this week. No one seems to know. It seems everyone is talking about him though.

No Update On the Creepy Neighbor

So, unfortunately, I do not have an update on the creepy neighbor...yet. No one that I've spoken too on our street had any details to share. It is surprising to realize how many people were aware of the police car though. Sometimes as a stay-at-home mom you feel like everyone is out "living life" and doing something except you. So it was nice to hear I wasn't the only one home yesterday wondering what was going on. Any way, if it was ANYTHING I know it will eventually get out.

I really have nothing of interest to share. Sad, but true. I haven't been sleeping the best lately. 2 nights ago I had a really, REALLY realistic dream. I looked out my living room window and saw a tornado heading directly towards our house. I yelled to my husband that we had to get in the car and try and get away. He wanted to huddle in a corner of the house. I was upset because we do not have a basement and I knew our house would be flattened. He argued that the experts always say to stay indoors and take shelter. I remember thinking that we were wasting time arguing when we needed to grab the kids a go. It was a really intense dream. The funny thing is we don't live in an area that sees tornado's. Ever. Any way, I woke up with my heart raising. I was basically up for the rest of night. I am the type of person who really needs her sleep to function. Poor me huh? LOL

I'm obviously just stressed by normal every day "life". I need to learn to relax. I'm just one of those people that obsess about everything. I don't want to be that way. You don't want to be this way when you have kids - TRUST ME. I worry about the silliest little things that I have no control over. It is not at all productive.

I think I could use some chocolate...and maybe another cup of coffee.

On Edge

I was taking the kids to school this morning when I noticed a police car parked outside the creepy neighbor's home. There were no lights flashing, or sirens blaring. It was just parked out front with the motor off. My one neighbor across the street isn't home right now or I'd be calling her. She is always a good person to call to ask what is going on. She also feels the same way I do about this man.

It is most likely my mommy paranoia kicking in right now. It is probably nothing. Creepy neighbor might have a friend or family member who is a police officer. It's likely just something like that. How ever, if you read my blog fairly regularly, you will know this guy creeps me out. I can't say I've ever seen him do anything questionable. It's just the way he is always watching the women on our street. I don't think he works and if he sees you outside with the kids he'll appear wanting to carry on a conversation. I've said before that I feel very uneasy around him and that I sense he knows this (and enjoys it).

Yeah...

My dream would be to see a "For Sale" sign on his lawn. My husband and I have discussed the idea of moving too. Because, seriously, this neighbor really concerns me. With the housing market the way it is here right now, we wouldn't be able to sell without taking a big hit. This so sucks. I hate feeling trapped.

You know, I really love this street and area of town otherwise. It's just this one guy. I know it isn't just my imagination, since other women on my street feel the same way. I keep telling myself he is probably harmless. It's just hard and I could ramble on and on for ever about it.

Any way, the police car sparked some interest and questions. Hopefully I'll find out what the story is.

Colder Weather and the Creepy Neighbor

I'm more of a fan of sunshine and blue skies. Yet, now with my creepy neighbor hiding inside more due to the cold weather I am LOVING the Fall weather.

I have also started picking up my mail when I'm in my car. Either that or I send my dear husband out to collect it. This solves my problem of the creepy neighbor running out to talk when I walk by his house on the way to the mail box.

I hate that I feel this way around the guy. Seriously though, he truly creeps me out. Doesn't he work? Go out? Ever? Does he do anything besides look out his living room window and watch the coming and goings of everyone else?

One female neighbor across the street has joked about creating a neighborhood watch. Just so we can watch him watch us...

So that brings me to this question...

Can you legally find out if someone has a police record? Can you hire an investigator to check out a neighbor? I must admit that I day dream about doing this. It would (hopefully) put my mind at ease if I knew he wasn't a convicted rapist or known stalker. Seriously.

There are a lot of days that I wish we could just move.