Wild night, this is a long one

Yesterday started out normal enough. I went with Shannon to pick up her paycheck and since she had a meeting I figured I would sit outside in this little sitting area and read. It was beautiful out, nice and cool, the wind was blowing and there was a leaking faucet where you hook up a garden hose but the sound of the water kind of reminded you of a stream or a fountain. There were lots of birds so I just sat there and enjoyed it all. I listened to the wind, the sounds of the birds and the water. It was awesome and I left there feeling so revived and relaxed. Always listen to the wind and to the sounds of nature you will be surprised at what you hear and what nature tells you.

After her meeting, Shannon and I hopped a bus to Walmart to get groceries. Yuk Walmart!!! But it is what it is convenient and the bank was there and we could shop too. Shannon bought us caramel iced coffees from McDonald's also located inside of Walmart. McDonalds food maybe be gruesome but the iced coffee is actually pretty good. All of a sudden I had this weird feeling come over me and I told Shannon, that I feel something in the air, something coming. I tried to dismiss it but it wouldn't go away. So I said a prayer that what ever it was that I was feeling would be something we would get through and prayed for safety for who ever would be involved.

We got home, my 18 month old grand daughter helped me put groceries away. It was so cute and she really was a big help. Then she and my 3 year old granddaughter helped empty the dishwasher. It was so much fun, they try so hard to help, and you gotta let em help no matter how much of a hurry you might be in or you miss out on fun, laughter and their total willingness to help and do a good job. I always take time for the kids, they bring so much beauty to our lives. I used to tell Shannon when we were up late rocking Chloe to sleep and soothing her colicky stomach that those times late at night are the best times. You can hold your baby close and interact with the baby with no interruptions, those moments I truly treasure. Anyway then the kids were picked up by Sparky their grandpa, no relation to me!!!! Remember that! So they could spend time with Tyler, Hannah's dad and Chloe's step dad. Before he arrived Shannon put on some music a friend had given her for her MP3 so we listened to some old Poison songs from the 90's. Poisoned rocked back then, anyway the girls, Shannon and I danced and rocked out to some music. After the girls left with grandpoo Shannon and I listened to some old Skidrow songs. Yep I used to love Skidrow in the 90's too. We were wondering where Erin, Alex (Erin's man) and Flip (Shannon's man) were. Then Erin called from Nancy's to tell us they were partying there and would catch the last bus home. When you party with Nancy you party hard.

This is when the craziness started: At around 11:05 pm the door bursts open and Erin runs in crying saying she hates her boyfriend. By this time Shannon is on the roof smoking a cigarette, and I here Flip in back and he is seriously wasted, falling down drunk. Flip is a happy drunk, but he's a big guy and so if he starts stumbling there are crashing sounds involved. Alex's brother David and his wife Beth also come in as well. David is going into the Army, and is trying to talk Alex and Flip into joining. I don't like the idea but we won't go there.

So Erin takes off down the road in tears and drunk, Alex is on the roof, and doesn't realize Erin is gone and comes in to find her and I tell him she ran off, he is upset because she had several boyfriends in the past and someone told him a lie and he believed it. That is the main reason for the argument but they have both within the same 30 minutes admitted to me separately that they love each other, so I am like, well work it out then. Alex runs after Erin and Shannon and David seem to have Flip under control, so I say goodnight and head off to bed. I try to sleep but in my head I see Erin and Alex fighting several men and I see cops as well and Alex in the cop car and I feel Erin is running so I look out the window and see nothing so I try to fall back asleep but the vision keeps getting clearer. So I go out side where Shannon is and I see the ghetto bird (police helicopter) circling with a spot light a few blocks away. I feel a wave of nausea and I pray for straight and safety for Erin and Alex and ask Shannon for a cigarette. I don't smoke unless I really need to calm myself fast. So I center and I tell the kids that the ghetto bird is circling and that Erin and Alex are involved. David tells me that they were headed to his house and should be there safe and sound. He calls his house and his mom says they aren't there. A minute later Erin calls and says she is in some really cool peoples apartment and the cops are looking for her and she thinks Alex is being arrested. Shannon tells Erin that we will come and get her. Then Alex and Davids mom calls and says she is walking to where the cops are holding Alex. Alex is under 18. Erin is 18. So it's a good thing she got away. So I grab my coat to give to Erin to where it is long with a hood so it will kind of disguise her so we can get here out of the apartment complex and home. While this is going on Flip is wanting to go free Alex from the cops. So we leave David with Flip and I send up a prayer asking for help getting Erin and Alex to safety and controlling Flip. Did I mention the cops here are dirty as fuck, not all of them, there are some awesome ones, but the majority are very dirty and so is our fire department. Phoenix is like the wild west I swear! OK so we go to find Erin and Beth is talking to Alex's mom and she has Alex and is taking him home so we go to get Erin. The ghetto bird is gone but there is still allot of cops in the area looking. we pull into the apartment complex and the girls go in to get Erin. I a stay in the car and center and pray and do my spiritual thing for safety etc. We get Erin and take her home. So here is what happened.

After Erin ran off Alex caught up to her a few blocks from the house they were walking and talking and Alex got mad and punched a car, no damage but the car alarm went off and from the house ran several men who apparently were all twacked out on meth and they rushed Alex and Erin even when they told them they were just walking home. The guys didn't know Alex punched a car they just heard the car alarm and saw them walking down the street. Apparently when they jumped Alex Erin jumped them. Erin is tiny, fast and like all the women in our family can protect herself. Apparently she held of 2 of the guys. grabbed Alex and they tried to run but they caught Alex. Then place was swarming with cops and the ghetto bird. Erin said she hit 2 cops but apparently 2 of the twacked out men were cops and the others were firemen. Tell me... what the fuck were these guys doing twacked out on meth??? What were they doing jumping to people who were trying to walk down the street? Well when Erin ran she hid under some stairs in an apartment complex and the kids that lived next to the stairs knew He was running from the cops and let her come in and call us. If my kids do something really messed up then they need to take responsibility but I don't think that was the case. Both are a bit scraped up. Alex and his mom will probably take the cops and fire fighters to court. At least they didn't arrest Alex and turned him over to his mom, and at least Erin got away and everyone was safe.

You'd think that was the end of it... right?? Pfft... yeah right... So anyway Alex calls Erin and wants to come over. Flip is still seriously drunk so Erin and David give him 2 pieces of bread and tell him it is a turkey sandwich, they also give him a sippy cup full of water to soak up the alcohol. Flip is still drunk as hell, so Erin puts on "You can Dance" by when without hats and flip starts dancing all around and falling too. So everyone breaks out their cell phones and starts taking pics of Flip dancing in red and black plaid boxers and plaid jacket and black socks, it was really funny. Ryan brought Alex to the house and Alex and Erin worked things out for now. I went to bed, that was at 4:00 am. Shannon and I had to be up by 6:00 am. Talk about a wild night and the moon isn't even full yet.

The madness has to stop. I thought about getting my own place since the girls are grown, for some drama free time. But shit...where does everyone go when there are problems... home to mama. What can ya do. Just center, anchor, breathe and show some love.