Neighborhood Excitement

On Sunday night, as Brian and I were just getting ready to settle in and watch a little TV, we heard yelling coming from outside. At first we let it go because our neighbors across the street (S & E) tend to drink a lot with A (another neighbor) and they get a little loud. However, when the yelling continued I decided it was time to take a peek. So, as I looked out the front window, 3 cop cars sped up to the house across the street, which is where A was flagging them down. The cops ran in the house, flashlights going, in search of whatever they were looking for. Moments later, they come out with E in handcuffs and put him in the back of one of the squads.

Now, most people would probably stop watching at this point, but not me-a former culd-du-sac dweller!! I moved to the side window, and opened the window so I could hear what was being said. Turns out A was getting in E's face and he snapped. Tables, chairs, and beer bottles were thrown, mostly at A. So A finally called the cops. S & A are supposedly best friends, so it didn't sound like this was good for them. A had to write a statement, which took quite a while due to that fact that she was shaken up and intoxicated. All the while, S is freaking out, not sure what to do now that her boyfriend is going who knows where for who knows how long, and the fact that her 2 boys are inside A's house with A's son. And A is getting mad at S because she will not write a statement to support her. There were some other interesting facts that came out at that time. S was embezzling and A stood by her during that trial, and that E was already in jail for 2 months back in March (not sure what for).

Long story short, E was charged with disorderly conduct and taken to jail for the night. A finished her statement and started to verbally fight with S, in front of the officer. A's husband was present by this time, so he sent A into the house and went to have a chat with S. (not sure what was said, I stopped listening by this point.) S left early Monday morning and came home with E. E left shortly after that, assuming he went to work. I was gone all day Monday, so I don't know if anything happened between A & S, but I do know that things were unusually quite in the neighborhood by the time I did get home for the night.

There is never a dull moment on Lincoln Avenue and this confirms that Brian and I are only a few of the "normal" residents on the block.

The wake up calls have begun!!!

I got my first wake up call yesterday, at 5:10am!! I ended up rejecting that job because it was for a special ed position and I just do not fit well with those. But I selected the option where the system can still call me with other assignments.

So I decided to go back to bed and figured that I would not be getting another call. WRONG!!! At 5:34am, the phone rang again. Once again it was the automated system offering a 3rd grade position. I knew I could handle that one, so I accepted.

That class was wonderful and the school is nice too, even though it seems as though the teachers are not the friendliest, beyond a hello if passed in the hallway. (Not all of them fit this, but most of them seem to, at least they did yesterday)

Today, the phone rang at 5:55am-again the automated system, offering a 1st grade position. I accepted. And the school is one of the closer ones to my house, so that made it nice.

That class was not as enjoyable as the 3rd grade, but we still had fun. The 1st graders we a lot more chattier and I am not sure if it was because it was a Friday or because they had a substitute.

So, I have already subbed 7 days since the start of school. I think that is great and am hoping it keeps up like this.