Good Fences Make Good Neighbors...

but not good for sound proofing....
Well, they don't allow fences up here because Michiganders think they are ugly and take away from the scenery. You can fence in a pool and you can put up a small fence on the side of your house for a garbage can. People with pets have to get an invisible fence installed or take them out on a leash in below zero temperatures.

We LOVE our neighbors on the right...the one on the left...well...he'll take up a whole new post on the blog in the future. So, again we LOVE our neighbors on the right! He's a K-9 officer and they have a 2 year old little girl the boys adore as if she was their sister. The mom is super nice and she is pregnant and due in August. Let me chase THAT rabbit for a minute...She is carrying her unborn child in a TEENY TINY pouch on the front of her body...I, HOWEVER, carried mine BEHIND ME.... Never could figure out what God wanted me to learn from that....

Okay, so I mentioned he's a K-9 officer which obviously means he has a German Shepard that lives with them and goes to work with him everyday. The dog can't live IN the house with them, so he's partly in the garage and can go out a door to a fenced in area on the side of their house. The fenced in area is RIGHT under the window to our master bedroom.

A few blogs back I mentioned that we live in Animal Kingdom. Well, the nocturnal ones like to harrass this dog at night which causes him to......BARK & BARK & BARK & BARK & BARK & BARK SOME MORE. It had BETTER not be the chipmunks cause I thought we had a little deal worked out with the almonds...

I guess in the winter he stays in the garage, but in the summer he's outside. We dealt with it all last summer and now this one. You can hear the barking in Margaret's room which makes it worse. Since sleep is such a precious commodity these days, we need every second we can get of UNINTERRUPTED sleep!

We think they either don't hear it, or are just simply used to it. I considered anonymously calling the PD and sharing my concern, but I could just hear the conversation "Some lady in your neighborhood with a thick southern accent called to complain about the dog barking at night." There goes the anonymous part....

Something has to give....I nominate Chris! He's diplomatic and kind....I'd probably burst into tears and blame it on the hormones.... ;^)

Well, this is a to be continued post and perhaps a prayer request to shut the mouth of the "lion" next door!! I'll keep you posted...;)