Thursday, January 28, 2010

All In a Day's Nap

What do you do during your child's nap time? Do you catch criminals, like me?

Here's the (brief) summary:
During Gabe's nap today, I heard and saw my neighbor's car getting broken into and called 911. The cops caught the criminals based on the description I gave. I then had to identify them to be sure it was the right guys, while another neighbor sat and watched Gabe's monitor. The good news is that my neighbor got her GPS back and looks like these repeat offenders will be going to jail. Not sure if I'll have to testify or not...but this crime stopper (aka McGruff) plans on keeping her streets safe!

This all happened and I made it back before he woke up...all in a day's nap.

26 comments:

Kris said...

CRAZY!!!! And so awesome that you stopped a crime.

Don't mess with JoJo.

EJ said...

Way to go!

Scruff Jo-Gruff, Chicago IL 60652!

Elizabeth Frick said...

You GO, crimefighter!

Cori said...

I'm super impressed! What's on tap for tomorrow? How do you complete with that?

Christine said...

Wow! It's a good thing you were in the right place at the right time.

Rach@In His Hands said...

GO GIRL!!!

emily said...

atta girl!

Summer and Stuart said...

lol! ;) you're hilarious and clearly the best neighbor ever!
seriously, what a great story for the baby book!

everythingismeowsome said...

Gosh, I thought I deserved an award for making a lasagna today while the boys napped. Way to make me feel lame...:)

Just kidding--great job, mama!

Birdie said...

WOW~Nice work! Good description giving. I was on the edge of my seat as I was reading :) You ARE a great neighbor!

Colleen said...

WOW! Taking care of a toddler AND fighting crime? You're like a superhero or something! :)

Anonymous said...

Wow! That is totally crazy! I would definitely want you as a neighbor!!

sue said...

you are awesome! maybe you need to borrow Si's cape!

HJ said...

wow! go joanna! amazing that gabe didn't even wake up throughout the whole thing!!!

Min said...

Wow! That's amazing!

Bekah said...

Wow....way to go!

kelly said...

HA! You rock, girlfriend. Stupid car prawler is no match for a SAHM! I love that Gabe slept through the whole thing too :)

Dachshund Spa said...

I'm nosey! Who's car???

Nice job by the way!

CatherineD said...

Great job! Funny that Gabe slept through the whole thing.

Janet said...

This is why I LOVE having neighbors who are at home during the day. Bustin' purps. Good job, lady!

Beth said...

Holy Cow! And this is why I don't blog, because my entries would say something like "I took a nap while the baby was sleeping" Go get 'em!!!

MplsCathy said...

Way to go! Truly amazing!
If I was your neighbor, I would reward you with a big ol' Dexter breakfast. Mmm.

Anonymous said...

Wow! Pretty great of you! You could be a mom-superhero!

Christine @ 12,450miles said...

ROCK. ON.

Kara said...

Wow! That is amazing. And all I usually do is sleep myself:).

Krista said...

Good for you!! Good to know you and your neighbours look out for one another.