Julie comes to town

Exciting things happen when Julie comes to town.  On General Conference Sunday, she brought her boyfriend, Bobbie for all to meet.  I guess there were upwards of 25 people gathered for dinner at Mike's house.     

Bobbie, Julie and Sydney

I don't think Bobbie was overwhelmed by all the family at the gathering, but I can only guess that he was impressed.

Okay!  A couple weeks later our neighborhood was invaded by all kinds of official vehicles - police, fire, rescue, HAZMAT, homeland security, FBI, and air force communication.    

Fire truck in front of our house.

On a routine investigation of a home just up our street, police noticed some chemicals that could have been used for making a bomb.  They immediately called for help, and soon the official invasion began.  HAZMAT people in full dress were going into the house.  Our neighborhood was not evacuated, which was nice for us.  

Official vehicles lined our streets.

A command center was set up in front of the house in the middle of the street.  When the sun went down, the area was lighted by flood lights, and the investigation lasted well into the wee hours of the morning.

During the investigation, our front lawn became a gathering place for the curious, both neighbors and strangers.  From my vantage point, I didn't observe any abusive behavior by the authorities.  

Indeed, a least one person told me later that the police and city officials were very friendly and even helpful during the investigation.

I thank the powers that be for the courageous people that take care of dangerous things like this.