My brother and his wife went on a two week vacation last summer and boom! When they got back their house had been broken into. It scared me half to death so I immediately did all I could to start getting our house back into the secure shape I knew it should be. I had someone come out and replace all the window locks and I finally had that back fence fixed once and for all which ended up being really helpful for the dog, too.

I went to AllHomeSECURITY.com and had a security system installed and all in all I feel much better about leaving this place. We’ve got our big family vacation coming up and I’m not as nervous as I thought I would be about going away and leaving the house unattended. Ask me in two weeks, though, when the trip is right around the corner and I may just have a different story to tell you! I’m not as paranoid as I sound, I promise!