[cherry]

good question....I am seriously thinking of a dog because my 17 year old is down stairs by herself...(her wish,,,own br and tv room down there) but i worried about an intruder

[IamHD]

but i worried about an intruder

As well you should, cherry. I had an incident where someone was trying to get in through my girls' bedroom window. If you think that I would have waited for them to get in, to see if they were 'dangerous'..well, let's just say that the cops told me that I had darn, well, better make sure that they had something sharp in their hands. :)

[whenigettime]

"my 17 year old is down stairs by herself"

Yep, I recall those days in my parents' basement, and I loved it there! The freezer(in the basement) was full of chocolate chip cookies and I sneaked a few here and there. Thankfully, I was on the swim team so the cookies didn't do much damage!