a little welcome home surprise

coming off a 10 day adventure on maui left us all feeling quite 'blah' about coming home.
it was BEAUTIFUL there
we were having fun
and ...
really ...
how exciting can minnesota be ...

WELL ...
today we found out.

when we arrived home from the airport we were greeted by this ...
(i borrowed this picture from the startrib)



and this ...

the entrance into our neighborhood was completely blocked off.
there was a massive hunt underway for a police chase suspect.
it started down in south minneapolis and made it's way up here -
ending with the guy ditching his car
and entering the woods right across the street from our house.
the police chased him and then sent a K9 in.
apparently it came back out with multiple stab wounds.

for the rest of the day
we watched SWAT members come and go,
we saw massive police barricades on the main road we use,
and
we watched a helicopter flying overhead.

sadly ...
the TEN separate police departments
AND
the U S marshalls
that they had on the chase failed to find him -
yet
(i'm hoping)

on a positive note -
they seem certain that he left the area
but are continuing heavy police coverage.

on the flip side -
that doesn't make me feel much safer.

just another crazy day around here.

oh ... and mom ...
this is all just a story that we made up.
i swear.