Funny thing is the locks ARE new.

My BIL is a construction contractor. He's going to come out today to give us an estimate on completely replacing the back doors and adding a security bolt to the basement doors.

I am actually starting to be fairly hopeful of getting my camera back. I actually had the serial number... and they have a camera without the proper USB cord and no battery charger. This camea does not use a typical battery and if you plan on using it, plan on buying a $100 battery and charger. So..... hoepfully they'll find out what a waste my camera is and pawn it to get some money. Please get the PT prayers going to make sure my camera comes back to me!

As for the son.... well, we' really are stuck here. I talked to the neighbors that moved out, and they are shocked. They NEVER locked their doors and nothing ever happened. The first thing they said was that their landlord's son did it. The landlord moved back in and we get robbed. The last time we were robbed was when the landlord lived there... we haven't been roibbed since he moved out for 5 years and the best old neighbor moved in. Everything does point to the landlord's middle kid. The size of the footprint, the fact that they knew Nicki enough to not be afraid, the fact that the neighbor was out of town (the boys don't live with thier father). Anyway, the cops will be handling that one. We don't have a good relationship with the landlord neighbor as it is. You can feel the tension in the air when all of us are outside. You see, the landlord neighbor's son was in hubby's class 2 years ago and he tried to sue the school district for discrimination when his "bright" son was failing. Hubby told him point blank that no discrimination was going on, except that his son was discrimating against work. The boy is lazy and relies on daddy to shame teachers into giving him better grades, and get him out of messes. Because landlord neighbor KNOWS hubby is not a racist, he had to drop the lawsuit because it would get thrown out of court if they heard how we were neighbors and shared a lot of stuff up til then. Anyway, its not a good history with the boy and daddy and us.