An Unloving Moment.......

When my neighbour passed away his daughter decided to remain in the house. She's resided there for almost a year now.
Yesterday 'the word' got to me that she and her family intend to move back to Virginia in the next month. It's where her once upon a time estranged spouse is from (he moved in with her following Leroy's death). It's where the three kiddos are from. At last count, I believe there are five kiddos living in the house with them--none of them can complete a sentence if the 'f**k' word is exempt. They have five dogs. Four of them massively HUGE things, one's an anklebiter.

I think I'm a bad neighbour, cuz I'm celebrating the upcoming move.

Diagonally across the street is a new family who moved in late last fall. We've me twice. It's a young couple with their three kiddos. And the dad's brother apparently resides there with them. They appear nice enough--the kiddos wave to me if they're outside playing.

The Brit has stood outside more than once keeping an eye on the massive dogs who are separated from the rest of the world by a flimsy gate and a (PLEASE let it be strong) chain that is meant to keep them in the small back yard. He's worried one will get over the fence and attack the kiddos who are outside playing. The kiddos seem oblivious to the incessant barking of the dogs.
I had tried to convince the Brit that standing there with his arms crossed will NOT stop an angry dog from attacking children. I rang our local police to let them know the concerns.

I now see that there's a 'Beware of the dogs' sign outside of the house.
I don't think that'll deterr them from mauling a small child if they get past that gate... *sigh*

When one can rip loose from the owner and chase a full grown man into his Jeep...that's not good.
When the owner comes to retrieve the dog, screams at it and kicks it and offers no apology to the 'almost victim'--that's not good either.

I've refused to let their actions deterr me from living life on this corner of the block.
I've confronted the language a vast number of times. I've talked with the mom about the late hours of visitors/children in the home who rev their cars up and down the street. I've talked with the local police about commotions and dogs and squealing tires, fights where windows get broken and screaming kids exit, yelling obscenities at all hours.

Forgive me if I sound 'unloving'......
The move will be welcomed.