Thanks, everyone. I have two dogs, which do serve as a good alarm system, I suppose. Funny enough, the 25 pounder is a beast--he sounds like a Tasmanian devil when anyone comes to the door.
We don't have neighborhood watch, although folks watch out for one another. We live in a small town with one of the lowest crime rates in the bay, which is probably why folks' heads are spinning.
I think it is a good idea to maybe stay with someone else, or have someone stay with me. I know the chances are low that anything would happen and that most of the fear and anxiety I'm feeling has to do with things that happened to me long ago. Man, that stuff just pops to the surface so quickly
