How I almost got eaten by a dog

I almost just lost my life by a freakin' German Shepherd monster type dog! I took the boys on a walk this morning--our normal two mile walk. We go on this walk all the time and it is usually uneventful and pleasant. There is one huge dog on the walk but he is locked up behind the fence. I am convinced that one day the dog is going to get brave enough to jump the fence and then my children and I will be eaten in one gulp. This dog was not the problem today though.

We were walking along and this huge dog comes running towards us. He's barking and I swear he was going to bite us. He came up to my waist and was generally just a scary dog. I was like, "Dogs smell fear. You are not afraid." We kept walking and he went back to the edge of his yard growling at us like, "I dare you to come back."

Isaac had gotten scared by the dog and dropped his fuzzy blue dog toy. I momentarily thought to pick it up but the dog had his mean face right by me so I decided we would finish the walk and then get in the car and get the toy--surely the dog would be inside by then. So we finished our little walk (and I should add that I won't let the boys bring toys next time because by the time we got home they had dropped three different toys: a feather, a bunny, and the dog toy. The feather was totally lost and the bunny we found on the way back to the house). I got the boys in the car and drove to the house.

I looked around and couldn't see any dog so I left the car door open and slowly walked to the lawn (because the dog had taken the toy and put it in his yard). Thief! Turns out leaving the car door open was the smartest decision I've ever made in my life. I didn't see the dog so I started walking normal pace and almost got to the toy when I hear this growl and look up to see the dog getting up from it's hiding place in the shadows of the porch. The dog takes off across the lawn and I turned and ran as fast as I could to the car, the whole time looking back to see if it was going to get me. It was like a scene in a movie, I swear. Thankfully, I slammed the door to the car shut right as the dog got to me. It was all growling and Will was like, "That was scary momma." I was looking around to see if anyone saw me running like a maniac to the car.

Seriously, who leaves a monster dog on their front porch without chaining them up? I mean, I'm glad no one saw me make a fool of myself but what if the dog had gotten me? Don't you think someone would come check to see why their dog was barking like that? Anyway, I was laughing so hard I was crying and my hands were shaking so bad and my heart pounding like crazy. Too much excitement for me, I tell ya. I came home and called Mike to tell him of my great escape and he had no sympathy for me. He said, "Thanks for the laugh, honey." Jerk. I almost died and he thinks it's funny. Oh, and the stupid thing is, I didn't even get the toy!!!