Catch it quick!!!

I didn't because I didn't know that fact then. here's another link http://www.kens5.com/news/texas-news/Austin-woman-accused-of-assaulting-boy-walking-dog-89957517.html Even got a pix of her! YIKES!!!

Just looking at her scares me I have to say I would not have felt comfortable living near her

Oh, man...she looks so changed. I still remember her cheery waves from across the street. We could, essentially, find ourselves in her condition. Best to hope for the best for her, & breathe a sigh of relief for her former neighbors. Maggiepie Not fooled by The Big Zero's tomfoolery.

Most of the time I have liked living in Austin and living in this house, but lately... well, its over http://www.kens5.com/news/texas-news/Austin-woman-accused-of-assaulting-boy-walking-dog-89957517.html

Hate to say it, but she looks a little on the looney side lol.

Just so you may update your mental image of Austin & Round Rock, since I moved here (from the cancer that is Houston) in the early early 70s, Round Rock & Austin have almost metastasized much like Houston, but in a somewhat kinder, gentler way. Within a few years, they'll be kissing. Eventually Austin will surround it, but if the usual patter of local growth continues, RR'll still retain its small town flavor, yet be bounded by freeways & junk growth (think North Lamar...). Currently, it's little more than a quiet bedroom community, but it's coming. Most of Austin has kept enough of its original shaggy character--even now--to be attractive to the laid-back populace for which it's famed. Maggiepie GOD IS LOVE. Love is never easy....

I would avoid her as much as I could, but she's be lurking outside. The roomie once caught her over trying to peek in the windows and once tried to open the front door.

Really, she's rather lucky I was at work when she did that because I'd be all in her face if I had seen it!

apparently she threatened the child with the garden implement - after all, I was getting the story 3rd or 4th hand at best

oh no, I knew she was around our age - after all, 26 yrs ago she had pre-teen kiddos she once told me that when she saw us living in the house without a man, she decided she didn't need her jerk husband and could do it herself

Yes. I recall that very well. I was astonished. I remember thinking, upon hearing it, how this was a classic illustration of how one's actions may affect others, even though the influence is done completely unaware! One never knows what word or action may set even a stranger onto a new path, so one must always try to consider how whatever one does might change the world, even if it's only a tiny part, & try to do only good actions! The effect we may have on others can be like the proverbial ripples from a stone dropped into the water. Duuuude...like, thot is so wicked deeep, y'know mon? Like I feel sooo responsible, right? Thing like that could keep you awake nights 'n stuff, like, y'now? Still...srsly....! Maggiepie (Obviously slipped into Silly Mode today) GOD IS LOVE. Love is never easy....

That is why I thought it might be a hatchet. I have one somewhere, that my son bought me one Christmas.

I'm glad to know people don't think I make things up, because I've been known to do it, but generally its to be FUNNY, not like this! I heard it was a "garden implement like an axe" I wonder if it was some kind of thing you might do edging with - tho I never knew her to edge without her machine. She had power edger, hedge trimmer, mower, that woman had a power EVERYTHING!

yup ya hope so

Yeah, I've noticed that she's here when the kids aren't out - early in the day or before school gets out - that's fine, so long as she's not making trouble.

Since it'll be a first offense, and if she no longer lives in the house, maybe she'll just get paroled out - I haven't seen her truck there since Friday - so I think the family has gotten her out, and her RV is gone, so she's probably living in it at the moment.

probably one of the kids knew someone who went into real estate - they did grow up here after all I know my brother knows some - I didn't keep in touch with my former classmates, I didn't like most of them!

and that "vicious" dog is a chihuahua mix! about the size of a fox terrier

I don't know, I'm not even sure which child it is she went after - I'm just glad she's gone. It had gotten to the point where the cops were out at least once a week because of her, and to day marks a full weeks she's been gone

it is wonderful! most of the noises come from the laughter of happy children!

that is good to hear.

Austin is the 15th largest city in the U.S. - just to give you an idea of how large the city has gotten. So, if you think about it, then think about the 3 larger cities in TEXAS are - Houston, Dallas and San Antonio - now think about those other large cities in the U.S. L.A., New York City, Chicago... What have they got that we ain't got? Pro ball teams - no pro-football, no pro-baseball, no pro-basketball - we've produced many a pro player - but we don't have a "home team." I think some of our problems is that the Austin sports fan has to get behind about the only pro-team we have - ice hockey - and then they can't understand it...

I don't know about this child, but we have no loose dogs, so I doubt he's ever tried to get his dog to attack her. The kids next door maybe have when they were much younger, done a few things, but I know they haven't in the last few years, but they couldn't even shoot basketballs in their own yard without her out there screaming at them. One day she went out and knocked their recycling over - even tho it was on the edge of their driveway and her truck was parked up to the edge of her property (and the street belongs to the city not to her, so she legally couldn't not allow anyone to park there, but tried to.) She did pick it all up, but all while screaming at the house (since nobody was even outside!) No, she'd be out there screaming at the house, even when nobody was outside to listen to her - she's just gone nutz.