And the Mother-of-the-Year Award goes to…….ME!!
NOT!!!
This past week The Little Lady and I went
to visit my grandparents at the retirement community where they live. I
planned to stay the entire day, and packed our bags that morning with all the
essentials for a day away with a toddler….10 cloth diapers, wipes, bib, sippy
cup, pack N’play, toys…etc…you know? The essentials. I did however, forget the
noise machine. The importance of
this oversight will come later.
We arrived midmorning in time to play and
visit.
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| Playing with Great-Grandmommy's fish, Herbie |
We ate lunch and then I put The Little Lady
down to sleep in the pack N’ play in my grandmother’s back bedroom. In their condo, the kitchen shares the
same wall with the bedroom so it can sometimes be noisy in there.
ENTER:
forgetting the noise machine – oops.
In order to keep the noise level down, when I left the room, I
consciously pulled the door shut behind me.
I joined my grandparents for a card game of hand
and foot, and went to check on The Little Lady after the first round. Upon trying to open the door, I
realized I couldn’t turn the knob.
I did not panic, but simply thought I must be doing something
wrong. Surely, the door could not
be locked with my innocent, darling, helpless daughter inside.
I called my grandmother over, and unfortunately
she could not get the door open either, because it was horrifyingly locked. After 3 hours 20 minutes of
anxiety, which included an unsuccessful call to the building’s maintenance
department, I had to call 911 – yes 911!!
Within 10 minutes, the fire truck had
pulled up out front.
Hundreds of old people in this building and
the fire department is here for me and my 13-month old daughter! Mortifying.
Thankfully the fire department did not have to break
down the door, as they were able to use a small tool inserted into the lock to open
the door. It was also a huge blessing that The Little Lady was asleep the
entire time and had no idea what excitement was taking place on the other side
of the locked door!
Double-check the lock on the door before your
pull it shut behind you, leaving your sleeping child locked inside! – says the
village idiot.
