Wednesday, September 16, 2009

talk about dead as a doorknob

I started early today around 8 am cleaning my house that's been neglected for WAY too long. (like wear your shoes in the kitchen cause my floors are so sticky-too long) Around 9:15 Brody tells me that Grady is stuck. I heard no screams for help and assumed this meant Grades got stuck behind the dollhouse...again. But today Grady got locked in his and Brody's room. I pull out the bobby pin from my hair ready to unlock it until I noticed something...


We've been here a almost a year and today for the first time I noticed that Brody and Gradys doorknob has a keyhole on it. Ya know, like your front door, only I don't have a key for this lock! A booby pin wasn't going to do the job! I can't believe in all this time here that the door had never gotten locked (especially from the inside). Grady wasn't crying real bad...he'd cry then stop and play some more then cry again. I tried everything...bobby pin, wire hanger, actual keys, screwdrivers, etc. I tried going in through the window (which was of coarse locked).

After about 30 mins of Grady stuck--- I started to panic!


So of coarse I call Mandi who offers solutions that have already been tried! She helped me keep it together, that however did not last for long! After Grady started crying for real and kept crying/screaming, etc. I took matters into my own emotional, hormonal, lonely hands..

I took this...






to this...(different door- sorry no before pic)




and got this...




I started with the lock but it wasnt working, I had started to crack the actual door so I just busted a hole in it..



After 42 minutes of being locked in, I found Grady in the corner of the room scared out of his mind. I was balling, Brody was crying thinking he was in trouble for accidentally locking him in, I can barely lift my arms for smashing with all my might with a framing hammer...needless to say we're all EXHAUSTED!!
And it's not even noon yet....

6 comments:

Robin said...

I'm so sorry that happened to you. I probably would've done the same thing! HOpe your day gets better from here on out.

Alexa Mae said...

oh my goodness! i love your motherly instincts. poor baby, but his mama always saves him!!

sooo good to see you last nite. love your necklace.

Taylors said...

Go Mama!!!!!

Claudia Luckey said...

awwwww buddy i'm sorry! I know how you must have felt because i have accidentally locked giana in the car when she was a baby without the car on...and one other time with the car on... thanks to AAA they got there quick.

i know you must have had the worst scare... glad it's all over

Lyle and Jaime said...

I am so sorry! That is so scary! I can't even imagine! I've been the kid before in that situation but never the parent. Good job on the door!

Kristy Treible said...

This is scary, sad and now funny! I think I would have done the same. How scary! I am glad everyone is ok. :)

PS. Are you coming to my bead party next Thursday? I just posted the details on my blog. It is pretty close to your house!