Today, while I was on the phone with my mom, I hear Amelia crying in the back of the house. I walk into the hallway to try to find her.
She had shut herself in the bathroom....with the light off....and had opened one of the left side drawers in our vanity.
No big deal, right? Well, it wouldn't normally be a big deal, except that when you close the door AND open a left side drawer, you can't open the door to the bathroom. The door opens into the bathroom and the drawer blocks it.
Hmmmm....I had to think about this one. There is no other way into the bathroom besides through the door which was not opening because a drawer was blocking it.
Poor little Amelia. I had been really good about closing that bathroom door because of her obsession with the toilet. I guess I forgot once today.
Me: "Amelia, can you close the drawer? Close the drawer sweetie!!"
Amelia: Cry, cry, cry.
Me: (thinking) That was a total long shot. She obviously doesn't know how to close a drawer in the dark or the light for that matter. (Although she did figure out how to open it in the dark.)
So, I hang up with my mom and go into problem solving mode. Meredith brought me a flashlight, and I picked up a butter knife.
There was about a 1/2 inch gap to work with once the door opened, so I shined the light in and slowly closed the drawer with the butter knife.
Thankfully, Amelia had stopped crying and I didn't have to bust any doors or drawers. Overall, a pretty good day. :)
4 comments:
Oh my word, such a cute story! GREAT problem solving skills, Jackie. You must be one of those people that thrive during emergencies ;)
Adorable pic of the girls, BTW!
What a wonder mom you are!!! I am impressed...We would have had to buy a new door at the Frye household :):) Love ya!
I did think for a moment that I was going to have to break something! I did panic for a few seconds.
Josh is a fab problem solver, so I knew I could at least call him for some advice if I couldn't figure it out!
The exact same thing happened to a mom in the co-op the night of the co-op meeting. She and her husband had to saw the door open and were on their way to buy a new bathroom door so their 2 yr old didn't get into the toilet. Yours is a success story!!
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