I could not decide on a title for this post, a few came to mind.

For instance:

What to do if you want to lose $65.

Screen cutting is fun!

or

You’ve been in school for a whole week?  Let’s play hooky!

You choose, it’s up to you! 

This morning it was Racecar’s turn to go to school.  Everything was going very smoothly, I even showered, which is a miracle which happens everyday.  We were ready to go early. Early!  I had my purse over my shoulder and my delicious, amazing coffee in my hand, Racecar decided to head out to the car before me, which is typical.  Unfortunately, on his way down the steps into the garage, he fell down on his knees, he was very sad and was crying very loud.  I dropped my purse and beloved coffee and ran into the garage, I calmed him down and put him into his car seat.

Then Ariel came out, she shut the door and climbed into her car seat.

I went to go get my purse and hot steaming cup of coffee from the inside of the house.

The door was locked.  With my purse in the house.  With my house and car keys inside my purse.

Every window?  Closed and locked?

Every other door?  Locked.  Bolted.

My brain?  Exploding.

I did cut a screen to see if the window was unlocked, but it was locked.  I then took another screen out of another window, bent the screen up real nice, but it was locked, too.  I apparently take our safety very seriously.

The best part of the experience was listening to Ariel and Racecar saying "just open the door."  "JUST OPEN THE DOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRR AND GET THE KEYS ALREADY, RACECAR IS GOING TO BE LATE!"

It all worked out, though. Racecar did miss school, but once I finally got back into my house, after hugging and kissing my coffee that sat so patiently in my house for 90 minutes, I e-mailed his teacher and she said it was okay.  She did say I was a bad Mom, but not an idiot.

She’s so nice.

Don’t worry, I learned my lesson.  From now on I am going to leave every door and window unlocked all of the time.  We will never be locked out again!

Oh wait, maybe she said I was a good Mom, but an idiot.

I can’t remember.