A fun Christmas gift to make.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Bathroom peril
Craig and Thea took Karly home. She had some things to do today before she could play. Craig was going to shovel the walks and Thea was going to load some music on her ipod.
The boys were happily watching television.
I decided to take a shower. I do love a good hot shower. I tend to take a lot of the hot water, so I waited until the girls didn't need it.
Boaz tried to come in while I was drying off and getting dressed. I thought it was odd that he couldn't get in. I didn't remember locking the door. But being uninterupted in the bathroom is always nice and I didn't investigate it immediatly.
When I was ready, I turned to the door and it wasn't locked. I thought it was odd, but it didn't set in until I tried to turn the knob. It turned uselessly. I could look at the latch, or what ever you call the part of the door knob that is turned by the knob and holds or released from the frame. I could see in the crack between the door and the frame that the 'latch' was not even trying to open. It just sat there and kept the door closed.
Okay, I am not a damsel in distress. I can actually do many minor mechanical projects. I took out the pins from the hinges and pulled on the door knob. Well, the 'latch' kept that side of the door still, so I focused my attention on the hinge side. The door stayed stuck within the hinges. I got grease on my clean hands and went for a rag. I pulled the top hinge and got it to move a bit, but the bottom hinge wedged in fast. I pushed the top hinge back together and worked on the bottom hinge. Nothing.
Knowing I would be the punch line in a few jokes, I reluctantly called to Josh. I had him go and get the phone. I told him how to look for the received calls and call Craig's phone. He just got the voice mail. The message he left sounded very paniced. I tried to calm him down and said that it wasn't an crisis. And he wanted to know if he should call 911. Horrified I said, "NO!"
I sent him to my purse to get out a library card and push it under the door. I tried to slide the library card, not my current one -- don't ask why I have an old library card in my purse -- maybe I'll need it someday, to move the latch and release the door. It didn't budge.
Josh suggested calling Thea's phone. We went through the same process of locating Thea's phone on the caller id list and he blurted out before I knew that she had answered, "Mom is stuck in the bathroom and can't get out!" Panic was evident in his voice. I called through the door, "It's okay, Josh." Wondering if I was creating a tramatic expierence for my son that would last his whole life. "Ask Thea to get Daddy." Thea came back with the reply that they would be there in 10 minutes. Great, I thought. "Have Thea ask Daddy if he can tell me how to get the door knob off the door?" The reply came back, "Not without tools and inside the bathroom."
With nothing else to do, the boys went back to the television and I decided to put on makeup. What else was I supposed to do for 10 minutes while I waited to be rescued? I remembered the episode of Mad About You where they were stuck in the bathroom together. I remember that I was a bit contemptous that they had not just pulled the pins from the hinge and released themselves. I don't remember how it ended, but I know that I felt superior. If I ever got stuck in the bathroom, I could certainly get myself out. Well, I think that Heavenly Father has a very good and keen sense of humor. Eventually, we all get knocked off that kind of a horse.
Craig came and the boys were eager to tell him that Mommy was stuck. I told him that I had taken out the pins. Did he want me to put them back in? I didn't want him to think that I had not tried to get myself out. Also I didn't want him to not know and push on the door and fall on top of me. Well, I didn't need to worry about the last one. The door was truely stuck in the frame. He worked for a few minutes and took the door knob off and released me.
I said that we should take the knob out of the door. Thinking that we would call the rental agency and have them come over and fix the stupid thing. Craig took the knob out and said, "Oh, that's why it didn't work. Did you unscrew these screws?" "NO!" I retored. Remembering that if it was at all possible to reach them I would have tried.
Josh came and told me that he was worried that I would run out of air in the bathroom. I gave him a quick hug and told him that wouldn't have happened, but being sure to be sincere as I thanked him for rescuing me. He smiled happily and went back to Sponge Bob.
And even knowing that the joke is on me, I came here after fixing lunch to post a funny story on my blog. I hope you all enjoy it and remember to not be contempteous of others in silly situations. It just might come back and bite you, like it did me. :)
The boys were happily watching television.
I decided to take a shower. I do love a good hot shower. I tend to take a lot of the hot water, so I waited until the girls didn't need it.
Boaz tried to come in while I was drying off and getting dressed. I thought it was odd that he couldn't get in. I didn't remember locking the door. But being uninterupted in the bathroom is always nice and I didn't investigate it immediatly.
When I was ready, I turned to the door and it wasn't locked. I thought it was odd, but it didn't set in until I tried to turn the knob. It turned uselessly. I could look at the latch, or what ever you call the part of the door knob that is turned by the knob and holds or released from the frame. I could see in the crack between the door and the frame that the 'latch' was not even trying to open. It just sat there and kept the door closed.
Okay, I am not a damsel in distress. I can actually do many minor mechanical projects. I took out the pins from the hinges and pulled on the door knob. Well, the 'latch' kept that side of the door still, so I focused my attention on the hinge side. The door stayed stuck within the hinges. I got grease on my clean hands and went for a rag. I pulled the top hinge and got it to move a bit, but the bottom hinge wedged in fast. I pushed the top hinge back together and worked on the bottom hinge. Nothing.
Knowing I would be the punch line in a few jokes, I reluctantly called to Josh. I had him go and get the phone. I told him how to look for the received calls and call Craig's phone. He just got the voice mail. The message he left sounded very paniced. I tried to calm him down and said that it wasn't an crisis. And he wanted to know if he should call 911. Horrified I said, "NO!"
I sent him to my purse to get out a library card and push it under the door. I tried to slide the library card, not my current one -- don't ask why I have an old library card in my purse -- maybe I'll need it someday, to move the latch and release the door. It didn't budge.
Josh suggested calling Thea's phone. We went through the same process of locating Thea's phone on the caller id list and he blurted out before I knew that she had answered, "Mom is stuck in the bathroom and can't get out!" Panic was evident in his voice. I called through the door, "It's okay, Josh." Wondering if I was creating a tramatic expierence for my son that would last his whole life. "Ask Thea to get Daddy." Thea came back with the reply that they would be there in 10 minutes. Great, I thought. "Have Thea ask Daddy if he can tell me how to get the door knob off the door?" The reply came back, "Not without tools and inside the bathroom."
With nothing else to do, the boys went back to the television and I decided to put on makeup. What else was I supposed to do for 10 minutes while I waited to be rescued? I remembered the episode of Mad About You where they were stuck in the bathroom together. I remember that I was a bit contemptous that they had not just pulled the pins from the hinge and released themselves. I don't remember how it ended, but I know that I felt superior. If I ever got stuck in the bathroom, I could certainly get myself out. Well, I think that Heavenly Father has a very good and keen sense of humor. Eventually, we all get knocked off that kind of a horse.
Craig came and the boys were eager to tell him that Mommy was stuck. I told him that I had taken out the pins. Did he want me to put them back in? I didn't want him to think that I had not tried to get myself out. Also I didn't want him to not know and push on the door and fall on top of me. Well, I didn't need to worry about the last one. The door was truely stuck in the frame. He worked for a few minutes and took the door knob off and released me.
I said that we should take the knob out of the door. Thinking that we would call the rental agency and have them come over and fix the stupid thing. Craig took the knob out and said, "Oh, that's why it didn't work. Did you unscrew these screws?" "NO!" I retored. Remembering that if it was at all possible to reach them I would have tried.
Josh came and told me that he was worried that I would run out of air in the bathroom. I gave him a quick hug and told him that wouldn't have happened, but being sure to be sincere as I thanked him for rescuing me. He smiled happily and went back to Sponge Bob.
And even knowing that the joke is on me, I came here after fixing lunch to post a funny story on my blog. I hope you all enjoy it and remember to not be contempteous of others in silly situations. It just might come back and bite you, like it did me. :)
Goofy boys
Josh peaking out from his hood, bundled up to face the cold day.Boaz with his "attack eyes". Somehow he thinks the cross-eyed look will inspire fear.
anniversary landscapes
We were at a golf course for Craig
We were at the beach for me.
The room was 50 degrees when we checked in. By the time we got the room warm enough to be comfortable, we didn't want to go outside. So we stayed in the room with the golf course and beach just outside waiting to be enjoyed.
Our room had a gas fireplace, and that was good enough. A very nice weekend. :)
Snow daze
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday school was canceled. Josh was happy for Thursday so he could go and get his project that he was working on for Christmas.
So they spent a lot of time outside playing in the snow. One of the worst storms in 40 years. We made sure they had plenty of layers and sent them out happy to stay inside ourselves.
When they came back in, Boaz would be drenched through 2 of his 4 layers, but happy and demanding hot chocolate. The hot chocolate being an essential part of the playing in the snow activity.
Very cold, but beautiful.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Two booths
There were many wonderful booths. I took pictures of these two. I missed the full effect of the first booth. The dried grasses were across the lintel as well and the fruit spread was great.
The sister missionaries manned the well. There was no charge for the water, salvation being free.
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