Close call

I was awakened at 4:30 this morning with my son climbing into my bed. Here's our convo:

Me: what time is it?
Austin: 4:30

Me: why are you still up?
Austin: I wasn't, I can't tell you cuz its bad and you'll never go back to sleep?

I'm thinking---crap was he online, did he sneek out EEKS

Me: buddy just tell me I won't be as upset and besides I won't be able to sleep until you do.

Austin: I had the electric heater down in the basement cuz its cold and I must've rolled near it in my sleep and my blanket melted and there's a burn mark in the carpet.

Me: WHAT? are you o.k.?
I'm thinking--phew he didn't sneak out and wasn't online til the roosters woke up!
Austin: yeah and so I was looking online on how to repair the carpet and it can be cut out. Uncle Pig will know someone to fix it.

Me: you were online researching, why didn't you come get me? How did you know the blanket go stuck? My heart is really racing here, the outcome could have been WAY different
Austin: it made a really loud noise and the smell was terrible.

I just held him, he was terrified. THANK GOD there is an alarm in that lil heater. It's just a plug in we used when we'd go camping. Now we leave it in the garage and use it when we're entertaining to warm the room. He was smart enough to unplug it and remove it. I wish he'd woke me up, I can't bare to think if this was a different outcome or perhaps even a fire. Would I have woken up?

I did, not until moments after....say to him Austin I'm hoping this is wake up call that you can't always make decisions on the fly. You may think you know everything, but there's always a reason we tell you no. (This wasn't in a bad tone, he's nearly 15 and we've told him this before, but like most kids his age, he has a mind of his own). Really he should've been in his room sleeping because he didn't have any buddies spending the night.

Again, THANK GOD.

What close calls have you had with your kids, that have almost made your heart stop beating?

Spring Forward

I'm ready for Spring! Ready for the Tulips to bloom and to see the green grass.

This time change is kickin my butt. I totally realize it's only an hour, but I could sure use a nap.

Do you have any special routine you do when we bounce forward?

a SURPRISE from my son

On Friday I was pretty amazed. Kids had a 1/2 day of school I called to check on them and my daughter said all was well. I asked “what’s ur brother doing?” She says “he’s making a surprise for you.” Now my kids know I’ve had a pretty rough week–worst I’ve had in many years. This tid bit of info from my daughter brought tears to my eyes. My son will be 15 in a few weeks and believe me, its ALL about HIM-not uncommon for this age.

Upon my arrival home–coming in thru the kitchen I say to myself–hmm wasn’t the kitchen he cleaned or made brownies, great room-untouched. I hear the lil people in my life in the basement so I proceed downstairs to find my daughter playing Guitar Hero and my son watching rocking in the chair. I see my Dyson, AHA he vaccumed the basement I thank him, he smiles. I said “Lola says you have a surprise for me”. He says “don’t you hear it?” I said “no” he says “look around” and to my wandering eyes should i see HE INSTALLED SURROUND SOUND FOR HIS GAMING TV IN THE BASEMENT!!!!! I say “that’s real nice buddy, how is this a surprise for me?” He says “well if you’d like to watch a movie in the basement you’ll have surround sound.”

Isn’t that nice?—I seldom go down there, it's his lil hangout for him and his buddies—pssst if I’m gonna watch a movie I’ll go in my room or in the great room, because I ALWAYS fall asleep LOL

What wonderful surprises have you come home to?

All the rage of Hannah Montana

My daughter and I just returned from seeing the Hannah Montana concert at Showcase Cinemas in Maumee. Yes I did say at the cinema. See if you haven't heard it was next to impossible to get tickets to her concert when she was in Detroit last month, so the decision makers said "hey we could make even more $$ if we put this in the theatre for a week". This is what they did. I got up early on Monday morning purchased our tickets online ($15/each with a $2 service fee). The Franklin Park theatre was completely sold out, unless I wanted to take my 5th grader out of school next Tuesday---I don't think so. So I opted for the Maumee theatre. She was very excited, as was I. We enjoy spending "girl time" together. The concert/movie was in 3D--this I didn't know, or if I read it it didn't register LOL. Therefore, you had to have the 80's style Tom Cruise "Ray Ban's" on the entire show. Brought back a few memories. It was especially funny to see the little kids with these HUGE glasses on!

Lola and I enjoyed ourselves and as we were leaving the theatre I was digging in my purse to grab my keys. Oh, here they are...nope that's my Speedway card, nope that's Lola's ID card for youth group. I said to my daughter "This isn't good, I can't find my keys." I walked out to my vehicle and sure enough there they are, right where I left them....my front seat! Grrrr All I can say is .....thank God for AAA!!!!! I'm in Maumee, we live in Bedford...hubby wouldn't be too happy with me if he had to come out to Maumee to help me out. Lucy, told me at AAA the wait would be 30-40 minutes, possibly longer. What do you do when you've already seen the movie, so we went into the arcade Lola spotted DDR (Dance, Dance, Revolution) right away. Got her tokens and she was ready.......miss, good, miss, great and in between the music as the song goes on I hear booing, don't they know this is her FIRST TIME? Eee gads, give the little lady a break. She told me she sucked at it and then we were waiting and waiting, until finallyl I see a tow truck pull up. Our wait was more like 45 minutes and it only took him a few minutes to open my door.

Then off to Levis for some shopping at Justice!

Have you ever had an afternoon planned and things didn't go exactly how you'd like it to?