We are sitting in the movie theatre enjoying Smurfs with the kids on the big screen. The phone rings. It’s the babysitter who is home with just Colton. Justin exits the theatre to answer her call and doesn’t come back. Wondering what happened, I found him in the hall, still on the phone. Was it an emergency? What was taking so long? Well, this is what happened:
Colton got a hold of some keys. Not just any keys. The keys that have a remote. Not a car remote. It looks like the remote to lock and unlock your car, but it happens to be a state-of-the-art remote that sets the house alarm and turns it off. Well, unbeknownst to our cute 14 year old sitter, he set the house alarm. Oh no, that’s not all. Of all nights, we were doorbell ditched. When she opened the door, the alarm went off.
That’s when the fun just began. Her phone dies while on the phone with Justin. She gets her mom’s phone and has Justin and the alarm company on each ear. The alarm doesn’t turn off with the code, so she has to manually power it down with step-by-step directions from the alarm company which included screwdrivers, wires and boxes, and going to multiple locations in our house to disarm it.
Luckily Colton slept through the whole thing. He is a sweet boy. I guess just like any other kid he has a way of getting into things when your back is momentarily turned. But for some reason, his silence and strength magnify the trouble he gets into. He literally has to be watched every second. And that’s why we pay our sitter well. She is a trooper!
1 comment:
Wow! I guess it is a bad thing when kids are quiet? Even though it sounds nice. :) You have an amazing sitter who earns her hard earned money. Is she coming back??? Just kidding! :)
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