Wednesday chat

Sonya · Guru

Wednesday chat

Sonya · Guru

They found a three year old naked, on the huge bridge that spans our harbour at 1:30 am last night. Apparently he got out because he could reach the locks.

Ack!

He was fine.

We gate Josie in her room just for this reason but I know we need to do more. Charlie is afraid of the dark so he won't even go to bathroom at night.

Sonya · Guru

I have a house showing today if you can send up a positive thought or a prayer.

Sonya · Guru

I'm out at the house now. So much to do. How can an empty house have so much stuff to do in it?

muffy · Guru

our door is locked with a key so clara can't open it. plus our house has an iron fence around the outside.

that story is super scary!

Sonya · Guru

Good afternoon Megan!

It is even scarier if you know the bridge:

http://www.hdbc.ca/

Sonya · Guru

I just did the stupidest thing.

the door in Josie's old room to the attic was peeling badly so i decided i'd touch up the paint before the showing (at 11).

it's not the same color as the rst of the trim in the house (SHOOTME!)

Now I have half the room one trim color and the other half a much different color. No time to really do it.

AHHHHHH! What an idiot!

CoffeeQueen · Guru

Sonya wrote:

I have a house showing today if you can send up a positive thought or a prayer.

Sending out good sell house vibes.

How are homes selling there?

CoffeeQueen · Guru

Sonya wrote:

Good afternoon Megan!

It is even scarier if you know the bridge:

http://www.hdbc.ca/

Holy Crap, you have to be kidding me. Thank goodness nothing happen.

Honestly I do not do anything. Allison has never once opened the door. The locks are a bit hard to do. She does not even get out of bed without calling to tell us she wants to get up. It is weird, but how she is. I guess I can never say she would never, but outside of us shutting her door at night we do nothing else.

Now Mia, we will have to lock the house up like fort knox,lol.

happylib · Guru

Good morning! I have never really had to worry about Elizabeth. She can't open the front door by herself and during the night she sleeps with me. When she was sleeping in her bed, she wouldn't get out of it unless she was hopping straight into our bed. That is a scary story though.

I am keeping E home from preschool today because I am watching one of her friends. My friend needs to go to the doctor and did not have anyone to watch her daughter (who is also E's friend) so I said I would. I could send E to school but it's easier if they just play together. Yep, I am exciting.

Sonya leave a note saying you are finishing the trim. I hope the people decided to buy your house at asking price. :fingerrs:

Sonya · Guru

CoffeeQueen wrote:

Sonya wrote:

I have a house showing today if you can send up a positive thought or a prayer.

Sending out good sell house vibes.

How are homes selling there?

They are. We never had the super highs so we aren't facing the super lows like everywhere else.

supergrover · Guru

Sonya wrote:

Good morning!

What do you do to make sure your kids can't get out of your house by themselves?

After Koda's escape last winter, we have dead bolts by the ceiling. We also have a gate to their room (which he can undo now, but he couldn't until about 2 weeks ago. Tristen still can't). We also have a lower gate near the front door. They can totally plow through this one, it is more a visual deterent.

We also sleep with all doors open so we can hear if they get up. Finally, we do not leave their windows open in their room at night. We are on the first level, facing the road, so I do that for multiple safety reasons.

supergrover · Guru

supergrover wrote:

Sonya wrote:

Good morning!

What do you do to make sure your kids can't get out of your house by themselves?

After Koda's escape last winter, we have dead bolts by the ceiling. We also have a gate to their room (which he can undo now, but he couldn't until about 2 weeks ago. Tristen still can't). We also have a lower gate near the front door. They can totally plow through this one, it is more a visual deterent.

We also sleep with all doors open so we can hear if they get up. Finally, we do not leave their windows open in their room at night. We are on the first level, facing the road, so I do that for multiple safety reasons.

Geesh, reading my post you can tell Koda's escape scared the begezious out of us!

Our police officer for my complex told me his kids escaped once 4 and 6. They hiked over to the next property and climbed a communications tower. A neighbor came running to tell them about it. They were pretty high up. (they turned out fine, are adults now, and probably are now parents waiting for their kids to do the same to them, lol!)

muffy · Guru

Sonya wrote:

Good afternoon Megan!

It is even scarier if you know the bridge:

http://www.hdbc.ca/

yikes!

Chrissie · Guru

good morning everyone.

We don't do anything to make sure M2 doesn't get out. We really should.

Overnight, I'm such a sound sleeper that I hear him if he moves in bed. Anytime he does wake up he calls me, he won't even get out of his bed.

Chrissie · Guru

supergrover wrote:

supergrover wrote:

Sonya wrote:

Good morning!

What do you do to make sure your kids can't get out of your house by themselves?

After Koda's escape last winter, we have dead bolts by the ceiling. We also have a gate to their room (which he can undo now, but he couldn't until about 2 weeks ago. Tristen still can't). We also have a lower gate near the front door. They can totally plow through this one, it is more a visual deterent.

We also sleep with all doors open so we can hear if they get up. Finally, we do not leave their windows open in their room at night. We are on the first level, facing the road, so I do that for multiple safety reasons.

Geesh, reading my post you can tell Koda's escape scared the begezious out of us!

Our police officer for my complex told me his kids escaped once 4 and 6. They hiked over to the next property and climbed a communications tower. A neighbor came running to tell them about it. They were pretty high up. (they turned out fine, are adults now, and probably are now parents waiting for their kids to do the same to them, lol!)

That would have scared me too!!!

Jennie · Guru

Honestly, I don't do anything.

Colin escaped once. That was all it took. And I was in the damn bathroom and I heard the door open and he was gone.

He made it to the the welcome mat before I pulled him back in and gave him a stern talking to about how we don't do that. He hasn't done it since. He knows better. He knows that he has to go outside with a grown-up. And he's stuck to it. I also keep the storm doors locked so that gives me a heads up if someone is at the door trying to escape.
No gates. We never needed them b/c we've always lived in a one story place. But I'm going to do gates when Addy is mobile to block her from Colin's bathroom and bedroom and the kitchen. Just because its easier to keep her that way. Colin was always a mover and a shaker the moment he could roll both ways.

Ugh! I'm so dang tired. We were up late with Addy b/c she didn't want to sleep. The moment Grant left to go to the store she looked at me, smiled, and then rolled over onto her belly and started SCOOTING backwards. Then she giggled! Oh I loved it. But then she kept wanting to do it over and over until she finally passed out with Grant in bed. It was too cute.

happylib · Guru

Jennie wrote:

Honestly, I don't do anything.

Colin escaped once. That was all it took. And I was in the damn bathroom and I heard the door open and he was gone.

He made it to the the welcome mat before I pulled him back in and gave him a stern talking to about how we don't do that. He hasn't done it since. He knows better. He knows that he has to go outside with a grown-up. And he's stuck to it. I also keep the storm doors locked so that gives me a heads up if someone is at the door trying to escape.
No gates. We never needed them b/c we've always lived in a one story place. But I'm going to do gates when Addy is mobile to block her from Colin's bathroom and bedroom and the kitchen. Just because its easier to keep her that way. Colin was always a mover and a shaker the moment he could roll both ways.

Ugh! I'm so dang tired. We were up late with Addy b/c she didn't want to sleep. The moment Grant left to go to the store she looked at me, smiled, and then rolled over onto her belly and started SCOOTING backwards. Then she giggled! Oh I loved it. But then she kept wanting to do it over and over until she finally passed out with Grant in bed. It was too cute.

That is one sweet picture. I also love her hair. biggrin

Jennie · Guru

happylib wrote:

Jennie wrote:

Honestly, I don't do anything.

Colin escaped once. That was all it took. And I was in the damn bathroom and I heard the door open and he was gone.

He made it to the the welcome mat before I pulled him back in and gave him a stern talking to about how we don't do that. He hasn't done it since. He knows better. He knows that he has to go outside with a grown-up. And he's stuck to it. I also keep the storm doors locked so that gives me a heads up if someone is at the door trying to escape.
No gates. We never needed them b/c we've always lived in a one story place. But I'm going to do gates when Addy is mobile to block her from Colin's bathroom and bedroom and the kitchen. Just because its easier to keep her that way. Colin was always a mover and a shaker the moment he could roll both ways.

Ugh! I'm so dang tired. We were up late with Addy b/c she didn't want to sleep. The moment Grant left to go to the store she looked at me, smiled, and then rolled over onto her belly and started SCOOTING backwards. Then she giggled! Oh I loved it. But then she kept wanting to do it over and over until she finally passed out with Grant in bed. It was too cute.

That is one sweet picture. I also love her hair.

Thank you! Daddy often forgets to brush her hair after a bath so it dries all wild. But I don't mind. She's too cute.

CheleLyn · Senior Member

good rainy morning!

I dont do anything to keep the kids in..they havent ever tried to escape.

So I had called the after hours pedi clinic monday night bc daniel had 102.6 fever. they said from symptoms it sounded like the H1N1. Other than the fever, which has been fine today, and some nasal congestion and moist cough, he seems fine really. A little run down, but not SICK, which makes me wonder if it really was flu.

ihni. if he continues to not have a fever then he'll go back to school tomorrow.