A Very Long Saturday Morning

Since Ben locks the bathroom door when he goes in, Annie felt the need to also. However, she was unable to unlock the door when she was done. So, we opened a paperclip but couldn't open the door either. By this time, Annie was hysterical in a classic two year old fit and would not listen to anything we said. About 20 minutes later (seriously!) Ben and I finally thought to kneel down and pray. Immediately after we got her special blanket and shoved it under the door. Then we tried m&ms to get her to stop crying and listen to us - with the hopes she would eventually be able to unlock the door herself. (Evidently we bought very good locks and there is not an easy way to unlock them from the outside - not even a way to take the handle off...) She did NOT want the m&ms and threw them back at the door - quite surprising at the time because I have never known Annie to turn down candy! Then, Ben gives her a blue m&m (this is a very big deal) and she calms down enough to eat it and ask for more. We start singing songs and Annie joins in occasionally (Between crying and eating candy). Meanwhile, Andy has been to the garage a couple of times and is now making lots of noise. To make a long story short (way too late, I know), Andy filed down a key to fit into the little tiny nitch inside the little hole. This is now in its permanent place above the door. When the door opened, I'm sure you can imagine the happy reunion! It was almost an hour from start to finish! We did a huge group hug and then thanked our Heavenly Father for guidance. It was such a happy day!