Solution!!!

So this week the door that the kids get out of everday decided to malfunction(BREAK) from indoors. At first I just thought that the kids had locked the kid lock...... but I was sorely mistaking. It will open from the outside but not the inside. Not really a problem , at least the kids cannot escape. However, when I drop the kids off at school each morning, I cannot park and go around to let them out....... it will take too long and I will get honked at. Also, having them climb over the passenger seat takes too long.

I can hear something broken or loose in the door. I tried to take the door apart but must be missing some screws somewhere and I would hate to break the door completely. But Jay is my McGyver, so I cannot see any reason to take it to the shop and be charged an arm and a leg (possibly even a child) to fix it since if all goes as planned he will be home within a week or so.

So my friends, my solution to my problem. LOL. I took the passenger seat out and it is now sitting in the garage. :> Quite ingenious, at least that is what I think. It was much harder than one might think though. It took me 45 minutes to get that silly thing unbolted from the floor and out the door. My neighbor walked by and I think he thought I was someone breaking into my van since it was after dark. He actually scared me to death as I was so very focused on my project. He was going to help but "knows nothing about how to remove the seat or tools." No big deal because I CAN CONQUER A SEAT!!!! And I must say it is working nicely. However, we now have no room for anybody else to ride with us. Poor Daddy, his "honey do" list just keeps getting longer and longer. This is Nathan. He made my heart glow this week. Every night I tuck them in and then before I actually go to bed I go back in and tuck them back in and make sure that everyone is okay. The other night as I was tucking Nathan back in he woke up just a little. I kissed his cheek as I covered him back up and said, "I love you." His response, "I know!" What a great thing. I long everyday for my kids to know that I love them and some days as I get tired and worn out I worry that I don't portray that very well. But this was a nice reminder that even though I am not always the most patient, kind, or even nice mom that I would like to be at least my kids "know I love them."

Sleep well my friends, and don't forget to let everyone know you "love them."