Mommy MacGyver

I believe I have just been added as an back-up sub for MacGyver himself, and I didn't even need the trademark paperclip! Here is why-

Yesterday, while J was away at the Music Academy, I was getting things done around the house, like feeding the baby, doing laundry, dishes, organizing, etc. Right after lunch, I grabbed C and we headed out to the garage, where the washer and dryer are found. Now, not that I think it is right or necessary, however, I have a habit of not being fully dressed as I am home alone with the babe. At this time, I was fortunate to have jeans on, and underwear of course, however, I lacked a shirt. This is very important to the story...

So, after heading into the garage, I heard the door close, and lock behind me- "No way!!!" I thought. "I'm stuck outside of the house, with a baby, no cell phone and in a neighborhood in which I really know no one- definitely not well enough to go knock on their door not being fully dressed!....this calls for drastic measures!"

I considered wrapping a towel around me, from the washer, and making my way to a neighbors house (remember now, we are house-sitting, so these aren't even my real neighbors- they are people I have met once or maybe twice as I go check the mail). Nope, don't really like that idea, because J didn't have a cell phone, and I don't have anyone's number memorized that would be able to get in contact with him. Unless I wanted to sit at a neighbor's house for 4 hours in a towel...Nope! Not my first choice.

Next I had luckily left C's stroller outside, so I put her in that while I looked around the house for anyway to enter. The only possibility was through a bedroom window that we leave open- but that's on the second floor.

(The window to be entered...)

I thought for sure they would have an extension ladder in the garage- who has 4 ATV's, at least 4 Motorcycles, enough bikes to supply a small town, 2 huge grills, and who knows what else in their garage, but no extension ladder!



Really now! They did have a regular ladder, about 6 foot, I would say.





I took the ladder out, realizing there was no way that was going to get me high enough to jump in a window, and looked for what could give me more height- a ping pong table...um, I don't think that would have been sturdy enough, no. What about the plastic picnic table?

Yeah, how 'bout it! Right then it was my only chance, so the ladder went up on the picnic table, and I went up the backside of the ladder, which had less slant,(yes that is the side that says "Do Not Climb On This Side," and I did have to stand on the top which also says, "Do Not Stand- May Loose Balance.")

Still, being only 5'6 I needed some extra-height-help and grabbed on to a sturdy desk and then jumped as high as I possibly could! ummph! Let me tell you, it wasn't the prettiest sight to see me squirming and wriggling to get myself in that window- but I did it! Wooo whoooo! Wee doggie!

Finding myself inside the locked house, I began to unlock every door I could find, determined not to do the same thing twice in one day!

All those who wish to now refer to me as Mommy MacGyver, that will be acceptable.