tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125214004730035222.post1650776018498613679..comments2023-10-15T06:38:52.897-07:00Comments on GratefulHappy :0): WHAT DIDN'T HAPPENAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973395750151595165noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125214004730035222.post-88206239736228432562009-11-16T21:20:46.441-08:002009-11-16T21:20:46.441-08:00When our oldest was about 18 months I put him down...When our oldest was about 18 months I put him down for a nap on a Sunday afternoon and shut his door, as I always do. Then we parents went to go have a nap too. We slept for a couple of hours, and never heard a peep from our little guy (we had a nursery monitor in our room). I came out to our living room and as I rounded the corner I was dumbfounded to see out the window our toddler OUTSIDE playing in the full baby pool all by himself. I stood there with my mouth open. I could not figure out how this happened. His diaper was swollen so big from him playing in the water. I was so horrified. A quick examination of his room showed:<br />1. He had climbed out of his crib. First time for everything.<br />2. He had climbed up his changing table.<br />3. He had UNLATCHED the window.<br />4. He had crawled through a little tunnel that was under the stairs (we were in a basement apartment).<br />5. He had been playing in a private backyard for who knows how long.<br />6. AND, he did this all, quiet as a mouse. <br /><br />I know he had angels watching over him that day. It could have had such a sad ending. <br /><br />Close call for you, too.MamaChef (JM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08454958077382322304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125214004730035222.post-80323156248576658752009-11-16T11:40:05.193-08:002009-11-16T11:40:05.193-08:00Oh, Anne! I'm sitting here typing with tears ...Oh, Anne! I'm sitting here typing with tears rolling down my safe. How thankful I am for Isaac's safety and your sensitivity to the Spirit telling you to follow your little boy. Wow.<br /><br />Once, Todd and I came home from from the grocery store and found that our apartment smelled like smoke. We discovered that I had left an electric stove burner on "low" and carelessly tossed a dishtowel on the counter, but most of it had landed on the burner. The towel was ash, but how thankful I was that the apartment complex hadn't burned down.<br /><br />For another incident, see Todd's sacrament talk on gratitude.<br /><br />ps-- this is JenToddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547242727297369800noreply@blogger.com