FCS sold their old building in Springfield earlier in the week. We still have some furniture there that was put up for sale to the employees. Jay brought the kids with him Wednesday to meet me at work. We headed over to the old office to look at some things for the school.
I was trying to walk ahead of Jay to turn on lights. Cade was bringing up the rear and was supposed to be watching Camryn. I already had an anxiety moment when I remembered the vaults in that office and warned Cade about not letting her go in there. I guess I already had a sort if premonition. I could see the door getting shut somehow.
We made it all through the upstairs and then headed for the basement. We made it through most of the rooms before the incident happened. I had all the lights on so I went back upstairs to look for something another employee was supposed to have left for me. Jay was making decisions and Cade was terrorizing Camryn in that brotherly love sort of way. From the upstairs I heard Cade scream his full out panic mode scream. I though he said something about wasp, but I didn't hear any crying so I didn't think it would be too bad. A few seconds went by and I heard Cade scream again. I figured I'd better go check it out. As I got to the bottom of the stairs Cade went running by me in full out hyperventilating freak out mess mode. He had been playing with Camryn and he had tried to scare her by putting her in a dark room and shutting the door so he could open it and say "roar". Except the door locked. Camryn was stuck in a pitch black room with the door shut. By the time I got there Jay had a credit card out and was trying to maneuver the door open. He tried a couple of times and it didn't work. The door was heavy and solid and the hinges were on the inside. I didn't know what we were going to do.
Even Jay was a little concerned. I heard him say "we are going to get you baby." He tried a couple of times and then said we were going to have to call someone. Cade was an absolute mess. He acted like we were just going to leave her in there and go out to eat or something. Cade and I ran back upstairs to look through some keys to see if we could find one that might work for that office. Finally we heard Jay tell us he got it. Whew. I was afraid I was going to be paying FCS for a door that the fire department had to break down. Later on Jay said he didn't know who he needed to call first. The fire department for Camryn or the ambulance for Cade. There was no more door shutting the rest of the night! But I've laughed over how you could tell Camryn doesn't have my gnentics. Cade was a wreck but Camryn didn't even shed a tear.
After that debacle we went to eat at Hu Hot. It was not busy when we got there. Cade and I got our food first and all of a sudden people came out of the woodwork. I think it took us 20 minutes to go through the line. By the time we got back to the table Jay's salad was gone, along with the plate and Camryn thought I had left her. Jay went to get his food and he was gone for even longer than I was. When he got back I had dealt with a complete meltdown over Camryn's chicken and noodles being mixed together and had ate both my food and my salad. As soon as Jay sat down Camryn disappeared under the table. I stuck my head under it to see what she was doing. She told me she was pooping in there. Jay got to eat while Camryn hid under the table and pooped. As soon as she was done there was no waiting - I had to change her. We left the boys at the table and went to Macys to change and get a last minute gift. So much for eating a meal together on our anniversary.
After the mall we went to look at a Christmas display in downtown Springfield. We stopped at a gas station first because Cade needed a drink. There was a man standing outside that completely freaked Cade out. The man spoke to Cade as he was getting back in the van and Cade froze and did nothing but stare at him. I think it is safe to say visiting the square is out of our comfort zone. I'm sure the person who spoke to Cade could see that written all over our T&C mini van and did it on purpose. I'm sure he's still laughing about the freaked out kid. By the time we found this light display which according to our local news station is supposed to rival "a New York city window" we were all on edge. Then the window was not what I had hoped it would be. It was rather disappointing. We made a second go around the square so we could look at it one more time and I slowed down. An SUV came whirling around the corner and honked at me for going slow. The light ahead of me was red so they weren't going anywhere anyway. I threw my hands up in the air and pointed to the red light. Jay said he felt like he was going to need his gun. I really wanted to throw my mini van in park and tell the woman to Bring. It. On. Of course I didn't but I really wanted to.
We topped our evening off by the all exciting trip to Wal-Mart. While we were there Camryn turned into Buddy the Elf and decided to best way to spread Christmas cheer was to sing loudly for all to hear. She sang Jingle Bells through the entire store. We did get a lot of smiles so I guess it worked. Of course all the attention wasn't completely wanted by me but it was super cute.
Even Jay was a little concerned. I heard him say "we are going to get you baby." He tried a couple of times and then said we were going to have to call someone. Cade was an absolute mess. He acted like we were just going to leave her in there and go out to eat or something. Cade and I ran back upstairs to look through some keys to see if we could find one that might work for that office. Finally we heard Jay tell us he got it. Whew. I was afraid I was going to be paying FCS for a door that the fire department had to break down. Later on Jay said he didn't know who he needed to call first. The fire department for Camryn or the ambulance for Cade. There was no more door shutting the rest of the night! But I've laughed over how you could tell Camryn doesn't have my gnentics. Cade was a wreck but Camryn didn't even shed a tear.
After that debacle we went to eat at Hu Hot. It was not busy when we got there. Cade and I got our food first and all of a sudden people came out of the woodwork. I think it took us 20 minutes to go through the line. By the time we got back to the table Jay's salad was gone, along with the plate and Camryn thought I had left her. Jay went to get his food and he was gone for even longer than I was. When he got back I had dealt with a complete meltdown over Camryn's chicken and noodles being mixed together and had ate both my food and my salad. As soon as Jay sat down Camryn disappeared under the table. I stuck my head under it to see what she was doing. She told me she was pooping in there. Jay got to eat while Camryn hid under the table and pooped. As soon as she was done there was no waiting - I had to change her. We left the boys at the table and went to Macys to change and get a last minute gift. So much for eating a meal together on our anniversary.
After the mall we went to look at a Christmas display in downtown Springfield. We stopped at a gas station first because Cade needed a drink. There was a man standing outside that completely freaked Cade out. The man spoke to Cade as he was getting back in the van and Cade froze and did nothing but stare at him. I think it is safe to say visiting the square is out of our comfort zone. I'm sure the person who spoke to Cade could see that written all over our T&C mini van and did it on purpose. I'm sure he's still laughing about the freaked out kid. By the time we found this light display which according to our local news station is supposed to rival "a New York city window" we were all on edge. Then the window was not what I had hoped it would be. It was rather disappointing. We made a second go around the square so we could look at it one more time and I slowed down. An SUV came whirling around the corner and honked at me for going slow. The light ahead of me was red so they weren't going anywhere anyway. I threw my hands up in the air and pointed to the red light. Jay said he felt like he was going to need his gun. I really wanted to throw my mini van in park and tell the woman to Bring. It. On. Of course I didn't but I really wanted to.
We topped our evening off by the all exciting trip to Wal-Mart. While we were there Camryn turned into Buddy the Elf and decided to best way to spread Christmas cheer was to sing loudly for all to hear. She sang Jingle Bells through the entire store. We did get a lot of smiles so I guess it worked. Of course all the attention wasn't completely wanted by me but it was super cute.
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