This Isn't Going to Be Easy, Is It?

Several years ago, when we bought and moved into our new home, I had the locks all redone. The locksmith was extremely helpful, and suggested that we choose locks that required a key to lock from the outside, so that we wouldn't lock ourselves out (or have the kids lock us out). So, imagine the locksmith's surprise when I called him from outside my home, with my two kids, locked out.

Clearly, this shouldn't have been possible. My kids were at school, and I was attacking my long to do list - cleaning and organizing my basement, and printing out my True Learning curriculum for the kids. Just as our cleaners arrived to clean the house, my printer ran out of ink. I decided to leave early and stop at Staples on my way to pick up my kids.

Leaving my keys in the house, I ran out the door without locking it. I didn't check to see if I had my house keys (which yes, are separate from my car keys) assuming they'd still be there. Of course, when I arrived less than an hour later, they weren't and had locked the door (on a sidenote, Staples also didn't have my printer ink). Thankfully, I had my iPhone, so I was able to look up the locksmith number online, call, and then entertain my kids with music I had stored on the phone. They played "dance party" to the Chipmunk movie soundtrack while we waited.

Locksmiths aren't cheap, but I was more than happy to pay whatever necessary! And, next time, I'll make sure I have my key!