So, Maya stuck some keys in an outlet upstairs not even 2 hours after we (me and the kids) got back from our trip to Ohio. She started crying and came downstairs. I came running as soon as I heard the very distinct cry of something being wrong. When I got to her I noticed that her hands were black. I knew this was not good.

I was doing my 100 point assessment when I thought I should look upstairs and make sure nothing was smoldering! I ran upstairs to find the keys hanging from the outlet. Everything is fine thankfully!

The next day I went to the store and found the outlet covers that one would think, me being a nurse, I would have had covered already! So like a great mom I covered my outlets. That afternoon, Maya brought me an outlet cover and said “what’s this?” Well so much for being extra cautious.

Safety check take two: I put the safety knobs on the kids bedroom door today to prevent Maya from going in there to get to Eli when he is sleeping, or to go in and unload her closet to find the perfect dress about 5 times a day, or to go in and climb the dresser for a little afternoon adventure. While I was putting them on I had a thought: Are these really safe? I mean if there were a fire or something or Maya needed to go the bathroom she wouldn’t be able to get out. Well, not so sure that is a problem for Maya….I had just laid her and Eli down for a nap and about 2 minutes later I hear Maya saying behind her closed door. “I don’t want these here.” Then I heard, what I later found out was a book, hitting the door knob to get it off. Well, that was not successful so Maya, in her “I’m going to do what I came to do spirit”, just tried taking them off.

A few seconds later Maya was walking into my room with an arm load of safety door knobs. She dropped them on the floor and said, “I don’t want these in my room, you can have them in yours, but not in mine!”

Now Maya is laying in bed singing. Right now I just feel like laughing!

~ Kim

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