GRANDPA LYNN- THE SUPERHERO or This could only happen to me!

So today something happened to me that I'm sure you'll all say "It could have happened to anyone" but really, it couldn't have. It's like when I swallowed the pop top off the can of soda and everyone said "It could have happened to anyone" and when I asked if they'd ever heard of anyone doing that and of course they had to say no they hadn't. Or like say the other night when walking into the Pleasant Grove Rodeo I fell to the ground in front of the WHOLE grandstand and was covered with dirt and straw and everyone of course said the same thing again, but have any of you ever done something like that? Of course not!

So on to today. After a YW activity at the house I was cleaning up- we had several young children here who had been playing in the playroom which is really our third garage converted. About 5:15 I took a book back to the room and let the door close behind me. Now this isn't just a normal door- it's a door going from our entryway into the garage so it locks FROM THE OUTSIDE of the room- yes, that's right, the outside. I turned around to go out, but found the door locked. No problem you think, call on your cell phone which you always have with you, but it was on the kitchen table- ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR!!! For a brief moment I panicked (alright, for a good 5 minutes), then slammed against the door with my shoulder and kicked it REALLY hard- these things only work in the movies. At this point I started to realize the lack of air- no window!!! I moved the castle tent, took the rolled up towel out of the little garage vent at the bottom of the wall and lay on the floor right in front of it and let the cool air (alright, somewhat cool air) calm me down. I then heard Trixie scratching and crying at the door trying to get in- I guess she decided not to disappoint me again like she did when I fell in the kitchen over the open drawer and couldn't get up (another one of those things that only happen to me) and told her to go get Lynn like Lassie would have- she just licked my face that time! I told her to go lay down and she finally gave up. As I lay on the floor I began wonder how long before Lynn would be home to rescue me- of course he had to go to San Diego today to look at a job so I figured by 8 at the latest. Then I began to worry that the girls would worry if they couldn't get ahold of me- then I realized maybe if they were worried they would come looking and I'd get rescued sooner! Then I thought- what if Lynn got in an accident coming home and they didn't know I was missing for days??? You know those poor people who die and no one finds them for weeks or even misses them? Okay, maybe I was getting a little worked up again but suddenly that little garage vent wasn't letting in much air. Then.....I heard what I prayed was Lynn's truck pulling in the driveway! I heard the door close and the back door open and Lynn's voice yell "Hello?" I pounded on the playroom door and as it opened there stood my knight in shining armour with a little grin on his face and he simply asked "Exactly how long have you been locked in here?" It turned out to be 6:45 so about a hour and a half!!!

Of course Whit had started to worry when I didn't answer the phone and so did Mandy so they started to call around and Lynn assured them he would be home in 20 minutes or so and he was sure I was probably just in the shower and didn't realize my phone was off. So all's well that ends well- at least I know If I go missing my family will worry! And best of all, sweet Emma called to see if I was okay. She said that it sounded "very, very, very, VERY scary" and she wanted to know how I got out. When I told her Grandpa rescued me and was my hero she said "Oh, I think my Grandpa is a SUPERHERO now!" So there is a darling little four year old out there that is pretty sure her Grandpa is amazing and if nothing else that made today okay! And let me know if you know anyone else who's ever been locked in a room in their own house for a hour and a half.....I thought not!!!