Katie had her first ever swim lessons with Dee Dee today at the pool. After some initial crying for Daddy, she got into it and had a great time. We go back tomorrow to meet Dee Dee for another go at the water!
Daven then had to go back in the afternoon for his First Communion "Portrait"...they take this seriously around here. He put on his "midget suit", looking like a mini-gangster and had a Top Model photo shoot. We came back and settled into the rest of a "normal day"...enter Katelyn.
Katie went to brush her teeth in the kids bathroom down the hall. She shut the door, which she never does and started brushing. Julia, who is now starting to come around and feeling better, went to check on her....and could not get the door open. She calls me and I try...no luck. I figure the handle came loose since the handles are about 70 years old and grab the tools...no luck. She is STUCK in the bathroom. Of course I start to freak out but she's a cool as a cucumber in there...still brushing her teeth. We call the emergency work number and the guys says something like "Oh Man!". I start digging through my closet and find my Halligan tool...see picture below. Its a tool used by both firefighters and military to get into doors if you really need to. I mentally gave the maintenance guy five minutes before the frame was coming off.
He arrived in four. Came down the hall and tried his tool...no luck. He looked at me, looked at Mr. Halligan Tool and gave me the nod. Meanwhile you can here Katie in there brushing her teeth and being Katie. The maintenance guy got a crack open in the door and I jammed the Halligan tool into the frame. Some pushing and pulling and...POP!!! The door came open and there was Katie with her toothbrush and a smile! I never thought I'd need to breach open my own bathroom door. We found out there is actually a lock in the bathroom. We've been here nearly 3 years and NEVER noticed a lock or ever had anyone ever lock it. Leave it to Katie. See below for a picture of the two "troublemakers" this evening.
So I guess it WAS a normal Sullivan Saturday! Julia is feeling much better, the boys are watching a movie (after Timmy preceeded to AMAZE us with his knowledge of Jesus and Easter he's learned at his day care at St. Lukes...to include knowing who helped Jesus carry his cross!), and Katie is asleep with the cleanest teeth on Fort Leavenworth. Fortunately I still have plenty of paint left so the door frame will look good as new, and there is TAPE to keep the lock from every being used again...at least for the next two months!
