.new home lockout.

.since moving in, there have been some big purchases we have been avoiding.

.washer/dryer.

.work desk for andrew.

.crib for parker.

.because we have been blessed with small, great gas milage, reliable cars.....these big items result in us renting a truck and driving around picking up these items.

.well because we had rented a truck just on saturday, we decided we would find what we needed, and big them up all together, so we wouldnt have to rent a truck again, and again, and again.

.tuesday i searched craigslist. i found a desk i was not fond of, but Andrew really liked. so i sent him the link and he really liked it, so i contacted the guy and asked if we could come check it out. we looked, we liked, we asked to come get it the next day. we also checked out washer and dryers. no many decisions. so i had one day to make a decision on a washer and dryer. i looked and looked and researched. as much as i LOVE the look of front loaders, they smell, they leak and the bearings go out like crazy. 

.wednesday i rented the truck, rebooked flights for me and brooklynn and andrew so we all leave sunday evening from utah together (andrew was going to leave saturday mid afternoon and that really stunk. . . we are going to be apart for 2.5 weeks, thats a LONG time for me and for the kids to be away from daddy). anyways, i found a washer and dryer that was 3 months old. top loader. they needed to sale due to moving. great reviews...and who freaking cares what the washer and dryer looks like right? so i asked to come see that as well since we had the truck. i got the kids ready, grabbed cash, grabbed an extra change of clothes for andrew, diaper bag and out the door. i met andrew at the truck rental, and was the gps for him to our destinations.

.picked up the desk...and a computer chair. spoiled boy. (he is SUCH a bad person to bargain). and than i called to see if we could come check out the washer and dryer. she was JUST getting to the hospital to pick up her mil out of surgery so she said she would contact me when she was on her way home. so we grabbed the kids a bite to eat and talked, than we headed to the apartment to fill the truck with a few last boxes that we were planning on just throwing in the back of our cars whenever we were over there cleaning, swimming, or passing by. FINALLY around 7:30pm she called to say she would be there around 8. 

.we checked them out, we felt good about them, we purchased them. her awesome husband help load them, little did he know that andrew was stuck unloading them with ME. we headed home.

.and than the fun began.

.while we were at the apartment, i realized the ONLY house key we had was not on my keychain like normal. when i mentioned that to andrew his first response was, "what? well, where is it?"

.my mind was racing, WHERE did i out the key last?...and than i remembered oh, so VERY clearly, in andrew's hand as he opened the garage door (we dont have garage door openers, so we have to go through the house with out ONLY key). 

.me:"i gave them to you, when you offered to open the garage yesterday when we got home last night."

(insert deer in the headlights look on andrew's face...but of course he has to act MANLY)

.andrew: "well i put the key on the counter next to your keys, why didnt you grab the key before you left the house."

EXCUSE me. what did you just say to me? i needed to remember to put the key back on my keychain, as well as grab cash for YOUR desk, and after i rented the truck, and loaded up the kids, and had to also buckle the carseat back in my car you so kindly didnt put back last night, and instead left it next to my car to load up, since i have all the time in the world....oh.no.you.didnt.

.andrew:"you should of checked your keys before you left the house you only had one key to."

.i was irritated, but knew our adventure for the day was just going to get more adventurous and i was pretty giddy about it. 

.so we drive up to the house around 9:15....we are locked out. and we had a few decisions to make. break a window, break a door, call a locksmith. we looked to see if we left any windows unlocked, we KNEW the answer to that, andrew is married to a paranoid wife who keeps all windows and doors locked at ALL times. . . the doors, okay, we have 2 doors (front and back) and they both are deadbolt. thats the only option, no lower lock, just deadbolt. . . so locksmith we call.

.$15 dollars JUST TO CALL a locksmith.

.he will be here in 20 minutes. so we pushed the kids in the swing at 9:45 at night waiting for him to pull up. 

.up pulls a little sporty car and a teenager gets out.

.the locksmith.

.i was somewhat laughing inside. here is a grown man who cant get in his house because HE DIDNT PUT THE KEY BACK WHERE IT IS SUPPOSE TO GO...and at our door, with a few tools, unlocks our door in 2 minutes, and now we owe him $95 bucks.

.yep. $110 dollars to get into our house.

.i think andrew may have learned his lesson here. 

.dont get in the way of a mama and her ways....there is a reason mama's are in charge of kids, appointments, bedtime, midde of the night time, dinner, lunches, bills, bullies, homework, etc. 

.oh, and when we got in the house, the key wasnt even on the counter, like andrew said it was.

.it was in the pocket of his pants he wore the day before.

.yea, that mistake just cost ya $110 bucks babe.