Parents, have you ever done something so stupid when it's only you and your child at home, that after you started (or finished), thought to yourself, "This could've ended badly...like on an episode of Rescue 911?!"
Being a parent involves nonstop household responsibilities like laundry, washing dishes, vacuuming, chasing around little ones, and the occasional outdoor stuff. I perform outdoor duties as an occasional courtesy to my husband who is working all day, as a supplement to workouts, and so my daughter gets some fresh air and is pooped for a nap. These tasks are also as a way for me to say, I can do it too! Today's blog comes by way of starting then stopping today's outdoor task, because I would have been a complete idiot to try this at home, alone with my toddler. Let me explain.
After procrastinating for a few months about getting our loose chimney cap re-attached following a series of wind storms, last night it officially blew off following heavy winds. This morning, I found the cap sitting in the middle of our swimming pool. As I began to go outside and strategically decide how I was going to retrieve it without damaging our pool cover, I realized I had no clue how much a chimney cap weighs. Considering it's 17 x 41 and made of stainless steel, atop a frigid swimming pool, how dumb am I to retrieve this on my own, given the possibility of falling into the water with no one but a two-year old as my source of help? And while the chances of this happening are slim, it's a possibility. Think about the countless episodes of rescue shows we've seen where stranger things have happened and you hear about kids dialing 911 or parents being lucky (or not so lucky), because of an unfortunate decision. Needless to say, I called my husband to tell him what I initially planned, and to his disbelief at my ignorance, agreed that I wait until his arrival. This task reminded me of a couple of other instances, like the time I began climbing up a ladder onto our roof to vacuum leaves out of the gutters. Layla was sound asleep inside, and as I got about halfway through the task I thought, "Damn! If I fell from the roof, no one would be able to call for rescue until my husband got home." There was also the time I ran full speed after the mail truck with an oversized box I could barely see over, in an effort to ensure it was sent that day. I nearly broke my ankle stepping off the curb, only for the mailman not to see me and continue driving. I'm too cheap to call an ambulance, so I actually considered driving (my car is a stick shift) with a severely injured ankle and baby on board. I reconsidered that too.
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-Leslie Osmond
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