Usually it feels that way after the holiday weekend – time to regroup and think ahead to the fall season. However, the phrase took on a new meaning with the arrival of my little charge yesterday and today. She is opening and closing doors. I can no longer sequester her from outside temptations.
When I was a young girl, a particular episode at my grandmother’s was to become a hero for such a one as my granddaughter. A little cousin had locked himself in the bathroom and the only way in was through a window onto the washer and dryer. Either I was the only kid around or I was volunteered to be the ”squeezer through” and release the prisoner.
Thankfully we have doorstops which prevent this new skill from being applied. For now.