Close the Door

The boys have officially started scouts... and I have officially turned it ALL over to Chet. He is the sole parent responsible for the boys scouting. I take them, but he does everything else, including pick them up. Well, tonight they were reading through their books looking at things that they can pass off. Chet asks them, "What should we do everytime we leave the house?" In unison both boys immediately said, "Close the doors!" You know there is a serious problem...or they have heard SEVERAL times something when two boys say the same thing without even thinking. Well, both of those are true. On more than one occasion (ok several) we come home to a front door that is wide open. How does that happen you ask? Well, the boys run out it and don't get it latched. Then with any breeze at all, whoosh, it's wide open! I have to make a quick sweep of the house everytime with the kids locked in the car with instructions to not open it for ANYONE but me. They have no idea why, but they go along with it. Maybe the excitement of scouts will insure a closed door. A mom can dream right...or at least check myself!!! Side note: I pitty the fool that would try to steal from us. I think the thing of most value would be Carter's legos. What a waste of someone's time. They might be able to hauck $500 at very most!!! Just not a house full of things a thief dreams of!!!