I was gassed ....

about a week ago Maddox came over to spend

the night with us.

Even though he is 7 years old, with being a special

needs child, you still have to watch him a lot

and my house by no means is kid proof

I gave that up a long time ago when our kids

grew up

When we re-modeled the kitchen, we put in a gas

cook top. I was not used to gas....though I do love it now

So I never really thought about the kids being able to turn

the knobs and turn just the gas on

So whenever Maddox would visit, we would try to remember

to do that. But I totally forgot this last time

I was sitting in the den and he was just being busy exploring

around the house. I saw him in the kitchen wiping things up...

something that he loves to do. Then he came in to the den

with me. We hung out in the den for awhile and then the

dogs wanted to go outside. I walked in the kitchen and WOW...the

gas about knocked me out. I was afraid to turn the fan on, didn't

want to create a spark so I opened the doors and windows

Really scared me bad

Now, I just keep the gas cooktop locked every day, all of the time

I'm not taking any more chances like that!

later....