Child safety locks and high schoolers don't mix well. First we had a really nice wooden gate at the bottom of our stairs. That lasted about two weeks before it broke in half. Then we installed locks on most of our kitchen cupboards. The main cupboard that Carter would get into was our breakfast cupboard with his beloved Trader Joe's cereal bars. I was sick of having to gather a collection of cereal, pop tart, and cereal bar boxes strewn around our main floor every 20 minutes. I think the last straw was when one of our guys poured cereal into a bowl for breakfast and one of Carter's pacifiers came out with the cereal. Those locks have made my days so much easier! The only problem is that they are only strong enough for a toddler. The breakfast cupboard lock only lasted about a month before it broke in half as well. I have had a rubber band keeping it locked... but that broke last night. Here we go again....


On a side note... here is what it looks like outside right now (there is about 20 minutes between the two pictures):


We're supposed to get 6 inches today. On Sunday it was 76 degrees. I think Maplewood is the only School District in all of St. Louis that is open today. Dan was pretty bummed when he got up this morning. I really don't understand the weather here!