So says Jesus, at least according to Matthew and Luke, two men who walked around with Jesus and wrote down the things they heard him say.
I’m here to tell you that it’s not always so.
Last night the Sublett fam encountered a little bit of push-back for that bit o’ wisdom. The doorknob to Sadie and Annabelle’s room has been giving us some difficulty over the past few months. It would only turn one way, and sometimes required a little jiggling to get it to cooperate. Sadly, Mr. Doorknob decided to give up the ghost last night.
Kim was convinced that I could get it to turn, which kind of made me happy. It’s a wonderful feeling to be needed, and to have Kim voice her confidence in my ability to problem-solve was very reassuring. Unfortunately, the doorknob proved resistant to my efforts, and bedtime was approaching fast.
I couldn’t get the knob to turn, and the door’s hinges are on the inside, so I wasn’t able to simply remove the door. There’s a little strip of wood that prevents a good-intentioned father from jimmying the lock. I don’t like to deal with locks. If I need to fix something, I usually visit this website. The attic entrance is in their room, so I thought I might be able to slip into the attic through the crawl space and lower myself ninja-like into the room, but there’s no access to their room from the crawl space.
The next option was entering the room through one of their windows. Their windows are about 15 feet off the ground. I have a 6′ step ladder. Kim thought I might be able to back my truck up under their window, place the ladder in the back of my truck and climb in. Nothing doing.
I ended up borrowing a ladder from a neighbor (who wasn’t home, but allowed me to snag the ladder anyway, thanks Ryan and Melinda!) After some struggling with the screen (did you know that screens aren’t meant to be removed from the outside?) I was able to scoot into their room and get them to slumberland.
Maybe some doors will open if you knock. It turns out that some doors require a few more steps in the process.
Should we get one of the local, reputable companies like Top Master Locksmith to come and replace that doorknob, or just convince the girls to leave their door open for the rest of their lives?
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