August 22, 2009

Yikes!

I always say that JPD must have a whole battalion of guardian angels, and tonight I think they worked a bit of overtime.  He almost burned down the house!

He was up late, not going to bed, running around the house being naughty, and when I went up to re-tuck him in after cleaning up the kitchen, I smelled a bad burning smell.  I looked around and saw smoke coming from the lamp on top of his dresser.  Turns out he thought it would be a good idea to put a big ole flashlight on top of the lamp (which was on)!

The heat from the light bulb had melted the flashlight which was all melty and burny and awful!! I totally freaked out and still am!  Here's the melted flashlight and blackened-with-melted-plastic light bulb.  Strangely, the lamp itself remained unscathed.

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Honestly I think this has been our worst close call ever.  Thank you, God, for sending me upstairs at that moment to check on him!

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