And then there were alarms
The alarms we ordered came in yesterday. YAY!!! They are the same ones that were used when we worked at the RTC , so we knew how to install them AND that they would be loud enough to wake us…well…ME…if a certain 10 year old decided to sneak down in the middle of the night.
Jeremiah is actually excited about the alarms. He said that they will help him prove to himself that he doesn’t have to steal. Does it really take an alarm on the door to do that?
Of coarse he had to get one last sneak in last night while I was taking the dogs out before heading to bed. I hadn’t set the alarm yet because Rachel still needed to head upstairs to bed. I should have known better. 
I came in from outside and heard some thump thumps and then noticed the dogs looking up the stairs. Of coarse Jeremiah absolutely did NOT sneak down stairs and was fast asleep sucking his thumb (chewing on his fingers). Of coarse the thumps I heard were absolutely NOT him. Well, that lasted a whole five seconds.
An hour and lots of screaming (him), hugs, and kisses (me) later he finally told me whole truth. Such interesting things he snuck in those few minutes. He’s definitely creative.
Now some may say I should have just let it be. But even though he doesn’t like being caught, because of the consequences involved, he doesn’t like NOT being caught either. It makes him feel unsafe. He NEEDS to be caught, just like he NEEDS to know those alarms will be on.
Oh, child. I love you.
You may just give me an aneurysm, but I love you.
Blessings!
Hannah
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