Friday, I felt like a terrible mommy. When I left Lindsey in an elevator!! I brought the girls to work with me so they could go trick or treating. (Every year all the departments decorate their area and the kids get to walk around and trick or treat.) We were about done and had just finished on the 3rd floor and got on the elevator and where heading to the 2nd floor.
I had been holding Lindsey's hand the whole time and right before we stopped and she let go of my hand and said she could do it herself. I told her okay. The doors open and Megan and I stepped out. As I turned around I saw the doors close and heard a Lindsey scream "MOMMY!!" I heard her crying and calling for me. But there was nothing I could do. So I felt pretty dumb for not holding the elevator door open for her until she stepped out.
I knew she could only go up to the 3rd floor or down to the 1st floor. I looked over the railing and saw some of my coworkers on the 1st floor and yelled at them to grab Lindsey if she came down. I gave it a minute and she didn't appear on the 1st floor so I knew she had to have gone to the 3rd floor. I tried to get Megan to set in the lobby and wait so I could run up stairs to get Lindsey. But Megan just started crying saying that "She didn't have a little sister anymore." "Mommy, you should have held Lindsey's hand." She was right I should have held Lindsey's hand.
Megan and I got on the elevator again and went to the 3rd floor there was Lindsey being comforted by another Mommy. She was upset with me. She kept saying, "You left me in the elevator. " "I got stuck in the elevator."
She was safe and we finished our trick or treating. I felt really bad for leaving me daughter on the elevator and feel very lucky that it was at Ancestry.com where I know almost everyone.
Body Painting
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