A runaway from Home to hOmE :-) - Part 1

Kavya & Oviya were two months passed their 2nd birthday. We had to relocate from King of Prussia PA to Pittsburgh PA ( 5 hours of distance ) due to Yuvi's job change. We came to know about the moving only a couple of weeks before starting. Since then, there were too much work to do including packing all the stuffs, cleaning the house, informing the change of address to the post office & other important places, looking for a new apartment in the new place etc. On top of it, I still had to cook & take care of the kids. Kavya & Oviya were still wandering without enough attention ( Kavya was wearing one of my top ;-) ) & unpacking the things we already packed. The process of packing was overwhelmingly huge. We didn't knew the complexity of packing until we had some friends helping throughout the night in the last minute.

Since the cot was disassembled, every one's tired eyes made them sleep in the hall. And after so much packing, Yuvi made a special dish which tasted so yummy for my hungry tummy :-) ).

                       

We had to make a two day trip to our new place a week prior to the actual moving for booking an apartment, where we all ( including Snowy ) stayed in a hotel & searched for some apartments. That must be one of our worst trips ever. It was snowing outside & both Kavya & Oviya were having a cold. Their condition worsened during the 5 hour travel & it ended up taking Oviya to the emergency in a completely unknown place. She had trouble eating & drinking liquids due to her throat infection. When she got better, somehow we managed to see some apartments & booked one blindly.

While returning from the trip, Snowy did something to remind about his importance too :-). This incident would live in our minds for sure. At 12 AM, we stopped at the service area & I took Oviya alone ( Kavya was sleeping in the car with Yuvi & Snowy inside ) to the restroom where we were roaming in nearby shops. When we both came outside after 15 minutes, Yuvi was moving in panic around the car. He was sweating even in the freezing cold. His face was tensed & his words were stammering. What had happened was, Kavya was still sleeping in her car seat & Yuvi thought of taking Snowy down for a small walk. When he got down, closed the door & came to open the other door were Snowy was sitting, Snowy got excited & jumped over the lock button on the door. The next moment, all the doors of the car got locked while the engine was still on & the mobile was inside. Yuvi was desperately explaining Snowy how to open the lock. Unfortunately, Snowy only had paws & not fingers :-P.

When I came to know this, I rushed inside again & called the cops from a nearby shop. There were lots of thoughts going through our mind. What if Kavya got up & cried? What if Snowy could never open the lock? What if Snowy moved the driving gear out of jumping? What if the cops turned out late? What if the cops break the car to rescue both? What if this & what if that? Those few moments gave us the most unbelievable chills. But, miraculously Snowy opened the lock again after few minutes on his own & we informed the cops again before they arrived. Even with our eyes closed & nose pinched, we would never leave the key inside again while going out of the car.

Every day & every moment reminds me of 'We're still learning' :-).