Things That Go "Oklahoma City" in the Night

    One thing they need to put in all books for new parents is that you must stock up on batteries of all sizes. Never in my life I have used more "C" batteries than in my career as a mom. In addition to making sure you have an ample supply of batteries, new parents should also be warned that any toy that runs on batteries has a strange way of starting up at odd hours.

    My girls are playing a lot with a talking puzzle of the United States. You place the state in the correct spot and a robotic voice reads "Kansas, capital Topeka" or "Vermont, capital Montpelier". I love the fact that they know these things (I was MUCH older before I knew the capital of Vermont), but the silly thing has a habit of talking in the middle of the night. A few nights ago I was downstairs locking up for the night, had turned out all of the lights when all of a sudden I hear a voice saying "Oklahoma, capital Oklahoma City". I about jumped out of my skin before I realized it was just the puzzle. I stuck it in the laundry room and shut the door so I wouldn't wake up at 3:00am to a voice telling me "Missouri, capital Jefferson City".

Posted by Margaret Sarver