Yesterday, I came home for lunch but still had my mind on my work. I ran into the kitchen, put my work bag down and started pulling together some lunch. Suddenly, I heard a man's voice in my house but his voice was a bit garbled. I knew my husband was not home so I was struck still with fear. Although I stood one step from a drawer full of knives, I was paralyzed and couldn't figure out how to get to a knife to protect myself.
"Garble, garble," he said again.
What in the world is he saying, I thought with my brain racing.
"M is for Map," my daughter's talking puzzle said again from the living room sofa.
M is for MADDENING, I thought as my fear subsided. Little K had started her talking alphabet puzzle that morning, hadn't finished it before leaving for school so Mr. Puzzle continued to talk. He spoke every 10 seconds until I put all 26 alphabet pieces correctly in place. And I thought I knew my alphabet! Lyrics from country singer Ronnie Milsap's song "There's A Stranger in My House" have comically run through my head ever since.
Until the next nap time...
2 comments:
H is for Hilarious!
Glad you survived the adventure w/ Mr. Puzzle!
That's like the freakish "Elmo Knows your Name: that we have. It has an internal CLOCK so it knows when to tell you it's time for lunch, or a nap (FUNNY!), or to play. And it reminds us that Clare's favorite color is purple and she loves sushi (which she doesn't, but I programmed that because it cracks me up to hear Elmo say "Clare loves sushi!"
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