Another gem from the land of long-neglected toys.
What? Did a man just admit he was wrong?
Where's control/alt/delete when you need it?
Sydney has re-discovered her pink Barbie-as-musketeer computer. This is a toy that Jeff, for reasons I have yet to understand, felt compelled to purchase for her last year on the day before Christmas. Afterall, she only had a couple dozen presents already waiting for her under the tree. (Okay, I'll be honest. The couple dozen presents were still waiting to be wrapped. But he knew how many were piled up in the closet.)
"Hi there musketeers!" says a sing-songy voice as annoying music twangs in the background.
Each and every time you turn it on.
It's a really annoying toy in the hands of a two-and-a-half year old. At that age, they don't understand the games at all. They just like pushing buttons. And apparently the power button is the easiest button for a toddler to find, so over and over again I would hear, "Hi there musketeers!"
Mercifully, the pink computer must have gotten lost/buried in Sydney's room, because I didn't hear it for months.
Last week she found it again.
"Hi there musketeers!"
Oh joy!
I will admit, the toy is much more age-appropriate for a three-and-a-half year old, and Sydney is having a lot of fun following Barbie's prompts as she asks "what word begins with the letter... (fill in the blank)?" Sydney's favorite is when Barbie asks what word starts with 'S'. Even though it's not the answer Barbie is looking for, Sydney always shouts "I do!"
Sydney has been playing with her pink computer so much the last few days that the year-old batteries are starting to die. Barbie's voice is getting a bit scratchy, which makes "Hi there musketeers!" all the more annoying.
I couldn't resist flashing a close lipped smile at Jeff as I reminded him, "that sure was a swell present, Hon."
Spreading his arms wide as if in surrender, he responded, "It was a mistake. Okay?"
Not okay. But somehow a little more bearable.
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