Just hear those ring jing jing-aling.....

I have to tell you this story, because I'm still giggling over it.....

Today my mom came and looked after the boys (well 2 of them) while I went to school with Duncan and played Parent Volunteer for their science day. It was a lovely relaxing morning, and I came home for lunch, and my mom decided to go off and do some Christmas shopping.

Flash forward to early afternoon - I am getting ready to pick Duncan up from school - which means I am going to have to get Matthew redressed, as he has peeled off his clothes again, and has wrapped himself in a soft blanket in the middle of the family room. Before I can get him dressed, the doorbell rings, and it's my mom - bearing gifts!
She had stayed in the area and thought it would be nice to come back and look after the kids again while I duck out to pick Duncan up from school - Truly this is a blessing. the little things like this - being able to pick up one kid without dragging the others out into the cold weather, and buckling them in seats and getting out the stroller etc. Makes life sooooo much easier.

She'd also brought a couple of things with her - a new cookie sheet to replace my old one that is on it's last legs, some cheese for Matthew, because he only eats one kind and I had run out, and best of all - A lovely holiday snowman that sings and dances.


Just press his hand and the music starts, while snowman dances and wiggles in a festive little dance. The kids love it!
Of course, it was the last one on the shelf, and when we first pressed start - it roared to life, doing it's dance, and singing it's song (Sleigh Ride) and then it made a horrible noise. We thought the batteries might be running down - being the last one in the store of course, it was subjected to the whims of passersby, starting him up and singing his little song.

Every time Matthew played the snowman, it made the same horrible noise. Mum started to get worried that maybe it was defective - but we chalked it up to faulty batteries.

When Chris came home from work tonight - Matthew of course had to show him how the snowman worked. Start up the song and Arrrgh - There's that horrible noise again! Seems like it even stops dancing whenever it makes that noise. I began to get suspicious.
When mum had brought the snowman in, she had taken all the packaging and put it in my recycling box, so I rummaged through until I found the original packaging......

Sure enough...............

The official name is "Rootin' Tootin' Snowman"

YES everyone, My mother bought me a dancing FARTING snowman.

Now whenever Chris and I hear the so called Horrible noise, we laugh like crazy - becuase this silly snowman is pausing his dance to pass wind. It really is funny.

Happy Holidays indeed!