One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Toilet

My mom gave Sadie a Cuckoo Clock for Christmas. This was a very special gift, since Sadie's great-grandma has one, and she absolutely LOVES it. She would listen to it over the phone every time her Grammie would call, just so she could squeal and say, "Cuckoo! Cuckoo!" So, my mom got her her very own for Christmas. However, this is not your ordinary cuckoo clock. It's supposed to have a "natural theme," and you're supposed to be able to hear rivers, woodland sounds, etc. when the cuckoo is, well, cuckoo-ing (I seem to be writing that word an awful lot). Unfortunately, every time it strikes the hour, a very loud, and very distinct FLUSHING sound precedes the cuckoo's call. It's the weirdest thing you ever heard. It's like this cuckoo is being caught off guard in the bird-john, yanking up his little bird-pants as fast as he can, and running pell-mell to the tiny little bird-door to stick out his little bird-head and yell "Cuckoo!" The whole thing is cuckoo, if you ask me.

And speaking of cuckoo, this is a grandparents/grandkids picture of the Lansing clan :) These kids are so funny!