Peek-a-boo!

One day as I was driving alone in my minivan, I turned a corner a bit sharply. Suddenly I heard a voice from the backseat... "Pee-e-e-k-a-a-b--o-o-, I see-ee y--ou---.", I was a little freaked out and pulled over. After checking the way back and all the other seats and floors, thought that maybe it was the radio. How creepy?! I'd read way too many Dean Koontz books for my own good.

Then I turned another corner and it said it again, "Pee-e-e-k-a-a-b--o-o-, I see-ee y--ou---. Pee-e-e-k-a-a-b--o-o-, I l -o -o -o v- e- y-o -u..."

Ok - that was weird. I pulled over again and tore the car apart. What I found was that the wayback seat had been folded down over a toy of my daughters. Every major turn was setting it off. How annoying and yet still creepy... Apparently the batteries were wearing down on this dumb doll. When I got home, I pitched it into the garage in a box of toys that had been given up or outgrown by my kids.

So later that evening... Ryan was about 7 and we sent him to the garage for a gallon of milk. Aren't kids useful for things like that? Oh and go get me a pop! He came back in sans milk, a little scared and said that there's a hobo in the garage!

We investigated and sure enough, it was the doll again... "Pee-e-e-k-a-a-b--o-o-, I see-ee y--ou---." Apparently it's also light activated. The batteries were definitely low. We ended up taking the batteries out, but were so unnerved by it that it got left in the garage box.

Pee-e-e-k-a-a-b--o-o-, I see-ee y--ou---. Pee-e-e-k-a-a-b--o-o-, I l -o -o -o v- e- y-o -u...