For our wedding, friend Gretchen (who was busy having her baby on our wedding day), gave us a very cool clock (it tied in with our 1950s-theme wedding). When we came home from the hospital with E-Beth, I spent a lot of time on the couch recovering from a C-section. I frequently forget to put on my reading glasses, and without them, I'm not able to see the time on the VCR. So Brian brought out the Gretchen clock, and placed it on the floor, resting against the entertainment center so I could see the hour and attend to E-Beth's feedings on time.
The clock stayed on the floor for several months. (Hey, I have more important things to do than pick the damn clock up off the floor, folks!)
And it was only when E-Beth found the floor clock to be "The Most Interesting Thing In The Room That I can Crawl To And Destroy Instantly" did we pick the clock up, and actually HANG it on the wall, where it belongs.
We hung it in the corner of the living room - visible from every angle, for quick time-viewing purposes. This is also the same corner E-Beth faces whenever we feed her a bottle.
According to Elizabeth, this clock - the Gretchen Floor Clock - is the Funniest *expletive*-ing Clock In The World.
We settle down in the big, comfy, fuzzy blue rocking chair, and as soon as kiddo rests her eyes on that clock, she starts laughing hysterically. And because we are psychic and can not only read our child's mind, we can understand what she is saying between her bursts of snortling (Yes, she snorts) laughter:
"What the HELL are you two thinking? That is the craziest thing in the world! Putting a perfectly good FLOOR clock on the WALL. Are you INSANE?"
Peace, till next