This Thing Scares Me.

My well-meaning father brought me an Easter plant to cheer up my hospital room. Happy little Easter plant, right?
It scares the crap out of me. There's something so eerie and unnerving about this little critter that I turn it to face the wall when I'm ready to go to bed at night. A few of the floor nurses here agree with me, and they've taken pictures with their cell phones to send to their kids.
"Call it 'creepy,'" I suggested.
Because it is.
Comments
HA! I have seen these at stores and they remind me of the alice in wonderland flowers that talk and sing and eventually bash their heads together like cymbals (I think this is proof I have watched that cartoon movie 1 too many times)
Posted by: Amy | April 5, 2010 10:30 AM
I may have nightmares tonight. :P
It is very creepy looking.
Posted by: Cara | April 5, 2010 11:05 AM
LOL - yup, those are pretty scary. Like something out of a Steven King book - I can see it coming to life at night. Good thing you have nurses in and out at all hours to protect you. ;) As the granddaughter of florists, I'm sorry to say I remember my grandparents making them every year in their flower shop.
Posted by: Karen | April 5, 2010 11:31 AM
Its cute....and yes, also creepy. Its cute if you don't stare at it for too long. Your dad is so sweet to cheer you up though!
My mom used to have porcelain dolls on the back thing of the toilet, and every time I would get up in the middle of the night they would scare me, so I would put them in the bath tub. CREEPY.
Posted by: Brenda W. | April 5, 2010 11:39 AM
Looks almost like the one my daughter got when she was dx'd 2 years ago just before easter... she thought it was a bit creepy too
Posted by: Andrea | April 5, 2010 11:47 AM
It's like something off of Cake Wrecks...but it's a plant decoration. It will haunt your dreams.
Posted by: Becky Thomson | April 5, 2010 11:57 AM
Yep, that's creepy, all right.
...I think it's the way the pipe cleaners look less like whiskers and more like a pedophile 'stache. Which is just wrong. Especially for a mom-to-be.
Posted by: Liz | April 5, 2010 01:06 PM
Well, it is pretty creepy. Less creepy, though, than the nearly 6 pounds of candy that my dad sent us (type 2 self, and non-D husband + 2 kids) for Easter this year....
Posted by: Pubsgal | April 5, 2010 01:40 PM
My mom brought me some irritating dancing duck while I was stuck in the hospital in 1998 with pre-eclampsia. The nurses would ask to take it to other patients and other wings. I always asked for them not to bring it back. But it always showed back up. Ah, parents.
Posted by: Cara Bauer | April 5, 2010 02:42 PM
Something about the eyes isn't quite right. Turn it against the wall? Heck, I'd take it's eyes off if I were you!
Posted by: Penny | April 5, 2010 02:51 PM
Yeah, that's creepy all right. Maybe you should put a webcam in it and send it home to keep an eye on Siah.
Posted by: emmy | April 5, 2010 03:15 PM
I think it would freak your cats out!
Posted by: dargirl | April 5, 2010 03:36 PM
Does your dad read your blog? (before I reply)
Posted by: karend1 | April 5, 2010 06:12 PM
Very creepy! I wonder what Siah would do?
Posted by: Cherise | April 5, 2010 06:48 PM
Poor little bunny! It's not his fault he's scary!
At least it was a nice little pick me up for you and it's something you can tell your little one about when she gets older.
Posted by: Elizabeth | April 5, 2010 08:39 PM
Oh Yes - you must give it to Siah. I would love to know her reaction to creepy plant man. :) Thinking of you!
Posted by: Christine | April 5, 2010 09:39 PM
Mr.Creepy has me laughing hysterically ...... along with the entertaining candor of your blog. It is so interesting to listen to the patient perspective on all of this. Being a L&D nurse as well as a total type A personality, I often place mental bets on how long it's going to take for a mom on bedrest to 'lose it'!!! Most of them hold old weeks longer than I ever would! Hang in there and don't EVER feel bad about voicing your opinion about yourself AND your diabetes. Nurses and medical staff learn from patients as well as textbooks!
Thanks for making me laugh with your blog humor!
Carrie
Posted by: Carrie Eaton | April 5, 2010 10:26 PM