Ode to Tiny Screwdrivers

     There was a time not so long ago when Bill & I moved in with each other and realized we had two of those little tiny screwdriver sets. And we thought that was a little bit silly.  Maybe we should keep one in the closet and one near the entertainment center?  But what could we possibly do with two of those little screwdriver sets?
     Then we had children.  Soon tiny screwdriver sets became necessary quite often.  Batteries for toys, bouncy seats, Nerf guns, you name it.  While on this topic- you wouldn't believe the amount of batteries we go through in this house.  And no matter how many batteries we keep in the house (we buy them in bulk... with coupons), we're always missing the size we need.  There's nothing like keeping a kid in suspense on Christmas morning when he wants to use his new remote control car.  Sorry kiddo, we need 5 AA's for the remote and 3 C's for the car.  We only have 2 of each.  You'll have to wait until tomorrow.  Bummer.
     Not to mention fixing your glasses (the originally intended purpose for tiny screwdrivers) when your baby snatches your glasses/sunglasses off of your face and contorts them unnaturally.
     This evening I was using the tiny screwdriver for an alternate purpose.  Joshua had stuck a Mega Block into a shape box  and it was stuck (or "guck" depending on who you spoke to about the problem).  I had already tried to use ice tongs, a butter knife and a potato peeler to get the block out but it just wasn't budging. So I tried to pry it out with a tiny screwdriver.  That didn't work either.  Then I realized there was a tiny screw in the box so I could just take the box apart and push the block out of the tube it was stuck in.  So with little fanfare I did just that.  Okay, there was more drama than just that- I lost the screw (found by Liam) and it took more time to actually put it back together than it did to take it apart. But in the end, all was well and the block was retrieved... thanks to our mini screwdriver.  Gee, thanks mini screwdriver for saving another one of our toys, we needed that one!
     If you are about to have a baby and you only have one tiny screwdriver set; do yourself a favor.  Go and get another set.  Actually, get two more sets because you just never know when you are going to need one and you wouldn't want to have to go searching for the original one in a desperate time of need.  While you're at the store, you should also buy as many packages of batteries as your cart will hold.  You will need them soon enough, I assure you.