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27 April 2007

Things you can do by the light of a laptop when the lights go out at 1AM and it's too dark to find a flashlight.→[More:]

*Rescue a terrified five-year-old and bring her downstairs to sleep with you.
*Find and light a candle.
*Feed a screaming baby.
*Change a screaming baby.
*Find new clothes for baby when you realize he's crapped himself.
*Find second candle for husband so he can get ready for work.
*Feed screaming baby again.
*Find new clothes for self and baby after he projectile vomits.
*Feed screaming baby again.

The laptop has been recharged, but I am soooo very tired.

post by: jrossi4r at: 14:08 | 13 comments

jrossi, I'm tired just reading your post. I'll remember the laptop the next time the power goes out.

Although, I don't think I'll have to use it for long. One of the husband's hobbies is hurricane preparedness. It's an intense passion of his. We have enough generators and contraptions to light up a small city.

posted by LoriFLA 27 April | 14:38

That's a great hobby.

posted by box 27 April | 14:48

When they get so upset, they make themselves sick is THE WORST.

posted by danostuporstar 27 April | 14:48

We mid-Atlantic dwellers are weak and unprepared, Lori. It was a minor storm by FL standards, but it took out power for 8 hours.

The puking actually helped my mood, oddly enough, because it pushed the night into "this is ri-goddamn-diculous" terrority and I had to laugh. When things are going wrong, it's always better for them to go really, really, comically wrong.

posted by jrossi4r 27 April | 15:15

Hee, I hold the household record for times I've had to change my clothes becuase of another family member's puking (3 in 8 hours). Good times indeed.

posted by danostuporstar 27 April | 15:22

So true jrossi.

We all had the stomach flu a couple of months ago. It was a puke fest. My 6 year old would be sitting on the couch and just puke. No urgency to get to the bathroom or anything.

posted by LoriFLA 27 April | 15:27

Handling vomit is generally mr. rossi's responsibility. It doesn't bother him at all. He attributes that to his years living in a frat house.

posted by jrossi4r 27 April | 15:34

jrossi, you've been caring for that bay long enough. It's time he got a job.

posted by jonmc 27 April | 15:37

My claim to fame is once I slept through 3 baby vomits, in the same room. My only defense was that my wife COULD have woken me up for help. But I think that she preferred to do it herself and then help herself to a long, slow portion of resentment.

posted by danf 27 April | 15:51

Honestly jrossi4r, I think that's why projectile vomiting was invented. If it doesn't get comedic at some point, parents would just go insane.

posted by dabitch 27 April | 17:09

Wow. I know nothing about baby vomiting. I do, however, know that I can use my laptop to see under the desk in order to shut off the alarm on our battery backup for the computers.

I've abandoned flashlights all together. I use a Petzl Zipka headlamp. Just strap it on your head and you've got both hands free and ready to fix the innards of a computer in a dim area, change clothes in a tent, read a book, or clean up baby vomit. Avaliable at your local outdoor outfitter.

posted by youngergirl44 27 April | 18:09

That's a really good idea, youngergirl. I may have to invest in one for the upcoming summer storm season. Plus, how funny would I look getting covered in bodily fluids while wearing one of those things? Hee-larious.

posted by jrossi4r 27 April | 18:24

You may not look attractive, but you'll be productive. Now that I think about it, I've probably used my laptop to locate it at least once when the power went out. :) Everyone should have a headlamp.

posted by youngergirl44 27 April | 19:16

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