I have watched every single episode of “24.” I heard Kiefer Sutherland explain the premise of the show on a radio talk show and I thought it sounded interesting. Now, I am addicted. I admit it.
So, I’ve been waiting eagerly for the season premiere at 8 p.m. tonight.
Which is pretty much the time my 4-year old daughter chose to start vomiting.
Keep in mind that we are a household which rarely vomits. Last winter, we had an unusual round of stomach viruses–we had the Norovirus at one point–and we all threw up. But that is not the norm. (I hadn’t thrown up since seventh grade, if you don’t count one time during each pregnancy.) Since then, we’ve been vomit-free.
Until tonight.
I still saw most of the show, but I have been interrupted by two episodes of my 4-year old vomiting into the toilet, one extended stretch of time gathering all the soiled blankets and putting them on the “sanitary” cycle of the washing machine (I just moved them to the dryer and I think I may have ruined three of them, the water is so hot on that cycle!) and some moments putting on a Winnie-the-Pooh video. She is upstairs now, snuggled against a huge stuffed animal on her floor, at 10:30 p.m., watching Winnie-the-Pooh. A metal “vomit bowl” sits near her. Every time she takes a drink of water, she throws up.
Oh yeah, we’re having fun now.
One of my 13-year old sons let me know last night that his stomach hurt. He casually mentioned that he’s had diarrhea for a few days. He even took a big white bowl into his bedroom in case he vomited. (He didn’t.) I sort of didn’t believe him since he hadn’t mentioned anything earlier, but this morning, I made the executive decision (while still in bed) to leave the 13-year olds at home for an hour while I went to Sunday School with my 4-year old and 8-year old. When we returned home, both teens were watching television and seemed fine and dandy and I thought I had been deceived.
But, this interfering round of vomit tonight by the 4-year old vouches for the teenager. He really must have been sick. I only wish I’d had the foresight to douse him with bleach and isolate him from the rest of us.
This is typical. I was really looking forward to getting out of the house tomorrow–I haven’t had a “Saturday”–a real day off in a couple of weeks and tomorrow was going to be my make-up day since the kids have no school and I’m not babysitting. Now? Now I wait to see if we sleep tonight and if anyone else starts puking.
Sigh.
(But Jack Bauer rocks!)
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Hi Mel,
I meant to comment last week (or de-lurk I guess you’d say, but for some reason I was really busy.) So I just wanted to say hi from Michigan! I, too, read both your blogs every day and have taken so much inspiration from you “Shrinking Mom” blog. I am a stay at home mom to 3 little girls and quite easily lost all my pregnancy weight after the first two but after the 3rd (ahem, almost 3 years ago now) have not managed to lose the 50 or so extra pounds. I’m giving it my best effort and you’re helping even if you don’t know it! My problem isn’t sweets – although Milano cookies – yum! Nope, my problem is my husband….or should I say, my husbands fast food addiction. He’ll say, “oh honey, you had a rough day….Taco Bell for dinner??” OK! So yeah. Anyway, thanks for being so honest, it helps to know I’m not the only one who feels these things you post about.
Anyway, Happy New Year 🙂
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Well, let me top that from West Texas — I am not a ’24’ watcher, but totally understand those of you that do and don’t want to miss a MINUTE. So, last night, after 2 days of house arrest due to weather, all my friends settle in for their ’24’ fix, shush the kids, etc. Thirty minutes into it — our local Fox affiliate goes out. Can you imagine? There are some SERIOUSLY upset folks around here! But, they did not, in fact, have to clean up vomit!
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I hope all went well and that you have had a lovely day.
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We actually had a “24” party! We LOVE Jack around here, he’s Da Man! I sure hope you weren’t having to clean up when Jack did a Hannibal Lector on the bad guy – We all cringed on that one!
Here’s to another 2 hours tonight – YIPPEE!
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OK, I think we could be BFFs. I just found your website through Mommylife. And we are having the same kind of week here…the vomit night with my daughter, no sleep for me and now hubby is sick even though I was touching vomit and he was at work for 12 hour days and even slept in the guest room b/c I could be a carrier (he is the one working in a hospital)…but at least Jack is Back. 2 nights, 4 hours, Thank goodness all the sickies have gone to bed early tonight!:)
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I can definately relate to this! Except 24 isn’t showing on TV here for another few days…
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I bet if Jack Bauer where there, Grace wouldn’t be throwing up. He would put a stop to that!
Hope all is well now. What a glorious, action-packed 4 hours that was.
Did you catch Kiefer Sutherland on Conan Friday night? He told this funny story about what happened to the first Jack Bauer prototype doll he was sent. Maybe you can find it on Youtube, but basically he said that he was sent this doll for approval. He and a friend took the doll out with them one night and were torturing it by 11pm. By 2am they had set the doll on fire in a parking lot. It burned up, except for the clothes. A few days later they asked for the doll back because it was a prototype and took some guy a year to make. He said he put them off for a week, saying he was looking for it and then had to come clean about what he had done.
How can you not love a guy who burns up a doll of his own likeness?
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