Monday, November 23, 2009

The Great Feast of Aught-Nine ('09)


The stinkin mosquitoes are at their all time worst right now. Which is saying a lot. Last night at the dreadfully early hour of 11:00 something, we lost power. For the night. EDH failed to bail us out of our dilemma.

It is cooler, and that is a wonderful thing - you can lay without a fan and not be totally soaked in sweat ... but once we lost power we were feasting material for the aforementioned horrible disease carrying beasts. Despite valiant efforts on Troy's part to rid our abode of them, the air is still thick with the little blood-sucking devils.

We have a car battery in our closet charged and ready to go. (Don't you?) One fan can run off of the car battery for more than a few hours. Noah and Hope were the first to join us right around midnight - huddling in front of that fan.

At about 2am Isaac and Paige came in too. (Make that six people sharing one fan.) At 3am Jeronne came upstairs to sleep with Lydia who she heard awake and calling for rescue from the bugs. (Those of us with the fan never heard Lydie.) Phoebe & Annie managed to sleep on and off through the night in their own beds.

At 4am the car battery system failed us. From 4am to 6am it was a mosquito free-for-all. We ALL woke up crabby this morning. No exceptions. At 6am, when we were all bleary eyed but on our feet, of course EDH returned.

Not a good night.

Unless you were a mosquito.

8 comments:

Lena Wright said...

My legs/ankles look very similar to that. Well, not really. Mine are a lot bigger. But almost as bitten up. This stinks! Blood sucking devils BE-GONE!!!

otherwise all is well!!

LOL, the word verification says Brato. ha ha ha. Why are you calling me names, Tara?

Laura said...

Oh wow. Those demons are one of the things in this world that I hate the absolute most. I can't even imagine. I'm cringing just thinking about it.

I'm so sorry!

Wish I could help somehow. I am going to pray that God puts a shield up around your house that does not allow ANY of those nasty things to exist or enter inside your home.

Pat M. said...

Nooooooo!!!!! Horrible mosquitos AND no power.... it's the perfect storm.

Mike and Katie said...

Brutal! I'm sorry!

Chelsea said...

Wow! That is terrible! I'm guessing bug spray doesn't work? Even if it did, you would have to be spraying yourself 24/7!

four2six said...

What about asking Bono for some of those nets he passes out in Africa? Seriously, might be worth getting a few nets that can easily be hung over beds for nights that the power man fails you.

Vashti said...

I live in south africa and I know this feeling!
I am going to be having a serious chat with the Big Guy when I get to heaven on this matter! I just dont get them or wasps......what are they on this planet for?? I just cant work it out!

ali said...

i just dont know how you guys do it sometimes! i pray you have a better week this week, overnight.