Sunday, March 30, 2008

True love is extremely disgusting.

Jason is sick.

Jason? Never gets sick. Well, hardly ever. I can count on one hand the number of times he's been ill in the almost nine years that I've known him.

Last night he went to bed around 8pm. He didn't get up this morning until about 9am. He requires about six hours of sleep, as a general rule.

And? This morning? He told me several times that his stomach hurt.

I've been trying to work all day today. I'm on huge deadlines for about twenty different projects. I really, really, REALLY need to get certain things done by Friday. My manager said I could work as much overtime as I needed to get it done (yay, I guess), so I've been spending long nights and weekend hours trying to catch up. Because believe me. At my office, I cannot go twenty minutes without an interruption. Ever. And what I've been working on requires me to actually concentrate. I am not good at concentrating.

Throughout the day, as I've been sitting here at my little desk, trying to check things off my to-do list, my husband has periodically shouted, "Chick! Can you come help me please?"

The first time? Was so I could help him shave his back.

Good. God.

The second time? Was because my daughter was cleaning up her room and he wanted me to make sure that everything she was throwing away was actually supposed to be thrown away.

Okay.

The third time? Was so I could praise Boy Child for what a good job he did cleaning his room.

Sigh.

By the fourth time he was saying, "Chick! Can you come help me please?" I was feeling a bit exasperated.

I walked into the bedroom and he was sitting on the bed, covered in sweat.

"Yes?" I asked.

And then? The smell hit me.

THE SMELL.


THE DISGUSTING VOMIT SMELL.


He threw up all over the bathroom.


All. Over. The. Bathroom.


Oh my dear Lord, it was so, so wrong.


He said, as I was knee-deep in the vomitous sludge, "I owe you one". And then, he fell asleep.






He owes me so many more than one.

21 comments:

Kimberly Vanderhorst said...

I say twenty-seven. Not one. Definitely twenty-seven.

Huge, huge sympathies comin' atcha from way up North.

SJINCO said...

Oh noes! Poor Jason. POOR CHICK. I'm sorry that Jason is sick. I hope he gets well soon.

Edie said...

Oh NO! I hope you don't get it. Stay away... stay far far away...

Devon said...

yikes!!! i hope you didn't puke cleaning up the puke!! i probably would've!!!

hope he feels better soon!! (for your sake!) :)

J said...

ewwwww ewie ewie eww.

Anonymous said...

With all you have going on this week, it may be best for Jason to sleep on the porch. The fresh air will be good for him. And, this can count as one of the 27ish he owes you :)

Dreamer said...

Oh no! Poor you! Poor Jason! Sending good thoughts your way! :)

Sabrina said...

Well, on the positive side, at least it's just coming out of one end...

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Jocelyn said...

Next, time, he gets to shave YOUR back. That'll teach him.

Julie said...

1. Eating my lunch while I read that - bleech!

2. He WAY owes you for shaving his back and cleaning up the puke.

dennis said...

he truly fell asleep???

toooo funny!!

Anonymous said...

He owes you flowers, a spa day & serious jewelry. Ugh. Poor Chick.

Anonymous said...

You are a way better wife than I could ever be!

(Though I'll never understand how a fully grown adult can completely and entirely miss the toilet. I mean, it's not like you don't KNOW the barf is coming... Preparation, people.)

Alpha Dude said...

You are truly amazing.

NEVER AGAIN said...

My kid's dad put me into labor the night before my younger boys birth by hurling all over the bathroom at 3am, I had to get up and clean it (otherwise can you imagine how hard it would have been the next day?). I had my son 12 hours later.

Tricia said...

Oh. Chick. If I knew where you lived, I would personally hire you a maid for the day as a present. I hope you get your work done. And I hope the vomit stops!

Anonymous said...

O.K., now- I have never known a grown adult (who wasn't drunk) who couldn't make it to the toilet. What is that about?

Kelly said...

OH god! I so would have been puking as I was picking it up!! I agree with everyone else..HE OWES YOU BIG TIME!

Domestic CEO said...

Oh, no - how can a grown man MISS the toilet?!!! He's right - he owes you BIG time!

Anonymous said...

So. Many. More. Than. One.
*faints*