Hurricane Sandy aint got nothing on Jake....

There is no doubt that these past few days have been disturbing for millions of people up and down the North East. Death and unreal distruction the likes that we have never seen in our neck of the woods. Our home has been without power / heat for just shy of 48 hours and our basement is flooded.

Many would say we got lucky. The weakened trees all along our property line did not crash into our home, our cars or onto the roadway or our neighbors property and no one in my life suffered any injuries. So YES, those people would be correct - but those "many" do not know JACOB.

Change of even the smallest form can turn him on his ear making the rest of us collateral damage. Needless to say, having no power, heat, Internet connection or normal routine this week has caused living with Jake to be it's very own special "state of emergency". I am considering asking the Governor to declare his behavior a disaster!

First starts the anxiety - legs shaking, chewing on his cuticles. Then comes the NONSTOP questions "ïs there going to be a hurricane NEXT week too?, "How much longer will the power be out", "can you tell PECO I need an Internet connection"? Then comes the crazed actions of running around the house snorting and shouting. It's all very exhausting, stressful and yes, annoying.

We re lo to hotel and while most children would be excited - he was nervous. " What about the doggies mom, they will miss us" (very true even though they have been checked on 3 times in 24 hours), "I can't take a shower in that hotel mom, the water will feel different", "what if the power comes back on while we are at the hotel, will PECO turn it off and give it to another family that is home".

These questions have been rapid fire with no end in sight. I have lost my patience with him more times than usual and I am surprised I still have a voice to use to yell at him. 

Today, I picked him up from school (they closed early due to no power) and brought him back to work with me. During the few hours he was there he was exhibiting more of the same behaviors. At one point my VP walked into my office to say hello to him and he proceeded to say "we are staying in a hotel cause we have no electric, but it's ok cause mom said it's not like a whorehouse type of joint". THEN he strikes up a conversation with the PRESIDENT of my company. He asked Jake "what can't you wait for about being back in your house when the power is restored"? Without skipping a beat Jake says "not sleeping in a bed with my mom, she takes up too much room and I think she tooted in her sleep last night".

My patience, ego, nerves and sense of humor have all taken a beating this week - and it was a result of HURRICANE JACOB, not Sandy.

Jake - our own personal National Disaster

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