Story hour

Remember when I wrote in this post:

I'm sure I'll have interesting stories to blog about our stay at the duplex.

Here's a story I thought I would share with you even though it reveals the dramatic side of me.

My first morning at the Taj, I woke up very early, mostly because I did not sleep well but also because I needed to pump (yep, I'm still doing that!). It was a very cold, windy day. With the wind chill it was 10 degrees below zero ("shut up Tammi...I know what you are thinking!!").

I was sitting on the love seat listening to the eerie sounds of the wind blowing in the dark outdoors. The unfamiliar sounds of the duplex echoed the creepiness of the winter storm. The lights flickered twice. I sat very still, holding my breath, hoping the power was not about to go out. I let out a sigh, relieved that the lights stopped flickering and remained on. Everything was OK.

Suddenly there was a muffled voice coming from the kitchen. I froze! Once again I held my breath and deeply concentrated on the voice. The wind continued to violently blow outside making the words spoken from the kitchen hard to detect. I could make out that it was a recording. I quickly scanned my memory of what electronics were in the kitchen. The microwave...The stove...Refrigerator. That's it! The wind quieted just enough so I could hear the recorded voice from the kitchen say...

self-destruct

My fight or flight defense completely shut down and I froze, too scared to move. I hollered for Mike, who was still asleep in bed. His foot hit each step down the stairs very heavy and with a concerned tone asked, "What's wrong?!"

I quickly explained it to him...

dark

windy

lights flickering

voice

self-destruct

Mike calmly took a deep breath in, raised his eyebrows, gave me a silly grin, and led me into the kitchen. He walked over to the edge of the counter where the telephone sat. He pulled the power cord out of the wall, plugged it back in, and said "Listen. Is this what you heard?"

I stood there for a few seconds waiting. Nothing happened.

All of a sudden the same recorded voice played...

Press the review key to set up self instructions.

Ohhh...so it was "self instructions" not "self destruction".

Hehehehehehehehehehe