Since my last entry, we’ve had excitement, but not the good kind.  The day after Christmas, another storm passed over the islands, this time bringing thunder and lightning along with torrents of rain.  Just after dinner, the lights starting flickering and I knew that meant a power outage was most likely coming soon.  I shut down my computer (although it’s on a UPS) and washed the dishes, finishing just before the electricity went out at 6:45 pm.

We were prepared with emergency lights/flashlights, purchased recently from Costco, which switched on as soon as we lost power.  Hubby turned on the radio and we listened to KSSK for the latest news on the island-wide blackout.  It took Hawaiian Electric 15 hours to restore power to my home at around 9:30 am on Saturday. Lucky for me, most of that time was spent sleeping.  According to the KITV website, there are still some unfortunate residents without power today.

My cable and internet did not fare as well, however.  Apparently, the power outage wreaked havoc for Oceanic Time Warner as well.  My digital cable TV service wasn’t restored until today (Sunday) at around 4 pm.  I’m not entirely sure when my Internet came back because I had problems with my wireless router, which resulted in me having to do some troubleshooting while baby was napping.  I ended up restoring it to factory settings and go through the configuration process again, which luckily did the trick. 

Electronic issues aside, I was also tending to a sick baby today.  Apparently, she caught Daddy’s cold, as she’s developed a phlegmy cough and a runny nose.  Thankfully, she didn’t have a fever.  I had to use the nasal aspirator on Baby Champuru a few times today, much to her dismay.  I’m sure I’d hate it, too, as it probably feels like your brain being sucked out through your nostrils.  I’ll be calling the doctor’s office first thing tomorrow morning, begging them to squeeze her in for an appointment.

I’m hoping for a less “exciting” new year’s holiday.