yeah, he got that one from me

I remember the first time I heard one of my frequently used phrases come out of Jackson’s mouth, we were cruising down the road and he turned to the car speeding past us and said “where’s the fire, buddy?”

Note to self: Quote multiplication tables while driving.

It’s usually pretty hysterical when Jackson quotes Caleb or myself. You know, like looking in a little mirror, or a sponge, rather. Because WHAT GOES IN ALWAYS COMES BACK OUT… sometimes at the most inconvenient times.. like Publix, aisle five.

Or like Thursday, when I walked through the livingroom and happened to open the entertainment center doors and was knocked flat by a BLAST of hot air from the Xbox, which had overheated to the point of the red ring of death. (This is the error indicator that’s displayed when the machine bakes until shutdown from lack of air circulation. Sadly, it has a nickname.)

Upon seeing the red ring of death I panicked and screamed AHH and went running out of the room in search of a floor fan. I was unhooking the box, holding it up against the fan, and, okay I admit it, praying for healing and being all THIS IS THE END! NO BOX COULD SURVIVE SUCH A HEATSTROKE WITHOUT SERIOUS BRAIN DAMAGE!

At that point Jackson walks over, get’s right down in my face, holding his hands up like someone trying to placate a mental-ward escapee, and says

“Just calllllllm down, Mommy. You’re not gonna die.”

Comments

Anonymous said…
Oh no! Not the Red Ring of Death! I've done some research on it and apparently it's a hardware error due to overheating. I found a website that gave tips how to fix it, but it was a pretty technical solution and involved opening the Xbox and jury rigging stuff to replace the melted interior parts. Do yall have a waranty that covers it?

Philip
Jackie said…
Philip, I doubt we are still under warranty. How long is it, like 3 years? Fortunately, we've been able to resuscitate the xbox both times after the Red Ring of Death by turning it off and cooling it with fans and such. We are trying to teach the boys that they MUST leave the cabinet open while watching DVDs and after this latest episode I think Jackson is finally catching on!
Anonymous said…
Wow, I thought the Red Ring of Death is always fatal. But your Xbox has already survived two? Either y'all have had near escapes or everything online makes it sound a lot worse than it really is. Yeah I think the warranty is about 3 years.

Philip
Jackie said…
Yay for Xbox miracles! It's still chugging along :)