This morning around 11am, after a day plus of drying out with the battery out and a morning of desiccating Santa Anna winds, I put the battery back into Chick-a-Poo and turned her on.

She works. The keyboard has no sticky keys - thanks to Q-tip & rubbing alcohol, and the touchpad is working just fine.

Yay! No need for expensive repairs or to buy a new computer! Yay!

Moral of the Story: When your computer gets wet, immediately unplug it from the power source and pull out the battery, then let it dry for 1-3 days depending on the humidity or lack there of in your area, use rubbing alcohol to help speed the evaporation process.