October 26, 2005
BEDTIME
Ever since I wrote about my school dreams, I haven't had any. I have, however, participated in a plane crash, a bizarre conversation with a girl from my Brownie troop, and a Chinook ride to Taco Bell with my husband and Mike Penca. (RHS alums: I have no idea why Mike was with us. Haven't thought about him in nearly ten years.)
I've always hated bedtime. When I was a kid, I could never fall asleep. I'd read entire books, play games with a flashlight, and count up into the thousands. I was always that kid who was the last one awake at slumber parties. My husband and my best friend from college had a good laugh when they shared stories about how I could talk for hours on end at night. They've both fallen to sleep as I've droned on and on.
Lately I've been having trouble sleeping again, and nothing can help me. I took some NyQuil for my cold at about 7PM the other night and then got up again at 11 and took another dose. Even that can't put me out! And then when I finally do sleep, I have these ridiculous dreams that stress me out, like plane crashes.
My husband thinks I'm insane. The best part of his day is when he puts his head on that pillow. But I wish there were some sort of pill I could take to make 8 hours disappear and make myself feel rested without actually getting into bed.
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HEY SARA IF YOU EVER HAVE TROUBLE SLEEPING TAKE A SHOT OF WHISKEY OR DRINK LIKE 2 BEERS THAT ALWAYS MAKES ME DROWSY OR IT HELPS TO THINK ABOUT GOOD THINGS BEFORE YOU GO TO BED AND THEN SOMETIMES DREAM ABOUT THAT LIKE THE MUNCHKINS FROM THE WIZARD OF OZ OR PRETTY LITTLE RAINBOWS LOL
Posted by: MARK at October 26, 2005 09:45 AM (FmIVz)
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Increasing your level of exercise might help. Some herb teas help people. Stuff with chamomille in it is popular for this, although for me hop tea works much better. Alcohol helps you get to sleep, but or most people it doesn't help you stay asleep very well.
Posted by: Pericles at October 27, 2005 07:55 AM (EpPuP)
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I've always been slightly insomniac. So, I've collected lots of advice for getting and staying asleep.
Alcohol really isn't a good solution.
Exercise several hours before bedtime will sometimes help. As will a warm bath before bedtime.
Try instituting a nightly routine...several steps that you do every night before bed and give
yourself cues, "I'm taking my bath for bed so I'll sleep comfortably." "I'm putting on my most comfortable nightgown so I can relax and get a good nights sleep." a running internal monologue while you prepare for bed. Same bedtime every night.
Turn off all the electronics in the bedroom. I had my house Feng Shui'ed last year and was told that electronics in the bedroom "disrupt the flow of restfulness" :-) I think what she meant was the bedroom should be conducive to restful sleep.
And finally if all that doesn't work.....
Ambien. Helps you get to sleep, stay asleep, no weird dreams....and best of all, no morning after lethargy. I really like it. It's not like taking sleeping pills at all.
I just hope it's not addictive, so I don't end up on a street corner trying to score a hit:-)
Posted by: Pamela at October 27, 2005 12:57 PM (8ky/a)
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How come you get to fly in a Chinook in your dream...and to Taco Bell, dammit? I need to get me a dream like that too!
Posted by: CaliValleyGirl at October 27, 2005 06:16 PM (3WG6v)
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Don't take this as a recommendation, but
modafinil is pretty close to your magic pill, only you get to keep the 8 hours.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at October 30, 2005 07:35 PM (RbYVY)
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Tylenol PM works pretty well, but I'm a little stumped why Nyquil didn't do the trick too.
That stuff's the best!
MajorDad1984
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October 21, 2005
NIGHTMARES
Besides the dog, who drives me absolutely batty with his chewing and barking at construction workers outside our house, I don't really have any personal stress in my life right now. I don't have a job, I don't have any kids, and my only responsibility is to make a nice dinner and keep the house tidy. So why do I keep having the most stressful dreams?
Practically every single night since the beginning of September I have dreamed about school. Last year while I was subbing I used to have the Sub Nightmares all the time, and they started again about a week before I subbed in September. (Those are the ones where you show up and the teacher hasn't left you any instructions and you have to come up with something to teach all day.) But even after I quit subbing and haven't gotten called in a month, I have continued to have the nightmares. Sometimes I'm the sub, sometimes I'm a student, and once I was college roommates with one of the high school girls I abhored. Two nights ago I was back in high school: I forgot my locker combination and was late to physics. (For some reason, it's always physics when I'm the student, but at least I get to see all my high school buds and even Action Bruce -- jealous, Curt?) Last night I was a teacher trying to teach Moby Dick. No idea why. A few weeks ago I had to teach refraction of light through a prism.
So if I don't have any real stress in my life, why do I keep wigging out in my dreams? Why the constant forgot-to-do-my-homework panic when I don't have anything like that going on in my real life? I don't think that all dreams need to mean something, but I'm in class nearly every single night these days. I wake up all agitated, and I have this Reverse Reality thing going on where I have to calm myself down in the morning and remind myself that my real life is much less stressful than my sleep. What's the deal?
Sheesh, why can't I just build a go-cart with my ex-landlord?
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I think that as long as you're fully dressed in this dreams you'll be fine.
I used to have the classic anxiety dreams about being late for class and not being able to find my room, and I was always either starkers or in my undies. It sounds to me like you just haven't adjusted to not teaching yet, and that it was a pretty traumatic experience. (Were you teaching on a base? Kids from military families?)
Posted by: Pericles at October 21, 2005 08:23 AM (EpPuP)
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I'm jealous as long as you don't let Charlie chew your Action Bruce. You know I never got one of those...damnit Leenie! How could you forget me? Speaking of Leenie, I was at mile 23 cheering her on as she finished her first marathon the other weekend.
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October 18, 2005
WOW
Albert Pujols + bottom of the ninth = ecstatic husband and grumpy Deskmerc
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%#^@*!!!!
Its not over yet. It is only fitting the Cards should lose one more game before they tear down the stadium.
Posted by: Deskmerc at October 18, 2005 11:25 AM (565iX)
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October 16, 2005
NEVER FAR FROM MY THOUGHTS
Dear Bunker,
Mrs. Sims believes her husband sends her signs from above that he is watching down over her. I was thinking about these signs the other day when I opened my email junk folder and found an email from "Mike" with the subject line "hello". I knew it was spam, but for a minute I had a warm feeling that you were sending me a sign, just to say hi.
I've been reading The Federalist Papers, just like we discussed. Boy, do I wish you were here to urge me on. Would you mind too terribly if I skipped ahead a bit? I'm wading through the letters about the Articles of Confederation, but I'd rather be reading about the Constitution. Is it cheating to hop ahead to the good stuff?
A few days ago, the husband and I were naming all the places we want to visit once we get back to the US. Coming to pay our respects to you is close to the top of the list.
I miss you.
Sarah
P.S. John misses you too. We had a good talk about it recently. You touched so many of us...
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no cheating by reading ahead.... gotta read the whole Articles of Confederation piece to see how it all gets solved in the Constitution...
can't grok the one without the other.
Posted by: MajMike at October 17, 2005 01:27 PM (zXWkt)
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Funny... this happened to me with my grandfather... he had past away 1 month to the day... I opened my email and there the sender was "my grandfather"... well his name... I got a lump in my stomach and opened it up...It was a life insurance spam email... but for one moment I was hoping it was from him.
Enjoyed your blog... Take care!
Posted by: GirlontheBlog at October 17, 2005 11:13 PM (FrjO0)
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I think Mike would say "read ahead only to help you understand how the constitution was written with the cumulative thoughts of what went before, so read ahead and stay the course with the articles at the SAME TIME. This will help your understanding of the whole." I can't really speak for him, but that is what I think, and I read all his local educational stuff.
Posted by: Ruth H at October 18, 2005 12:36 PM (DVxAt)
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I know the sensation - only my email was real. My father-in-law died last September, and I was very close to him. We spent a lot of time hasing out computer stuff together.
Anyways, a month after he died, I got an email from him! It was actually from his girlfriend, who didn't know my email address, so she had booted up his computer to find it, and just sent the email from his account. That was very spooky, let me tell you!
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October 13, 2005
DONE
In a way, I'm a little sad that Charlie won't be able to father any puppies. He's so darn cute himself that I know his offspring would be adorable as well. But what's done is done now.
Poor fella.
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What a sad looking puppy. He is so sweet looking, give him a cuddle for me.
Posted by: Ruth at October 13, 2005 11:28 AM (sso1C)
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You know what that look means, right?
"You, you cut off my balls!"
B
Posted by: Bryan Strawser at October 13, 2005 09:06 PM (n19Zl)
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Now he's a Cardinal fan!
[ducks]
Posted by: Jason at October 14, 2005 11:57 PM (Om0e7)
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October 11, 2005
BORN
Last night I got to participate in The Miracle of Life: my friend's dog had puppies. My husband and I had never seen anything get born before, so we raced over to her house as soon as she called. One pup was on the way out, and three more were to come.
The whole thing was amazing, gross, beautiful, and eerie all at the same time. I got to see animals come to life! We all held our breath when one of them was stuck in his placenta for way too long, and we cheered when he finally broke through. We felt helpless when the pups couldn't find mom's tummy to nurse; it would've been so easy to just pick one up and position him! We laughed, we gagged, and we oohed and aahed.
It was remarkable.
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Yay!! Foxy is famous! I think you picked the grossest picture though, Sarah...lol.
Posted by: Erin at October 11, 2005 12:26 PM (6R9eT)
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Speaking of the birth of puppies...it was ?? years ago that another birth took place. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAH!! But as a mother, myself, I think it should be a day for the mothers also. So Happy Birthday to your Mother also.
Love,
ME
Posted by: ME at October 11, 2005 07:00 PM (4buuu)
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I was fortunate to have a mother who saw that her children saw kittens being born when they pre-teens.
It is a wonderful way to inspire awe and respect for life in kids.
But the most wonderful of all is getting to help with the birth of a human baby. I had that honor when my 12 year old granddaughter was born. It gives real meaning to the word awesome. I was so priviliged to be there and the doctors were wonderful to let me help. It forged a bond between me and my daughter in law we would never have had otherwise. I was sorry I couldn't be there with the second granddaughter but I was home babysitting the first one.
I hope someday you and Husband get to have one with him helping. Puppies are nice but grandchildren are God given. (I'm not trying to take the thrill away, just enhance it for you!)
Posted by: Ruth H at October 11, 2005 07:06 PM (YDuHX)
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Happy Birthday to my miracle of life, my daughter. The memory of your birth, that moment you were born, will be etched in my mind forever. I cannnot believe my daughter is now 28 years old, the age I was when your dad and I got married. Just seeing how you are with Charlie and how you talk to him, I know you will be a good mom someday. You are so patient and easygoing with him. I love that about you. And yes, I hope I will get to be there when you have your first baby. Thanks for sharing the puppy picture. Life truly is remarkable.
I love you,
Mama
Posted by: Nancy at October 12, 2005 01:38 AM (7lHJp)
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You know, life works in mysterious ways. I check in on you often, it is so comforting to me to be able to glimpse in on your life and see that all is well, you're still happy, healthy, and PASSIONATE. Birth is a crazy thing - truly amazing - though I've now been through it, I am not sure I have seen anything born... its all kind of a blur. So here I sit, with my miracle baby and my sweet puppy dog - wishing you and I could have coffee or a glass of wine, and just plain catch up. I think of you often and admire your strength, courage, conviction, and passion. Happy birthday as well, I am sorry I didn't remember - but I have it now, and I really hope - when you turn 40, you are still publicly airing your voice, and I can check in on you.
Love, Lane (hugs to your mama and all your family- Peoria bred some really amazing folks!)
P.S. This is the only blog I read, and I don't really know how this all works (MIS degree and all) - so I really hope you see this message or you are somehow notified.
Posted by: Lane (from Peoria) at October 13, 2005 12:49 AM (DSs6h)
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October 04, 2005
CARDS ARE ON
Reggie Sanders + grand slam = very happy husband
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And here I am, a 25 minute drive from the stadium, unable to get a radio signal in the office or even find an internet stream of one that is reliable. Thankfully mlb.com has a decent enough play by play thingy going.
Posted by: marc at October 04, 2005 03:46 PM (boChC)
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If its all the same to you, I'd prefer the Cards go down in flames.
Posted by: Jason at October 04, 2005 04:11 PM (565iX)
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October 03, 2005
BIRTHDAY
Charlie turned six months old today. He celebrated by losing two more canine teeth. Only one more to go and then I'm free from puppy bites.
It's not fair that I expect him to be perfect already. I get so frustrated when he grabs the end of the toilet paper and runs under the bed with it, or when he eats a hole through the carpet, or when he barks at 0600 because he wants to play. It's easy to forget that he's made lots of progress: he can ring a bell to let us know when he wants to go outside, and he gets in his crate at night all by himself.
And he's always good for a laugh. The other day we were chasing each other around the house and he tried to jump out a window. A closed window.
He's a keeper...
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Happy Bday Charlie!!! Wow, six months already?!?!
And I have the same expectations with Cody. The most common phrase in this house is...I need you to be a grown up dog. No More Puppy.....
Although he hasn't tried to go out the window....yet. :-)
Posted by: Tammi at October 04, 2005 08:02 AM (NVFF4)
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I think about 1 1/2 years in when he'll finally seem to be an adult dog (but with plenty of puppy energy left over). That's my experience, anyway. But ringing a bell to go out! That's impressive!
We had huge sliding glass doors in my old house, and more than once there were dog-head prints left on them. Oh, do I miss her. Enjoy Charlie!
Posted by: Carla at October 04, 2005 10:46 AM (6tYwr)
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Sarah - How long did it take you to teach him to ring the bell? We're working on that with our little guy, he's currently 14 weeks old and he's just not interested in doing it, when he wants to go out he just sits there looking at it!
Posted by: Dawn at October 04, 2005 11:22 AM (ulqkx)
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Dawn -- we just kept ringing the bell every time we took him outside, forcing his little head or paw into it and saying his "pee command". Then one day he rang it himself and we got all excited and took him out. He just slowly got the hang of it...but now he can be quite persistent: if we don't come right away, he rings and rings as hard as he can until we come!
Good luck!!!
Posted by: Sarah at October 04, 2005 12:43 PM (P0rbF)
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