"I once read somewhere..."

I am one of those people who during the course of a conversation, feels the need to add my two cents worth by saying, "I once read somewhere blah, blah, blah..." I did not realize how annoying this is until I heard someone saying to someone else, "Do not listen to those people who are always saying they read something on it and now they think they are an expert."

But todays blog is not about that, but about sleep. I cannot seem to get a good nights sleep. I go to bed at a decent time but the problem is, I dream all night long so I wake up exhausted and feeling like I have not slept a wink. 'I once read somewhere' creative people tend to have many dreams. Since I graduated with a degree in art I consider myself somewhat creative and therefore I cannot sleep well.

My dreams fall into several catagories:

The serial killer chasing me (I get his one more than I should).

The tornado or several of them and I am trying to get everyone into the basement but my limbs feel like I have two ton weights so I cannot move.

The most annoying one which I have at least twice a week....the one where I am back in highschool and I either forgot my homework or cannot remember the combination to my locker. ('I once read somewhere' that this dream means I am stressed but I do not think I am.)

Why can't I have a dream of running through a meadow with my hair blowing in the wind, or sitting on a deck with my feet in the water, or how about chidren laughing? A dream about winning the lottery would be nice or being thin would really be great. I'd like to read about that sometime...dreams that we do not have rather than the ones we do have. I suppose I could look at it this way...when I wake up from these awful dreams I am so thankful it was only a dream and not my real life.

Anyway, the next time I have a nice dream, I will blog about it but do not hold your breath...'I once read somewhere' holding your breath can be hazardous to your health.

Family Update: The ten year old is very busy this week. She has flag patrol all week (raising the American flag and taking it down), she has a family reading night tonight which we are all going to attend, today is twin day in which she and a friend dress alike. THey chose to dress in Packer jerseys but she outgrew hers so she is wearing one of her father's jerseys...she looks so cute.

Speaking of Packers, my name was picked in the ticket lottery for a Packer game this season so I asked HOH(hunk of a husband) if he wanted me to send in the money and he said, "Of course!" I made sure he understood if I send in the money for the tickets, we may not eat for two weeks but he did not seem to hear me.

The four year old is having trouble adjusting to the time change, as we all are...we seem to be dragging this week. It is only an hour time change, I cannot imagine what people do when they travel all time amd have to adjust to several time changes a week. Uff da!

Have a good one, people!