It was a rough night Wednesday night...

I have managed to sit on the cats and dogs myself. The funniest story is when I was applying for disability and they sent a social worker to make sure that the place I was living in with my Mother was suitable. We had a large Irish Wolfhound, Royal Standard Poodle mix dog that we needed to get out of the way, plus I had a tiny Siamese cat that was sleeping on the chair in the livingroom (the social worker was going to sit in that chair). I decided that most sane with it people will check the chair before they sit down, so I figured that the dog was more important. I ushered the dog into Mom's bedroom and shut the door. I headed back to the livingroom and got there just in time to see the woman come in and simply plop her fanny in the chair...WITHOUT LOOKING! The woman stood up in less than a split second. She claimed that the cat jumped up into the chair while she was sitting down (which wasn't true). Well the cat jumped down (fortunately none the worse for wear)and the woman plopped down in the chair again. Through the whole interview the cat sat on the end table beside the woman and glared at her. The woman didn't apologize to the cat. The kicker to the whole story is that the woman weighed around 290 pounds! I could see the viewpoint from the eyes of the cat, here is that barn of a fanny coming down on her... It had to be terrifying! We don't have any dark furniture and all the cats know that they need to get out of my way when I sit down. I did sit on my mini dachshund one time when he hid under the cushion of the couch. They love to snuggle in things like blankets and under cushions...which makes them targets for the odd fanny looking for a place to sit. But I have learned to be careful when I sit with the number of critters I have!

It's interesting, because I sleep better with my herd of cats with me. It's like a cozy comforter or a special blanket that makes you feel warm and secure. Of course there is the problem of if I locked them out of the bedroom they would be driving me nuts trying to get in. There would be paws under the door waving around trying to find the secret thing that opens the door. If the paws didn't work then it would be the vocalization (which is putting it mildly, they would be yelling their heads off!). And if that doesn't work, they would start knocking things off shelves and tables. That definitely would have me up and opening the door! I will say that I don't do well sleeping with another "human" person in bed with me. I am so used to sleeping alone. I had a hard time adjusting to Bill in bed with me when we took our trips across country. I did finally adjust, but I do have doubts about it now as I sleep so differently than a couple of years ago. Check for my discussion about what happened last night with the cats...it's a riot!

I am doing much better now. I had to eliminate green olives from my diet because of the amount of salt they contain. I am careful about my salt consumption now so I knew it wasn't salt. Ahhh, I did know it was just gas because after I got my heart under control I let loose with a fart that rattled the windows and raised the sheets on the bed about 6 inches off the bed. I keep a very close eye on symptoms and anything that could be a heart attack warning signal. I am very very careful. Thank you for your concern, it makes me feel a LOT better too!

Lots of times I dream about stuff that I was thinking about before I went to sleep. so I try to think happy thoughts.

I got a huge laugh out of the whole incident...I had to share it! Of course hand in glove with the "face" staring at me was the fact that I was sure that it was Thursday night rather than Wednesday night. It doesn't make too much difference except that I was expecting to get paid through my debit card and I couldn't figure out why I wasn't paid! It wasn't until someone explained to me that it was Wednesday instead of Thursday nights. I discovered that pain causes most of my nightmares, and I have decided that if necessary I will take necessary pain medications so that I don't have the pain induced nightmares. People that have chronic issues do have a higher incidence of nightmares, and they are so hard to control. I know about the gastric issues, and I do have them manifest themselves at night. I learned one thing, and that is to NEVER lift the covers unless absolutely necessary.