Beneath the Wraps

           Neither Richard nor I have been sleeping well lately.   He caught a virus due to stress and probably room temperature.   I always wake up hot and he has a pile of blankets.   He coughs.   Bonnie snores.   One or the other of us will leave the room.   He turns on the TV.   It is ALWAYS loud.   I can ’ t return to sleep when there is noise.   But somehow between two and four I slept hard.   Really hard.   I know it was hard because I had a nightmarish dream.   “ I had gotten out of bed for something (probably to go to the bathroom) and when I returned my end table and all contents had disappeared.   I remember looking for them in some kind of office building.   That was weird. “ Later on, while in bed I heard a noise and gone to the window to investigate a noise. I saw our car back up out of the driveway.   Surprisingly there had been enough light to i...

             I don’t know what is with Richard making suggestions at every turn.   We all have our own minds and can decide for ourselves as to whether we would truly like to engage in activity or if we are just so tired from the events of the month.           Besides Richard has a horrible cough.   Ally was coughing last night and Biff’s been coughing.   Hey.   I have an idea.   Why not just rest?   Why not just take a few days to clear our heads and our lungs before we head out to the Safari or Bandon or anywhere else.   And hey.   Why don’t we bring in some income before spending it?           The blueberry picking didn’t happen until later this season thus the blueberry picking has been extended.   Richard wanted to take the kids blueberry picking this morning.   This morning!   Like that’s going to ha...