Sleepwalking

She Said

Am I missing something in the middle of the night?
Where do you go around 2:00 am? We usually go to bed
at 10ish and I have to have the TV on with the timer
set to drown out the ringing in my ears. But sometimes
when I roll over, you've gone missing! Then I can't
get back to sleep because the quietness in the house
is deafening. If I had the energy, I'd get up and go
looking for you. Are you bored or are you and Sophie
having a party without me? There must be something
more exhilarating than sleeping but I can't imagine
a novel or even Facebook interrupting my dreams in
the middle of the night. Even if you can't sleep,
why not just stay in bed and rest? Health experts
have said that you can extend your life if you
balance it with adequate amounts of sleep and exercise.
I guess we could go for a walk or utilize the
eliptical or Bowflex in the basement to combat
your boredom. As a sideline, it would improve your
health. The funny thing is that when my kids were
babies, they would sometimes get days and nights
mixed up but I didn't expect that to happen to you.
We need to get our internal clocks synchronized so
we go to bed at the same time and get up at the same time.
Isn't that what married folks are supposed to do?



He Said

Since I was a a teenager I only have slept four hours
a night. When I get up at two after going to bed at
ten , I am wide awake. If I stay in the bed I will
just get a headache, so I get up and read. Sometimes
I write and sometimes I go wake Sophie (the poodle)
and make her play with me. So in a way I guess you
can say that Sophie and I are partying. I get the
feeling you would like for me to come wake you up
so you can join us. I've asked Sophie and she says
no, she needs some alone time with just me. After
all, you do exercise with her daily and walk her
every night. I do enjoy the quietness of the night.
Reading is exhilarating for me and I know that is hard
for you to comprehend because you read all day while
I am hard at work. Night time is the only time I have
to read.
Health experts tell you many things, don't drink
too many soda's, wash your hands one hundred times
a day, eat only green and yellow foods, don't eat
anything white, because the carbs will kill you.
As far as my sleep syndrome goes, those health
gurus have not walked in my shoes. I would say the
average person does need eight hours of sleep. It
can also be said that I am not your average person.
You might have said that yourself on occasion.
I am going to buy a dummy doll to put beside you
when I get up at night. That way if you wake up just
hug the doll. As for your comment that I am bored,
believe you me with all these new rules I am having
to memorize since getting married, I don't have a
lot of extra time to do anything, especially to be bored.