What's That, You Say?

I've taken to wearing earplugs for sleeping when I travel. These little foam "bullets" block strange and unfamiliar room/traffic/people noises, and I can awaken completely rested and refreshed, something that used to elude me when I was away from home. Last night was different. I couldn't stay asleep in my own bed. First, my husband's Blackberry (set to vibrate for incoming messages) was buzzing away from the nearby bathroom vanity. He didn't hear it at all. I had to wake him up, as I had no idea how to turn the thing off by myself. When I had once again just drifted off, Kyle's dog began barking from the basement, where she sleeps in her crate (directly under our bedroom). Arrgghh! I opened my nightstand drawer and fumbled around until I found what I was looking for; I quickly inserted the foam rubber sleep-aids, one in each ear. Pure peace. The next thing I heard was my husband calling: "...good morning".... he sounded very far a way, and under water... huh? Whoa, I jumped up and literally flew out of the bed! The ear plugs really work! I never even heard him get up, shower, or get ready for work! He must have thought that I was in a coma, or worse. If I were in charge of packaging these little goodies I'd have to put a prominent warning label on the container: "Do Not Use Without Alerting Roommate, May Result In Possible Over-sleeping Followed By Sudden, Panicked Awakening!" My husband thought the whole thing was pretty funny.

Life is Good!