Author: A Morning Grouch

When I am not writing I am doodling, painting, carving or otherwise creating. Find me and my art on my Instagram or Facebook page - or on my sister site: A Morning Grouch Creative (amorninggrouchcreative.com).
Dreams

Dream #13: Ear Tucks, Great-Grandfather Ed and Hair Made Out of Yarn

DREAM: An Indian couple live in a different country (not sure which one) where they make 30,000/week.  They moved to this other country because women had full equality.  We watched a movie together at my great-grandfather’s house and the key role was played by a native girl who wasn’t very pretty.  At the end of this movie, the couple who touted equality and women’s rights … Continue reading Dream #13: Ear Tucks, Great-Grandfather Ed and Hair Made Out of Yarn

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Dreams

Dream #12: Personified Cheesecake

DREAM: Someone neatly slices a wedge out of a beautifully presented, shallow, plain cheesecake.  The Pac-Man shaped, almost whole, cheesecake (Big Cheesecake), and the smaller, pie shaped wedge (Little Cheesecake) are placed, together, in a large bowl of water, where they float on the surface.  Once in the water, it becomes evident that both pieces of cheesecake are alive, and have personalities.  Big Cheesecake moves … Continue reading Dream #12: Personified Cheesecake

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Family

Grouchy Pants. Or, Grouchy No-Pants.

I didn’t have any problems sleeping when I was younger.  During elementary school, and even middle school, I generally slept through the night, and had dreams only intermittently.  I didn’t start being all sleep-crazy until I started high school. Thank you, hormones. There was one recurring dream that I can recall from elementary school. I was at the mall, walking down a hallway, by myself.  I hear people shrieking and … Continue reading Grouchy Pants. Or, Grouchy No-Pants.

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Dreams

Dream #11: Kegger, Special Cookies, Cheap Dresses and Submerged Cars

DREAM: We have some sort of teacher event at school in the morning and it is tradition to stay up all night and drink/eat/socialize the night before.  My parents host a kegger at their house for this reason, and about 40+ teachers show up.  I borrow a pair of my dad’s flip flops and leave for a few hours to run some errands.   When I return to the … Continue reading Dream #11: Kegger, Special Cookies, Cheap Dresses and Submerged Cars

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Family, Husband, Love

Sleep Deprivation Can Make You Do Stupid Things. Or, Maybe I Have ADD.

For our 4th anniversary, my husband and I decided to go on a road trip.  We bought a new (used) pop-up camper, hopped in the Jeep and headed West, towards South Dakota.  He had the idea for me to “blog” about our trip (which meant a facebook note, since I didn’t have a blog yet.  He didn’t realize at the time the blogging-monster he would … Continue reading Sleep Deprivation Can Make You Do Stupid Things. Or, Maybe I Have ADD.

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Blogging, Family

Lucky 7’s

Laura, at Catharsis, is amazing.  Hopefully by now, you already know this.  She compiles so many awards, and throws me a bone now and then.  I roll over.  Shake hands.  Beg her to scratch me behind the ears (or under my shoulder blades…ahhh). When I originally saw this award, I thought it was the “777” award, which I especially enjoyed, since that was the date in which … Continue reading Lucky 7’s

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Heather, The Sleepwalker

Heather, The Sleepwalker: A Brief History

If you didn’t read HTS’s intro – check it out here.  Heather slept-walked quite a bit, when she was young.  She says that her family didn’t seem very concerned about it.  Her mom would see her walking around, but since Heather always walked back into her room, her mom knew she was safe, so didn’t see any reason to intervene.    As a teenager, Heather doesn’t recall sleepwalking, I imagine … Continue reading Heather, The Sleepwalker: A Brief History

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Dreams, Husband

Dream # 10: Greek Dancing on the Moon and Mononucleosis

DREAM: The Greek Dance group is practicing at my house.  Apparently they decided to use my house since I have enough space, and I have many rooms in the shape of circles.  This is convenient, since most Greek dances are circular in nature.  It is a particularly important dance practice because the group has been invited to travel and dance ON THE MOON.  Exciting.  There is one girl in the dance group … Continue reading Dream # 10: Greek Dancing on the Moon and Mononucleosis

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Dreams

Dream #9: Little Boy and Burning Blimps

DREAM: We are traveling and part of our caravan involves several blimps.  From where we are we can see out in front of us through a large domed window.  There is an accident – people are screaming and scared.  There is a little boy about 8 years old by himself, crying.  We can tell things are going from bad to worse.  The blimp in front … Continue reading Dream #9: Little Boy and Burning Blimps

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