Funny Things We Dream

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I often wonder why I wake up so happy, ready to start the day. When Iwas younger I'd whack the alarm clock, for the fourth time, grumble outof bed and stomp around with a major sour puss. Now I'm up before thealarm clock most mornings, and I don't grumble, not as often as I used toanyway. I'm often anxious to see what the day will bring.

I think I've stumbled upon the reason for my early rise and my cheeryoutlook. My wife. Yes, she brightens up my days and has given metremendous motivation, though she still sleeps later than I do, and shetends to grumble, though not too badly.

There's another reason, and this also involves my wife. I believe thatlaughter is the best medicine, and she makes me laugh. More so, I thinka happy attitude is contagious, and the reason I wake up happy mightbe this: my wife laughs in her sleep.

I kid you not. She laughs out loud. So loud that I'm frequently awakenedby her nocturnal guffaws. Sometimes it begins as a chuckle, but manytimes the laughter just erupts, like she just saw the funniest thing in theworld. How can I help but be amused and feel happy myself when I'mtreated to this many nights out of a week.

There's more... while still asleep, she tells me what she was laughingabout.Here's are the most recent accounts...

One night she rolls over and begins her laughing. I wake up, and waitfor her to settle down. Then I ask "What's so funny?"

I wasn't expecting a response, but to my surprise she answered mewhile still sound asleep. She said "Mrs. Juniper said the juniper wouldn'tgrow much taller than two feet, but she planted it and the damn thingtook off, and it's still growing! Ha ha ha ha...." Then she began to snoreagain.

I shook my head, rolled over and settled in for the remainder of the night,knowing that we'd both get a kick out the story when I recalled it thefollowing day. We did.

The most recent episode was even better, stranger. This time it seemedlike I was already awake before she started laughing, maybe she hadbeen chuckling first and that roused me. Either way, when she stoppedher laughter I decided to see if she would talk again.

I asked "Okay, what's so funny this time?"

Her reply was classic. A truly original rambling by a sleeping brain. Shesaid "Orville Redenbacher's plane wouldn't fly so they were trying tohang Orville Redenbacher's plane over the bed by a string. Ha ha haha...." Then she conked out.

Again I shook my head, rolled over and anticipated the break of day,when I would share the tale from her sleeping brain with her alert brain. Icouldn't wait to see her reaction.

I ask you, being a natural marvel, capable of great intellect, doesn't thehuman brain have better things to think about? The mechanics ofslumbering gray matter perplex me.

Why she laughs in her sleep I don't know, but I'm glad she does. I'mhappily married, and I assure you, that will never change!

I'm looking forward to more of her one liners from la-la-land. Can therebe more? I'll keep you posted. Heck, if I collect enough maybe I'll write abook!

That's all for now. From my funny little spot in the universe, I bid you well.

Over and out.

Drew Vics, an artist, writer & musician from New Jersey, writes for http://www.Myeyez.net, and for other websites online.

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