Irene Bumps the Bed
Irene has started doing physical things to the bed. The other night when I sat on the edge of my side of the bed to take my boots off, I felt something Irene-size and weight plop onto the bed. My dogs are both small Pekingese, and the heaviest is 17 lbs. I had my eyes on both of them and it wasn't them. Yesterday I was laying down to do some visualization with Irene, which often ends up being a nap. I had an important business teleconference meeting at noon, so I set the alarm by the bed at 11:40. Every time I was drifting off to sleep, Irene bumped the bed. It was not lightly - it felt like she was standing by it, on her side, thumping it with her body like you might do to wake someone up. This happened five times, and each time it was right when I was drifting off to sleep. I was glad for it to happen because it kept me conscious and I could continue with our visualization. At about 11 I went ahead and got up to eat something and get ready for...