Sure is lonely here on Saturday mornings. If I could just get my wife to lie about having dogs in her apartment as well as she lies about everything else, I'd be able to sleep longer.<P>WAT

You are having a very bad morning aren't you?<P>Here's a hug for you. {{{{{{{{{{{{hug}}}}}}}}}}}}}<P>Z

Dave,<P>you haven't been out playing chicken with the OM again have you. <P>remember you just let the dogs do the diry work.<P>your dogs & my YS must be on the same time line, doesn't matter when he goes to sleep he is up bright & early, except when it is a school morning.<P>But at least he is better than OS, now he use to come in my room, lift up my head, let it drop to the pillow, all the while screaming SUN'S UP. should try that on him some morning but I might not live to tell about it.

SM - I know your time zone, but Z, what's your excuse? Actually, I'm not having a hard time, but thanks for the hug anyway.<P>Dave

turn the cartoons on and put the dogs in front of the tv. <P>you are so funny Dave.<P>cleo

HI WAT,<BR>Too early to think...the coffee isnt even done yet!<BR>My dog can be a total pain, but through life, he has been loyal, dependable, and loving. He protects me, he makes me laugh, he is well behaved, he plays, and he cuddles! Easy to feed, easy to please, easy to clean up after!<BR>Hmmm, do I need a husband? Maybe a girl only needs a dog and a vibrator? <BR>just an early morning thought.........observation?

Great observation, CL! What about for the guys?

Gosh, can't offer any insight on cl's thought, but: <P>try this for a Saturday morning<BR>--I'm working 10-5<BR>--my H is working 7-4<BR>--my niece & a friend, just passing through & spending last night had her car break down 20 miles out on the Interstate, needs a fuel pump (remember, it's Saturday, it seems a lot of mechanics don't work & H is working...)<BR>--niece's friend is allergic to cats, we have 3 adults & 3 kittens (whoops, we didn't get that spay done in a timely manner and our unwanted pet bred 3 more). The girl would like to leave...or stop swelling.<BR>--older daughter promised the neighbor she'd take care of his dog for the week, she left for an out of town, weekend softball tournament...with neighbor's key in her pocket...dog in neighbor's house.<BR>--younger daughter has a softball game during the time H & I are at work...I guess 2 miles isn't too far for a 13 year old to ride a bike.<BR>--I own a used bookstore with 35,000 books and just had a customer tell me I don't have any books she doesn't have. I'd like to see her house .<P>And I'm goofing around online...

My excuse? Insomnia... the recovery is going well but I'm still not sleeping well. Last night I couldn't fall sleep until 2:30 a.m. and woke at 6:30.<P>This has been going on for weeks now. For the first two or three weeks after D-Day, March 22, I got an average of 1 hour sleep a night.<P>You know what frosts me? I love my husband (WS) dearly but...... I'm loosing sleep over all this, and he sleeps like a baby.<P>A couple of nights I woke him because it made me angry to see him sleep like a baby while I agnoized over this bad behavior. So I woke him and and made him stay up with me, talking. That'll show him, huh? LOL .. guess that's a big love buster, but he was a sweety about it and accommodated my little fits. We laugh about it now.<P>Z

OK, now it's Sunday morning...........<P>Z - have you considered antidepressants? Difficulty sleeping is one of the symptoms of depression. Please speak to a doc, OK?<P>Dave

Dave,<P>Those dogs got you up early again I see. Can't they visit your W one weekend so you can get some sleep.<P>Hey, as after early Tue (my time) I will be traveling & then I am not sure about computer access,<P>Good luck with your Plan B letter. I hope & pray that your W wakes up & see what she is losing. The both of ya'll have lost so much, it would be ashame for ya'll to lose more.<BR>I admire you a great deal. Good luck. The LB fairied will not be too far away. Take care.<BR>

I am on anti-drepressents. I did get a lot of sleep last night.. Things are getting better slowly.....<P>Well i's 5:39 am here. Everyone else is still sleeping so I'm going to try to get some more myself.<P>Z

Morning WAT,<BR>Hope it is a better morning for you. <BR>Lor, eeeeeeekk. Do you live close to me? If so, give the allergy queen some benadryl and send them this way. I am doing nothin at all today, except chores, and would be happy to go to a softball game and rescue a dog!<BR>Raskal, i have seen little mitts that men can wear on their hand that are supposed to stimulate more than the hand alone. Have no idea if they work!!! Let us know-inquiring minds.....<BR>Zor, I too had a lot of sleep issues after d-day. Either I was awake at strange hrs or having nightmares. It took a good long while for my body to readjust. I did notice the insomnia was worse when i drank alcohol. Some of the ssri antidepressants will cause insomnia, so if you are on one of those, might think about changing the time you take it?<BR>aloha, cl

Sunday morning a thousand time better here this morning--thanks for the offer of help CL.<P>H has another work day. I'm off. Kid that is home still sleeping. Discovered open door to neighbor's house & dog through garage. Niece's car fixed, she & sneezer friend gone. Raining, can't do the lawn...drinking coffee, goofing off online...somethings don't change.<P>I wake up 2 -4 am if I drink more than 2 alcohol drinks. I also become depressed.<P>I just read an article in Prevention magazine about discontinuing Paxil or Zoloft and the effects, like dizziness, vertigo, nausea, headache, fatigue--which I had when I went off without consulting my doc. You'll all be glad to know it isn't actual physical drug withdrawal, it is "discontinuation syndrome". I think we should use that as a MB term, since affair withdrawal isn't actually or necessarily physical either...it's discontinuation syndrome. <P>Wishing you all a great day.<P>Lor