Talking in My Sleep

If you want your spouse to listen and pay

strict attention to every word you say,

talk in your sleep!

~Anonymous~

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Hi, everyone! It's so nice to be back! I hope you all are doing well.

So, talkin' in your sleep; do you ever do it? Hmm??? C'mon, you can tell me. It'll be our little secret.

Okay, I'll go first. I do! I'm a sleep talker and always have been. Not as much as when I was a kid, but I'm still known to launch into the occasional nocturnal monologue. I do usually have a vague, dreamlike memory of the event when I wake up the next morning, or when I'm informed of my sleepy chatterings. But it's always surprising, and a little disturbing, when I hear that I've engaged in a full-on conversation while snoozing and I have zero memory of it whatsoever.

Amazing!

This very thing happened to me the other day! My husband was leaving early in the morning for work, and as per his usual he came around to my side of the bed to kiss me goodbye and to wish me a good day. Well, I'd be lying to you if I said I was always completely coherent for our morning adieu's, but normally I do have at least a hazy recollection of the event. On this morning, however, I was apparently more talkative and particularly romantic (or so I'm told!), yet I have absolutely no memory of our conversation. hehe! In fact, until I was enlightened to what actually transpired in those wee hours, I thought my always attentive, adoring husband had left the house without even saying goodbye to me (for, like, the first time ever in 20 years!) and I was a little miffed, truth be told.

What's even funnier is that my husband had no idea I was talking in my sleep. Apparently, I was sitting straight up in bed and carried on a conversation longer than a few sentences, articulately and with eyes wide open. Really, this *is* amazing to me. I believe the story, though, because when I woke up a few hours later, I felt unusually disoriented and like I'd somehow lost time.

It's such an odd, almost disconcerting feeling to be told your subconscious is speaking aloud even whilst you slumber peacefully. Has this ever happened to you?

Okay, moving away from sleep talking...

I've completed my Paula Deen recipe test drive and have a number of recipes and pics to share with you all, but I won't be posting those today. I'll do a recipe rundown on Saturday and announce then what my next test drive will be. I can't wait to get started on something new!!

Here are a few random pics from Easter. I hope you all had a very blessed holiday celebrating our risen Lord!!

Easter morning at our house. Special breakfast, gift baskets for the kids,

and a lively Hershey's Kisses hunt throughout the house.

The kids' fun little gift baskets

Girlies getting ready to see what the Easter Mommy left them

(Scotty and his basket of gifties are off to the side, away from the camera!)

Matching play shirts for the three princesses.

Must always buy three of everything!

Cute little shirts with matching shorts.

(Caught the boy this time!)

Daddy watching the chicklets go through their

gift baskets

Later that afternoon, we left for my parents' house and had a wonderful time celebrating with them!

A picture of the best parents any girl has ever had!

Okay, my dear friends and family, I'm going to wrap this entry up for now, but I'll be back with my recipe rundown and more pics on Saturday. Until then...

Hugs and kisses!