Door Bell Dingbat

About three weeks ago, we were sleeping peacefully when I woke up at 2:30 to the sound of the door bell ringing. I knew it wasn't a dream because it was such a clear external noise, and the sound of our home's door bell wouldn't fit in the dream I was having before I woke up (I was having a boring dream about shopping for Lex's clothes). I hurried and woke up Jer in a panic. Who could be at our door at this hour?!? We were so worried because our friends Chris and Paula recently had some nighttime break-ins in their nice and quiet neighborhood that freaked me out. I even called the police to come and check things out. A policeman drove by slowly and shined a spotlight on our house and the woods nearby.

We felt better, but it was still a while before we could get back to sleep. What killed us was that we had just purchased an alarm system, but I hadn't gotten around to installing it yet. The next day, I got that puppy installed! We still freaked out about it a bit, so we also bought some other security things (motion lights, sensors, etc.).

So, the other night at 2:30 (there must be something about that time of night), I woke up to the sound of my cell phone ringing. I figured it was a wrong number, so I ignored it. I still had trouble getting back to sleep, though. Anyway, the next morning I told Jer that if he ever doubted that I really heard that doorbell and didn't dream it, he should check my phone for a missed call. He jumped at the chance to prove me wrong, and got the phone right away. I was so sure it would be there! Yet, the last missed phone call was our friend Chris at 8:30 the previous evening. Crud! Jer laughed at me and told me that he's glad my door bell dream cost us $1000!

Oh well, the house is more secure now. I guess pregnancy dreams really are more vivid! The hardest part of this whole thing is that this isn't the first time the police have been called because of my active imagination. I did something very similar in high school (shadows, anyone?). I feel like the girl who cried wolf!