Sweet dreams

Max has inherited the throne from Princess Abby as being the spoiled pup that sleeps in the bed. I am a light sleeper so his presence has taken a toll on my REM. Even without Max rolling around or chomping on a toy at my feet, I am a light sleeper. Really intense, long-lasting and "meaningful" dreams are hard to come by. You know, the really good ones that have you wondering when you wake up if that really happened or not. Riley seems to be sleeping much better than she was a little over 3 months ago. No more nightmares, nightmares related to wedding disasters that is. Not to say my dreams don't get crazy. My latest involved us celebrating Riley's acceptance to Clemson for grad school and the resulting move to Greenville, SC which would allow me to still commute to Charlotte. Not sure what that is supposed to mean, I'll have to google it. Also, not sure what it means when, being a light sleeper, I can wake up in the middle of the night and lie awake for 20-30 minutes and think up very random ideas, tasks, lists, whatever. A major technical breakthrough in my last stroke of genius came to me a few nights ago at around 3 a.m. Instead of counting sheep to get back to sleep, I ran query methodology and code through my head. Another night, I generated my weekend chore list. Another, I wrote out a card for Riley in my head. The next morning, I added some ink and snuck it into her bag before she left. Last night, I realized I was overdue for a post here...and came up with this.