An Interesting Chain of Events (Why I Didn't Sleep Last Night)

I woke up at 12:34 AM on the couch, which is not unusual because it's what I like to do! I got up, turned off the light, took my Pravachol and headed to bed, with the dog. Yes, she sleeps with us. The bedroom was hot and Kathy asked me to open the window so we could get a nice breeze.

Event 1: Going to bed
Event 2: Taking the dog to bed
Event 3: Opening the window

Well, the air was still and there was no breeze, so Kathy asked me to turn on the fan. I did. I turned the fan on which makes this Mmmmm....Mmmmmmm.....Mmmmmm sound, sort of like the Mmmm Mmmm Good Campbell Soup commercial without the music or the good. This humming, keeps me awake. I sat up and turned the fan on to medium.

Event 4: Turning on the fan
Event 5: Turning up the fan speed

The higher speed decreases the humming to nothing and I can sleep. Kathy can not because the breeze is too strong and she sits up and turns the fan off. There is still no breeze.

Event 6: Turning the fan off

With the fan off, the dog can now hear every single sound outside, which is inaudible to Kathy or me. I think Roxy can even hear worms and snails crawling. Every single sound, audible or not, gets her attention. Because we have taught her not to bark, she begins shaking, like a really fastly vibrating pager. The entire bed moves and awakens or keeps us awake, and because the fan is off, we're still hot; not to mention the fact that Roxy sleeps in the crook of my legs by my ankles.

Event 7: The dog vibrates

If we put Roxy down, she runs from room to room and separates the blinds to look at the snails and worms, cats and Possums. We're cooler, because the windows are open and the fan is on low, but we are awake.

Event 8: Turn the fan back on, on low, with the humming

Finally, the snails went to sleep, Roxy stopped vibrating, the breeze picked up and the humming was incorporated into a pleasant dream involving chainsaws, but alas, I was asleep!