Thursday, September 20, 2007
Okay, so I don't usually share my dreams because I find other people's dreams particularly boring and don't think anyone would be so interested in what's going through my head while I sleep. But I had this dream the other night that was so psycho weird that I just have to share. I think you'll find it rather hilarious.
 So Mark was out trimming the hedges, which in the dream, were quite enormous. He had trimmed quite a few branches back and in the process had discovered several birds' nests with several hatching eggs inside. We all ran outside to see the nests and I immediately fell in love with one nest in particular. There were two baby birds in the nest laying their heads on the edge of the nest with big black eyes staring up at me. So, I took the nest and carried it into the kitchen where I was planning on taking a few pictures of the adorable little guys. I pulled out the camera and scooted in close to get a good shot when all of the sudden I realized they weren't baby birds but rather baby squirrels. As fast as I realized my mistake, the squirrels started running around the kitchen with these giant, gaping jaws full of enormous razor-sharp teeth biting at my ankles. Completely panicked at this point, I grabbed the closest container I could find and started chasing the little horrors, trying desperately to catch them and return them outside. Finally, I slammed my little square tupperware over one of the baby squirrels and I was pretty sure I'd caught one. But just to be sure, I peeked under the plastic only to find the baby squirrel squished completely flat and steaming like it had just been run over by a Semi in some horror movie. That's when I woke up.
So now you tell me--what the heck was that all about? My analysis goes something like this. My reaction to the nests and the baby birds was my view of children before I gave birth to any of my own. And the baby squirrels running around the house, terrorizing me and biting my ankles is my view of children now that I have six of them and I can't seem to contain or control any of them.
posted by Shana # 12:47 PM 
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