tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3695379091547447792.post7884068890648301219..comments2023-08-28T07:02:30.721-07:00Comments on 12,000 Miles From Familiar: Holidays & Lightening BoltsSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17562168835931138560noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3695379091547447792.post-71735232380796864112011-01-06T19:42:03.799-08:002011-01-06T19:42:03.799-08:00I like the stuffed animals in your picture. I stil...I like the stuffed animals in your picture. I still have quite a few myself...all on my bed. Chris doesn't look quite as awake as you.<br /><br />As for storms, I don't mind them during the day, but once they wake me up at night, I usually can't get to sleep until they're over...maybe because our power went out so many times during storms when I was a kid, and our roof leaked quite a bit (mainly in the bedroom where I sleep), that I'm conditioned to wait up in case I need to get the flashlight and put gallons or buckets of water in the bathroom to flush the toilet, or to make sure the roof isn't leaking. Our roof hasn't leaked because of rain for a long time, but it leaks right above my bed if ice gets backed up on the back part of the roof. (So, guess who keeps the roof edge and gutters free of snow in winter.) The of dripping water from a leaky roof is one thing can can wake me from a sound sleep, even since I was a kid. (I was the one who'd wake up to a drip, go around the house placing buckets where they needed to be, then go back to sleep.) And when I'm sleeping, not even a fire alarm in a dorm wakes me up. (I know from experience, it's a funny story: http://nhsenglish4me.xanga.com/406981181/item/)<br /><br />As for the dark, when I'm home, I don't mind it, kind of like it. When I'm somewhere somewhat familiar, it's ok. If I'm somewhere unfamiliar, a little light of some sort is nice, at least so I can find my way to the bathroom if I have to pee! And, it's comforting. (Which makes sense, since light is associated with Christ, and darkness with evil.)ismile4christhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482142505385556045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3695379091547447792.post-39105994609916629162011-01-06T13:13:17.559-08:002011-01-06T13:13:17.559-08:00Love the (real) stockings! I see Domo did too (Chr...Love the (real) stockings! I see Domo did too (Chris')!Papahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05166020318584423155noreply@blogger.com