Journey to Annalisa: Strange Dreams and Furry Things!

For years I listened to my sister and girlfriends talk about the weird dreams they had while pregnant. We always assumed the reason was the changing hormones in their bodies.

Well, a few days ago I dispelled that myth!

Usually I have some pretty weird dreams (as my husband would tell you) but this one was WEIRD ... Even for me.

My grandmother Rina (I was named after her) came into my dreams. She passed away when I was 14. Our relationship was never good. She had a very hard life and was always in a bad mood (to put it mildly). So having her in my dreams is never a good thing. In the dream her face was very clear and she sounded exactly like her (amazing how much information you keep in your memories). She kept telling me: "Go, Go Now!" over and over again. Her tone was alarmed, urgent. I woke up from the dream thinking that she was trying to warn me about something, but what!

My interpretation was that something was wrong with Annalisa and that I had to get on a plane to go get her. If I only knew where she was (sigh!)

My cats obviously got scared too since I must have been thrashing around the bed and disturbed everyone. They looked at me like: "Chill woman, you are upsetting us!"

So I tried to fall back asleep comforted by the warmth and closeness of my cats. The cats fell back asleep, I lay in bed for hours trying to do the same.

Speaking of furry things it's amazing how much company and comfort your pets can give you. We have four cats, a dog and, since we got rid of the carpet and installed wood flooring, lots and lots of "Fur tumble weeds" rolling around the house.

My oldest cat is George, he'll be 20 years old this November. My youngest is Stella, she is about 1 1/2 years old.

Then, there's Mittens and my White German Shepard Bianca. They both are 5 years old. Mittens is polydactyl (better known as Hemingway's). Lots of extra claws and personality.