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<DIV>Obviously Heidi, you have never been stuck in the house with two
youngsters! I have been home sick for a week now with what was finally diagnosed
as acute bronchitis. I can't sleep at night because of the coughing and I can't
sleep during the day because of Loki and Jordan. If I get in bed during the day,
they think it is a playground and I am the jungle gym. Imagine one sick adult
lying there while they alligator mouth, wrestle and play King of the Mountain. I
was so sleep deprived by Sat that I drank about 6 ounces of single malt whiskey
which bought me about two hours. If I lie on the sofa, they fight to see who can
lie on my chest not getting the fact that it is hard enough breathing without
the added weight of a basset. If I get in the recliner, they take turns jumping
on and off. If I try to read or watch a DVD, they pester me. As someone
once said on the Drool, "it is like being pecked by ducks." </DIV>
<DIV>Since normally I work during the day and Jordan is crated, I just wonder
why they are so active and don't do what they normally would do which is
SLEEP!</DIV>
<DIV>I did go back to the Dr and got much stronger drugs and finally managed
some sleep last night but they are right here "pecking" at me as I
type.<BR>Kathy with Crackers, Loki, Jordan and the fosters Darla and
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