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   Some nights just weren't meant for sleeping!

   Our oldest grandson, Clinton came to stay for a few days

awhile back and I am sure went home with some great

"adventure tales!"...As usual!

   It seems that he is rather a light sleeper...or maybe it is just

that Gramma makes a lot of noise in the night! Whatever the

case, Gramma found that "SOMETHING" makes a lot of noise

in the night! No doubt about that!

   It can be so exasperating around two o'clock in the morning

to be awakened from a peaceful sound sleep by "something"

making a thunderous racket just outside ones bedroom!

   It came to mind that it must be cows, no wild animal could

possibly make that much racket I thought!...At least I

HOPED...FOOLISHLY! that it might be cows...I really didn't

want to tangle with a bear or a moose in my nightie!

   It was just "wishful thinking" I know to hope that Walter

would get up and go investigate so finally I heaved myself up

out of the warm cocoon in the bed, donned my housecoat and

slippers and headed outside, flashlight in hand. Daisy, the

faithful dog thought this a great idea and bounded off into the

darkness.

   I cautiously rounded the corner of the house and shone the

flashlight off in all directions. Funny I thought, no eyes

shinning back at me, the culprit must have gone off into the

hedge. After stumbling around in that tangled mess for a few

minutes Daisy let out a ferocious bark that nearly made me turn

tail and head back to bed!