KC Has a Dream

In honor of Martin Luther King (or Martin Luther the King, as Sophie says) I wanted to share something dream-related.

KC has a secret and very active life in sleep. He talks, yells, jumps out of bed...one time he backhanded me because he dreamt there was a giant spider on my face. Another time, he walked in from being on the deck in his undies. Regular old sleep talking happens all the time--at least weekly. Most of the time it's just muttering, some laughing and the occasional "No!". But every so often he'll have a really special dream. These are three of my favorites...

The Coral Snake
It's the middle of the night...

KC: (jumps out of bed and shouts) Mara!!  Get out of the bed!!  Get out of the bed!!

Me: (Getting out of the bed) What?

KC: (Flips on the light) There's a coral snake in the bed!

Me: (Still waking up) What?!

KC: There's a coral snake in the bed!

Me: (I am now awake) I think you're having a dream. There's no coral snake in the bed.

KC thinks about this for a second and then apologizes for waking me up. I get back in bed. KC is still standing next to the bed on his side.

Me: Want me to check?

KC: Better safe than sorry.

There was no coral snake in the bed.


The Little Guy
It's the middle of the night. I wake up and see KC shivering on top of the covers.

Me: KC, get under the covers.

KC: That's okay.

Me: Why? You're cold.

KC: There's a furry little guy munching leaves down there, so I'm just going to stay out here.

Me: I think you're having a dream.

KC gets under the covers. Later he told me that the furry little guy was just a ball with no eyes or body...only TEETH!


The Live Turkeys
It's the middle of the night...

KC: Hey Mara...

Me: (still mostly asleep) Yeah?

KC: There are some live turkeys in the room.

Me: (waking up) What?

KC: Do you see those turkeys over there?

Me: You're having a dream.

KC: Did you order some from Amazon Fresh?

Me: There are no turkeys.

KC: Yeah...I guess you'd have to sign for those.