Video of Pain

I didn't sleep well last night. At around midnight, I was rudely awakened by a horrible Charlie horse in my right leg. Don't you just hate those? I haven't had one since I was pregnant, almost 16 years ago, but they are the absolute worst thing to have happen in the middle of the night, right? I mean, here you are, off in la-la land, when, "WHAM!" you are hit with this blinding pain and muscle spasm, going up and down your leg, seeming to last for several hours. I hate them, did I mention that? So, there I am, screaming, bouncing up and down in the bed, and rubbing my leg muscle like I'm sanding old paint from it. And just what do you suppose Hubby is doing? Anyone? Uh-huh, that would be SLEEPING! Oh, he moved around a little in the beginning, grabbing for whatever was bouncing the bed, but then went promptly back to sleep. I was overcome by his concern, know what I mean? Well, the cramping finally eased, my heart rate slowed, and I drifted back off to sleep. Then, to my dismay, I had one of the weirdest dreams I've ever had. All of my Fine Arts moms out there will love this. I was in a human video, playing Jesus. Now for those of you who don't know, a human video is like a drama with no words and props. It is set to music and tells a story, with all props made by stunts, movements and motions, facial expressions. They are really cool, my son has been in one for the past 3 years through our church. Anyway, needless to say, hopefully, Jesus is the main character in a human video, so here I was playing the main role. Why, I have no idea. Why a middle-aged woman was the best person to play Jesus in this video, I'll never know, but there I was, none the less. To make matters worse, while we were competing, I had several problems I was trying deal with. First of all, I couldn't hear the music. I guess that happens, right? Secondly, while I was trying to play my part, there were these two little girls, following me around, trying to crash the video. "Kiddie-groupies," if you will. So, while I'm trying to be the star, I'm constantly having to shoo these two away ("You two need to go sit down. Where is your mother?") And, worst of all, I was playing Jesus with gum in my mouth! A whole bunch of gum, actually. (Gasp! I know) It seems that I oouldn't find a trash can before going on, so the whole time I'm performing I'm thinking, "I can't believe I'm playing Jesus with gum in my mouth," and rolling it around in my mouth to try and make sure no one knows it's there. The dream may not have been quite as painful as the Charlie horse, but it was a close second. And if the dream would have been real, I guarantee you it would have been MORE painful for those watching or judging! So, in reality I don't foresee me playing Jesus in a human video anytime soon. Thank God. Why do we have these kind of nights, Charlie horses and strange dreams? The only thing I can think of that was different last night is that we went over to our neighbors' house to see their new bathroom and we had chocolate cream pie and decaf coffee. Could that be it? That's it, no more decaf for this girl! That's my take. What's yours?