dreams of waking

We celebrated Christmas early yesterday.

I woke up early this morning to say farewell to my brother and his wife, then went back to bed as I'd only gotten 4 hours of sleep so far. They were still finishing up packing for a while, before my mom came to take them to the airport. They're visiting the wife's family now.

Until they left, I wasn't able to fall deeply asleep, but dozed for a while. I kept having dreams where it seemed like I had awakened, but then realized that something was off.

I woke up... the window was wide open and letting in wind. I thought I must have opened it while sleep-walking. Then I saw Serena on the floor. She's not normally in the bedroom. She was acting strange, and after a while I realized that it wasn't Serena.

That's the only one I remember now.

Now I'm watching "It's a Wonderful Life" on TV. I think it's the first time I've watched the whole movie. Hmmm, was it normal back then for people to keep crows and squirrels as pets, and to let them wander around inside houses?

Huh. They're hanging tinsel on the tree. Heavy tinsel like mine.