
CHASE'S DREAM JOURNAL 2010-2019

By Chase Edwards

**Published by Charles Edwards at Smashwords  
** Copyright 2019 Charles Edwards  
 **Charles Edwards also known as Chase Edwards  
Published 2019**

I dedicate this book to my framily, "Family Of Friends," my friends at Quora, and my other friends – you are included. I extend a special thank you to Jim Ru for creating and designing my book cover.

My dream journal is a collection of my dreams and things that pertain to the world of dreams. Also, I've included a few brief psychic experiences. I started my dream journal on Monday, May 24, 2010. For the next nine years, details of my dreams are included. This journal is being published on August 15, 2019; it's my 73rd birthday.

Before viewing those entries, I'd like to share some dreams that occurred before 2010. Also, I have a few sentences to share about some of my psychic experiences. I hope you will enjoy traveling along with me, in spirit, as I share these revelations with you. Dreams that were extremely too personal were omitted.

## MY READING THE CARDS HISTORY:

When I lived in Denver, Colorado (1964-1966), someone had told me that she read cards. I don't think she ever read mine; however, her telling about it made me look for years to try to find it. Gong Hee Fot Choy is the name of it. I searched and searched for this item, but I couldn't find it. I searched for it in Okinawa and in every other place I was before coming to Tucson, Arizona.

In the early 1970's while working at a convenience store, one of my customers told me that she had just read her cards. When she said the name, I almost collapsed, because of my desire for it. A few years later, I found the book and the board at a book store. It included the instructions for laying out the cards. I would read cards for others and for myself, back then and for a number of years. The reason I quit reading the cards is because it was really too accurate. It did help me to avoid a bad car accident one time, because I had the warning to watch out for something bad that was waiting for me.

## SOME PSYCHIC AND MYSTERIOUS EXPERIENCES:

Also, in the late 1960s, when I was in the Air Force, I had a lot of psychic experiences after I returned to the United States from Okinawa. I had a friend who I was able to reveal a recurring dream he'd had since childhood. He was amazed by the vast knowledge I shared regarding his dream. I didn't know him prior to meeting him at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. I conducted séances and predicted future events. I was very amateur but quite accurate with my predictions. Also, during that time, when I was feeling psychic, I could sense silver glitter visually falling but nothing physically materializing.

It's amazing how I learned how to have a séance, because it was through a Ouija board. I became a regular at the local skating rink after I first arrived in the Tucson area (stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base). I became friends with lots of kids and their parents who were regulars there, too. After the skating sessions, we would sometimes go to one of their homes and think up different kinds of activities. One of the kids and I asked the Ouija board questions one night, while his mom was observing us.

The answers that came through were only known to the mom. She told us that whoever was revealing things to us was being totally accurate; even the spelling of certain words was the same used as the relative who she had known. This relative and/or spirit kept insisting that we have a seance. Finally, I told the Ouija board that we didn't know how to have a seance. From there, the board spelled out how to do it.

There were always other adults in our group, and I also watched out for the kids to not let it overly startle them. During one of the sessions, we all experienced seeing a heavy wooden table float a little off the floor. There were other incidents that really can't be explained, but we were really having fun. One night, something I didn't know was that one of the adults had been drinking earlier. This allowed some form of a rather evil presence to come through. From that encounter, I changed to always starting the session with a prayer and insisted that everybody in the circle be completely sober.

The guy (mentioned before who I revealed knowing about his dream) wanted a seance, but he said he couldn't be included in the circle. This was due to his having too much magnetism (electricity) within the circle, and it would be too much for him to endure. A spirit (probably the one he wanted me to contact) talked through me one night when he was wanting answers so badly. The spirit didn't want him to push me like he'd been doing and stated that.

A day or so later, I had the impression that I could let that spirit talk through me to him in the right setting and time (without being a formal seance or a circle of people). That actually happened, and I recorded it. It was quite impressive and included one other person observing the experience – this goes back to many, many years ago.

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Astral projection has always interested me, but I understand there can be some dangers with it. It's been quite some time since I researched it. As I recall, the danger has something to do with being awakened by external circumstances and not being fully back into the body yet.

SPECIAL NOTE: I haven't paid too much attention to predicting or experimenting with psychic encounters for many years.

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In 1979, when I was attending group therapy, a psychologist told me to tell my dream from other perspectives and not just from my own being of telling my dream. In that particular dream, I remember there was a woman (of a different nationality) who was supposedly my mother; so, he had me tell the dream from her point of view. It also had a piece of paper that was thrown into a trash can; so, he had me tell the dream from the viewpoint of the trash can and also from the viewpoint of the paper that was being thrown away. The dream was quite revealing after I told the other translations of that dream.

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Before going to sleep, many years ago, I have used this, and I'm starting to use it again. I'd tell myself: "I'm going to remember my dreams." Also, it's a good idea to write down dreams ASAP. Often, I have had a pen and paper by my bedside to do just that. I learned this from the psychologist who told me about telling dreams from other perspectives of the dream. Also, he told me to look to my dreams for my answers.

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Now, I think I'm going to return to that time in my childhood when I just loved going to my dreams. I'm really wanting to learn more about what is going on when I'm not awake. Awake meaning: I think I'm more awake now than ever before.

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This has been a really exciting journey, and we've only just begun. (NOTE: The underlined part is what I shared with a very dear friend – Robbie. She and her husband Pip encouraged me – just prior to my writing that sentence in June of 2010.)

## HERE'S MY DREAM SAGA FROM 2010 THROUGH 2019:

May 24, 2010 Monday, When I awoke, I was more tired than before going to sleep. I'm feeling that way very strongly, today – more than usual. Before I awoke, I was really involved in a dream. It's quite vague, but I had three different categories that were mine, and it was something like a quiz show, and I was a participant. Some other guy was in charge of a game. At one point, it seemed that I had lost. I was mildly discouraged but not angry. Then, some change was made that I still had all three of my categories back – kind of like starting all over with a fresh start. I really sense that this is connected in some small way to my learning more and going within.

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May 25, 2010 Tuesday, in a dream, I remember there were three projects I was working with and not being successful, but the number three seems to have had some similarity for both of yesterday's and today's dreams.

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NOTE: For a few nights, I didn't recall my dreams.

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June 06, 2010 Sunday, before going to sleep I had been on the internet listening to someone's interviews. Later, between listening and sleeping – probably mostly sleeping, I decided to let my subconscious listen even when I wasn't awake. Over 12 hours later (now), I had so many dreams that it really surprised me. Most were bits and pieces but did seem to be more like little short stories.

It will be hard to type the info, but they included being on a bus after some event wanting to go to another location but seeming to be on the wrong bus with someone who was telling me that the bus would get close to where I was going.

Another dream involved my being with some gal who was holding up her money – implying that she would pay for what she was buying. I looked into the back side of the display case taking out a pastry item and maybe another food item to buy for myself. This took place at some eating place, and it was like we were both together – like very close friends.

Some guy told me he wanted me to go to a dance in another dream, but I was very reluctant. I was so shocked when he left shortly after that without saying he was leaving. This setting was at an outdoor area with other people all around. Later another guy came over to me and told me that he really liked the previous guy. I remember thinking that it was probably a one-sided interest, and I was still shocked at how he had just walked away without saying goodbye or something.

Yet, another dream was my riding a bicycle and returning to a previous home I lived in and parking it. I wondered if the bike would be safe from theft in that location. I remember riding it like I was zooming into the parking space and made a fast, tight turn without falling over. I haven't been on a bike in several years, but it didn't seem that way in the dream.

In another dream, I was outside of where I live now and walking with some other person(s) away from the complex. A guy was walking past us in the opposite direction. I teased him by saying something like: "Here's a volunteer." Shockingly, he responded with a smiling nature: "Yep, you got it, dude." He didn't stop or change his direction of walking.

I just remembered another dream had something to do with either assembling or correcting things with someone else who was instructing me.

There were at least a couple more dreams that are too vague to recall like that one, but all of these were since I went to sleep this morning (after getting up a few times in between dreams). I did listen to an interviewer for a long time before I went to sleep the first time, though.

A FEW DAYS AGO, I had a dream that I was more of an observer (rather than a participant) in it. Someone was giving things away, and they seemed to be falling from the sky for people to catch. All of them were single items with the exception of one item that included 17 of those items. I remember being told or knowing that every person or even just one person could take any or all of those 17 identical items. It seemed that one guy was taking all 17 just before I awoke or changed dreams.

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June 07, 2010 Monday, this one was beyond belief. In the dream some gal was giving me a necklace, and it started out with just a string (or whatever a jewel can be attached to) and the gift part was either a stone or jewel – somewhat round. I really can't describe it; so, I'll call it a stone for now, because more follows. She told me very distinctly that this necklace can only be worn if someone has given it to them.

Then, in some mysterious way, there were three stones on the string. It changes to what seems to be Halloween, because I was fully dressed in costume with those three stones now hanging loosely in netted, bright RED material. The top part of the necklace now (still in a net-type fashion) is like a choker with the netting loosely containing the stones completely surrounding them. The netting material would be similar to a hair net (as best as I can describe it) – but ALL red.

...and below the enclosed but see-through netting were the three stones. (I have no way to show that part of the necklace.) Below them, though, was more of the red netting with the front middle part hanging the lowest.

This dream was almost like telling me something about being a fashion designer. I don't think I'm ready for that, YET, but it did give me an inspiration.

There's a little bit of a mystery with the one stone that was personally given to me in the dream and later realizing there are three there. I have no idea where the other two came from – especially since she said these can only be worn by the person who has been given them. She may have given me the other two or they could have come from another person or two other people. Isn't that like a dream, though, to leave a few mysteries? Some people say they don't know if they dream in black and white or in color, but over the years (like with this dream), the color is very much there – red in this case.

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June 08, 2010 Tuesday, as I was awakening this morning, I realized that I had dreamed about someone telling me: "The Mad Hatter is evil and...." something about being vicious or similar. I think this may refer to Alice In Wonderland, but I don't think I ever read the story or saw the movie and asked friends about the character who apparently was good to Alice. An earlier dream may have had my childhood best friend Jerry wanting to help me – possibly from an awkward situation. He seemed younger than he would be if he were still living today but not much was spoken. Another guy may have been talking in the background and commenting about my likes/dislikes to one or more person(s) and/or to me.

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June 09, 2010 Wednesday, being between dreams, I recalled a structure of three tall, curved panels all closely connected to each other. I decided that I wanted to return to that dream, and as I entered dream state, I saw those same three panels and felt grateful. I couldn't recall anything before or after both of these dreams or this continuous dream with that short interruption when I was partly awake.

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June 10, 2010 Thursday, when I awoke, I could only remember part of one dream of being only an observer of a bus driver who was being questioned by a couple of police officers. This took place outside of the bus, and it wasn't a bus that involved me at all. Someone who doesn't drive a bus was who I was thinking it would be nice if he was that person. I was quite surprised that I thought that way in the dream. The day before this, IN REAL LIFE, while I was waiting for a bus, someone was being questioned by two police officers and taken away; so, this may have had something to do with part of my dream.

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June 11, 2010 Friday, in my first dream, I was clutching a really big fish and finally set it down. I kept asking others to help me find some water for the fish but to no avail. I was feeling really angry that nobody would help me. After a gap, there were many identical items in the freezer all white with the exception of three that were dark colored. After another gap, somebody told me that I shouldn't keep outdated items. I was either giving away the items from the freezer or selling them and eventually got rid of all of them. After being awake briefly, I either said or heard the very first part of the Lord's Prayer. It was very clear and yet I knew I was asleep when I heard it, and then I seemed to slip back into the previous dream.

In the next dream, I was in my car and a friend was getting out of it but standing on the widow area or the top of the car as he was getting ready to leave. Some guys were walking by and one said: "Tall boy" in a very condescending manner. I didn't realize what was happening, but he mooned them (it's rather funny now). After the incident, he cried and apologized to me. I told him that they deserved it and that he had done nothing wrong. In the next dream, I watched a friend drive away as he told me that he was only leaving for a little while. Some gal told me that she needed to go into his house, and I was feeling a little uneasy but knew that she was serious. I thought the front door was locked, but when I turned the knob, it opened. After entering, it was so strange, because other people were already inside. The dream either changed or stayed at the same location with even more people there – in a party-type atmosphere.

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June 12, 2010 Saturday, the only dream that seemed to come through was getting to see a close female friend. She was smiling and looked quite radiant; she went to Heaven on May 30th, and today is her memorial service in real life.

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June 13, 2010 Sunday, I dreamed of hearing someone instructing me with a bold and positive statement that was something like: "You are who you are." Later, I was walking and there were other people in the way or I was in their way and it was confusing for me to know how to get to wherever I was going. After a gap, I had parked my car and was walking across a mountain-type area with other people around. One guy who I didn't know teased me by asking if I had my makeup with me. I said that I did, and he smirked. I explained to him when I wore makeup – that it wasn't my regular thing to do.

As I got to the end of that area, I wondered if there was a big drop off or if it sloped like the way I had gone up. I was watching other people looking at that area to see what they would do. Eventually, I decided to return the way I arrived but was on some type of escalator and talking with whoever was operating it.

In a later dream, I was at the original place where I went to meetings, and things were being sorted and given away. I was given some things that were like posters. One of them startled me, because on the bottom right front corner was an inscription that appeared to be in error. This took place outside of the front door. Later, I was around the back-door area and realized others were gathering for a meal inside that part of the building (different from the way it used to be). I couldn't recall details of another dream, but directions were being given and quite detailed but very vague.

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June 14, 2010 Monday, my first dream was inside a department store and wanting to check the price and information for a gray or tan jacket. The sales clerk was a black man and he mentioned something about it being a dollar item but seemed to be talking more to another clerk rather than to me. I asked him what he had said about the jacket but didn't get an answer while he was telling about other details regarding the jacket.

I commented kindly about his service but also mentioned that he hadn't answered my question and left the store. I was thinking that I had two similar type jackets at home, but I still wanted to check the price; so, I went back and there was only one jacket with many other items. I never did find out what it cost or finish this dream completely.

After a gap, I was talking on a walky-talky type of device and told two other people to come back for me, because I would still be waiting. A different clerk said something over distance in question about it. I responded and it concerned where I'd live and consider possibly my maternal grandma's house. Dream switched to her house and while cleaning or such, I thought of a spider and felt very grateful that there probably wouldn't be one.

I noticed that the back door was open and closed it; it was dusk, because I noticed a neighbor's shack (not a full house) had his inside light on and the blinds at the door seemed like someone was peeking through one of the bottom slats, but I was walking away from the doorway and then it was like seeing him in his house reading something while sitting in a chair, and I wasn't in his house.

A weather change may have occurred, because I was checking another part of the house – a corner area that seemed to have part of it twisted. I was able to twist it back to possibly it's correct position, but before I was able to check for accuracy, a kitten tickled me with a thread or light wire to get my attention to get him out of the ceiling area. This is so funny, because I wouldn't do this, but I seemed to cough or blow air into the kitten's face, and someone else was watching the kitten and me during this part of the dream and then it ended or switched to something I can't recall.

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June 15, 2010 Tuesday, I'm only able to recall that my first dream had something to do with talking with my brother, and it seemed to be pleasant and/or informative but no details. After a very brief gap with vivid details of my being extremely thirsty, I dreamed that I went to my refrigerator to get some cola (something I haven't kept in there in a very long time). I kept drinking cola until that dream ended. I am thirsty today, too, in my awakened state.

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June 18, 2010 Friday, I saw six black plastic pieces that were two groups of three above and below but after a gap, there were 2-sided yellow and red ones of a different quantity. Very vividly, the next partial dream had a clock face that was showing an opposite time with the hands reversed and then seemed to change back to the correct time after looking away and back at it and I was feeling so relieved about it not being the other time – possibly 4:50pm was showing instead of 10:20am being the correct time. After a pause, I audibly heard the name Lorlene (not knowing anyone by that name). Someone else (unknown) was speaking about telling her something. In a later dream, I was looking through a cigarette carton with blank spacing in the middle of it and having concern of too much missing.

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June 19, 2010 Saturday, some unknown person was giving a command to some people outside. One of the words was monkey – like: No monkeying around or no monkey business. It was quite clear in the dream but it wasn't after awakening. In a later dream, there were at least two others gathered around a big table. I was facing a family friend (Bob's mom) and my mom was sitting to the left of me. There may have been one other person to my right, but I couldn't tell for sure. The family friend told mom that if she exercised, she would lose weight. Both women were much younger (in there 20's or a tad older).

Mom stood up and with her finger pointing and circling her stomach, she asked her if she could lose that (otherwise she was very thin – like she had always been). (During the dream, it didn't register to me that mom was probably pregnant in that dream. The other person I couldn't see may have been another family friend.)

Another dream that had other parts to it and that I returned to dreaming once or more after short gaps of awakening involved taxes. I was feeling very upset and discouraged at the possibility of items having a tax to pay for them that had already been taxed and the items were inferior or worthless. There was a box of assorted small items – one resembled part of a window knob. I was contemplating how to resolve the cost error without having to waste too much time in doing it.

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June 21, 2010 Monday, the only thing I could recall after waking up was that someone was putting a slogan on a sign. The words were familiar and very clear in the dream, but now I can't remember what was being quoted. There were several words and I think when the sign was completed that one word was on a line below the other words – somewhat of a success. After a gap and/or a continuation of the dream with the same scenario, all of the words just wouldn't all fit into one line of text (what was desired) and it wasn't going to be completed and the dream ended with incomplete word(s) on the sign.

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June 22, 2010 Tuesday, (Over the years since the early 1970's, I have had dreams about going back to work where I did back then at Circle K, but they are always somewhat vaguely unfamiliar – like being new and confused about being there.) At the beginning of this dream, I discovered three damaged items but can't recall what they were or what was wrong with them.

The number being three was something very vivid at the time and in the dream. There was a lot of litter out in the parking area, and I was concerned about it needing attention. I also had great concern about the walk-in coolers being stocked fully and if my shift that was following a really busy shift would be staffed with more than just me working. There were three or more workers in this part of the dream.

Two of the gals and I were talking about something and after hugging one, the other said she felt left out; so, I hugged her and we all chuckled about it. Either before or after this, one of the gals was telling me about sweaters and how awful they fit and changed her appearance, and I was talking like I knew all about sweaters. I said I fully understood and something about my shoulders would really shrug in a certain kind of sweater and that sweaters aren't any good for people's appearance from the way they pull them down.

It was such a relief to awaken and know I wasn't having to work that upcoming shift and all of the problems that could be waiting for me. Those problems would have involved: cleaning, stocking the cooler, helping customers, and probably working alone in such a busy store. Also, I didn't have to worry about whatever needed to be done with those damaged items.

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June 24, 2010 Thursday, the only thing I can recall is that I was dreaming about water (like drinking water or the cost involved but unsure). I woke up thirsty.

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June 25, 2010 Friday, as I was awaking, one or more times, I recalled the name of a city (two or three words) and know that I'm not familiar with that city. I planned to remember that name, but since I didn't write it down promptly, I can't remember the name.

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June 27, 2010 Sunday, a lot of action was happening in my dreams but I can't recall much of the details. One was a battlefield situation and I was in the middle of my group but it started out mostly as an experiment rather than an actual battle. The last dream pertained to a big movie title (possibly _Gone with the Wind_ ) that was part of the process I was using for transferring a movie from one media to another.

What is so strange is that one device was quite big and resembled a reel-to-reel tape recorder (in real life it couldn't play or process video information). There was great emphasis placed on the written words of the movie title and seemed to stand out in the dream as being very important. A dream that preceded this dream involved lots of discussion and maybe even arguing or debate and other people were being quite active in the scenario.

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June 28, 2010 Monday, I dreamed that a close friend and I were talking and another gal was with us; I think my mom may have been the other person, but she was mostly only listening. I was talking about my past relationships and how bad they were and I commented to my friend that she remembers my bad times and knew what I was talking about from those experiences. My friend was so comforting and very confident. She said that she had only one troubling relationship and that she learned from it many years ago and never had another bad experience.

In a continuation or the next dream, I was talking as I was attempting to clean up some bread crumbs that were on the floor next to a wall. I was aware that I had carried something (like a big dead fish) into the adjoining room (probably the kitchen) not too long before that. When I noticed the ants in with the crumbs, I commented that those ants had to be alive inside whatever I had brought in prior to that, and they seemed to be multiplying as I was trying to clean up the crumbs. Either before or after this dream, I saw Joe. I don't recall of any conversation or interaction other than he was smiling and seemed to be contented – mostly seeing only his face. (When I saw this friend a few hours later in real life, he had been having plumbing and other problems that he was fixing.)

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June 29, 2010 Tuesday, I was surprised that I was able to return to the same dream setting a couple of times after getting up and going back to sleep. It involved a two-story home that I was living it. In the first dream, I could see both floors and the layout included three laundry rooms (funny now that a home would have 3). In the continuation of that dream, the three rooms actually changed to some kind of container and were within reach of each other.

I was sorting through things in the containers and placing more items into them – something like computer programs or videos of some sort; some were duplicates and others were very confusing as to where they belonged. In some area of these dreams, I was counting plastic corn holders and the count was somewhere around 12 or 12 sets and I put them into a plastic bag and then some other place other than the three containers.

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June 30, 2010 Wednesday, there was a big wrapped box that was for me, but another item was setting beside the box that seemed to be out of place in my first dream. I was talking or listening to someone telling about the gift. My friend Jeff was in the next dream about his having two vacuum cleaners and the software was on his computer; so, I downloaded the software to my computer and was wondering how I was going to be able to use the physical items (one large and one small) at my place by only having those programs on my computer. In real life we had been processing a program between our computers that may have set the stage for this weird dream.

In a very brief dream, my friend told me that Mrs. and the lady's last name's surgery was changed to Saturday. I was starting to ask which Saturday (previous one or the one coming up) as the dream was ending. I did ask but don't recall an answer if the lady was some friend's mother who she was telling me about, because I had never heard her last name prior to this dream. I think I knew I was dreaming about that time, because the last name was never used before. I couldn't recall the last name after awakening, but I heard it very clearly in the dream.

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July 01, 2010 Thursday, not very much of the dream came through but there were three objects that were of different values but they all looked similar. Each could be worn like sunglasses but fit from the back of the head in a head/neck brace appearance made out of the same material as that of a cast and did not cover any part of the face nor the very top of the head. The options of the three had a small fee, a little larger fee, and free for using them (maybe by the minute). They all looked about the same in design and shape. I was aware that the purpose wasn't solely for making phone calls but something of that nature in communicating with other people or modes of being able to get information.

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July 02, 2010 Friday, an earlier dream or dreams seemed to be quite active but details didn't come through after being awake. One dream pertained to three chairs at a table, side by side. One chair was for me and I may have already sat down but not sure. The names are too difficult to recall, but in the dream, I was very much aware of the two names who came up to those chairs – first a guy and then a gal after he had left. I remember telling each of them not to sit in any of those three chairs.

They seemed to understand and didn't complain but the dream seemed faded after that to be able to recall who actually ended up in those other two chairs. I am sensing that it was a couple of people who knew each other and knew me, too. I don't know if they were on this side of Heaven or came from there or sent loved ones who are still here on earth, but something of that nature for this dream seemed highly possible.

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July 03, 2010 Saturday, someone carrying something came over to me in the dream and told me that there are eight people who didn't like something about me and were wanting me to change or something of that nature. I asked about certain people and this guy said it wasn't any of them. I realized, in the dream, that there must be others who know about these other eight guys who have had something against me and nobody has told me until now. I was very stressed and quite concerned about who they were and their motives. Also, I felt discouraged that none of my friends had told me what was going on behind my back.

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July 04, 2010 Sunday, the numbers two and four were very strongly indicated but I didn't comprehend the reasoning. Two audio devices (like speakers but flat in appearance) were setting upright and side by side. Another brief dream included a friend. He was smiling. I was happy to see him and told him that I missed him.

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July 05, 2010 Monday, the dreams seemed to be similar to real life with projects being started and continuing but not finished and a real concern for completion.

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July 06, 2010 Tuesday, the only dream that seemed to be vivid was an amount of $17 and some odd cents that seemed to appear in several segments of the dream or a continuation of that dream. Someone was telling me that it would be removed but it kept showing up in various formats of whatever I was trying to work with.

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July 07, 2010 Wednesday, lots of dreams were revealed but only certain parts that I could recall after awakening. There was a board (like a billboard) or a small wall that contained the names of the employees who worked in three different barber shops. Two were on one side of the wall and one on the other side. One of them had a name of a shop similar to one that was in my hometown when I was quite young.

Some gal was telling me that an ugly person might consider me less than desirable after different faces had been shown that would probably be judged as abnormal. I was thinking about how many challenges some of those people must have and feeling some empathy for them before the gal told me what she said. In another dream, I was waiting in a very long, curving line of customers with a friend of mine who was going to buy one band-aid.

He was holding it as we inched our way toward the cashier. (This is rather funny after being awake, because I have never seen anyone be able to buy just one band-aid before.) I was thinking that he should use the band-aid while having to wait so long to pay for it. Further into that dream or into another dream, I was looking at my caller ID and saw a phone number that looked really unfamiliar and wondered who may have attempted to phone me.

While thinking that, my phone rang and the voice said that his name was Mark. I remember thinking as I asked him if that other number was his or familiar to him. I think he said that he had used that different number when he called from that number, before.

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July 08, 2010 Thursday, the dream sequence included a trunk with objects inside, but when it was opened, it seemed to appear more like opening a door to a storage room. I felt some anxiety about one particular item that seemed to not have any instructions until it was going to be used. I asked why but don't recall of getting an answer. The size or number involved was either 250 or 350, but I don't know if that may have been in computer terms for something to be used with a computer. It seemed that the items appeared in more than one dream or a further sequence of the same dream as I viewed them from a doorway-type setting.

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July 09, 2010 Friday, even though I don't know the people in my dream in real life, they seemed to be ones I knew in the dream – a mother and daughter with emphasis on talking more with the daughter. Cory and Dory were in separate cars, but the mother (Dory) was stuck with Cory's car being the one trying to push the car forward. It was a narrow street or road with cement walls on both sides of it and the cars were between the two walls. I was observing from a short distance behind the total scene but not close enough to be of assistance to them.

Later I asked the daughter (Cory) about her middle sister, because I knew there were three sisters in the family. However, I had some concern regarding the one I was asking about. No information came through; so, I may have changed dreams or briefly awakened. Some man was telling me about the pride he had for his family and it may have been that family, but it wasn't very clear. Also, after all of this, I was sorting through things in a corner and organizing them to look much better than before I had started. I felt some relief in that accomplishment but I knew that there were more areas that need my attention; so, the relief was only temporary.

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July 10, 2010 Saturday, in a dream about receiving some kind of updated button-type thing for all of my remote-control devices, I was quite concerned that there weren't enough for all of them. The package contained four and I had already used three of them and was thinking about the fourth one and got very confused. This dream seemed to be repeated when I would briefly awaken and go back to sleep. At the very end of my dreaming, I realized that I had way too much clutter from all of the things that I had placed on the table and was really discouraged. This is so close to reality about the clutter and confusion.

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July 12, 2010 Monday, I wasn't able to recall my dreams from Sunday, and my Monday morning dreams were quite clear between dreams and seemed to be easy to recall but faded after I fully awoke. I do recall that the first and third dreams had the exact same setting and had something to do with plastic items or material. The second dream was totally different and I realized that as I was entering the third dream knowing that it had the exact same setting as the first dream – possibly a continuation of the first dream.

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July 14, 2010 Wednesday, after a brief ending of a dream, I either saw or heard the name of Harvette and I thought about it and the only thing that made sense to me is that it's possibly a female name derived from Harvey. Another very vivid memory in another dream was the exact number of 11%. That 11% had something to do with taxes but otherwise I couldn't get the flow of what was involved in that dream. Another dream had a container of sticks that seemed to indicate that each stick had something different to reveal.

The only stick that I can recall indicated something about a job or getting a different job. Then it seemed to skip to my being at a job the sense of needing to leave there before it got dark, because after dark, some type of cost would increase. That dream or a different one involved some gal telling me about a note to give to him the information but that it could take up to five years to materialize. A brief dream earlier seemed to indicate four different people sleeping with one awake and another starting to awaken, but it was a very short dream.

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July 16, 2010 Friday, the dreams were difficult to recall but one dealt with candy and there were three different qualities with names for each of them. The names were names I had heard before but not sure they were names of candy. Another dream involved either working with or observing workers in fast-food preparation and serving.

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July 17, 2010 Saturday, one dream that really had me struggling involved my being on some type of mountain structure and I was in one of the crevices. An unknown man who was like a giant in stature was telling me that he would help me so that I wouldn't fall or get hurt. I was challenged with trusting that he really would help me or if I was in more danger by not dealing with the situation by myself. The man seemed to be quite sincere but I was so scared of falling, etc. Another dream or dreams seemed to have me quite involved in observing or active in them but seemed to disappear upon awakening.

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July 18, 2010 Sunday, the dreams seemed to flow and connect in some ways to each other. Someone was telling me that when I arrive back home to open a program named box that would allow me to see what he has on his computer and I would have access to all of his information. He was quite pleasant and I had stronger feelings for him before this part of the dream but that seemed to fade to more like reality. As I was riding the bus home and wanting to alert the driver to stop at the next bus stop, the cord I pulled took at least three times to pull before it made the alert, and by then the bus was passing that bus stop.

I explained to the driver what had occurred after she stopped about a block further away and she was very polite about it. The next dream seemed to pick up with my exiting another bus at another location and my decision to walk to Carl's place (where he used to live – as though he had never moved), but after arriving at his house, everything changed for who was in that house – close friends from Benson and their friends and relatives. A friend's great aunt and great uncle were so happy to see me and both of them group hugged me and were smiling. As I was heading for the front door, an unknown gal told me that she wanted to take my picture. It was amazing how quickly she took the picture.

I knew that I was running really late for catching the bus home; so, I walked as fast as I could and even ran with the left-turning traffic at the red light, because I had seen the bus ready to cross the intersection, next, and I sure didn't want to miss it. In the next moment, the bus appeared about a half a block away – having already passed where I was standing. I was so confused, because it didn't make sense that the bus could skip that area where I was standing – almost like it disappeared and then came back at another spot.

I was feeling really tired and as I was walking, I met another guy unknown to me prior to this, but I really liked him and enjoyed walking with him. We stopped at a place where he or his family lived and everyone there knew him. Someone said that another guy needed him; so, he was going to leave. I told him that I understood and would wait there for him. Later his mother or another family member asked me how long I was going to wait for him. I realized it was quite late and that I'd better hurry to avoid missing the last bus home. It was 11:30pm; so, I knew that the last bus had left long before the time I'd get to the bus stop.

As I was walking home, I considered the possibility of hitch-hiking but sensed that nobody would stop, anyway. The last dream that I recall was having a sense of comfort when it appeared to be a Thursday night in the dream and that meant that I would have more time on Friday to get ready for my meeting instead of having to be there before noon on another day which was what I thought it was in the dream (in reality, it was already a Sunday).

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July 19, 2010 Monday, dreaming that I was in a large auditorium, I was being directed to walk to the very edge of the stage and to make my announcement. I was feeling very happy about the news that I was going to be the father of a baby. The name of the baby boy was going to be Jamie and I was being very firm about his name being fully realized by the audience. I remember being concerned about asking someone to help me to parent him. This dream had a sequel in a later dream but I couldn't recall any of the details.

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July 20, 2010 Tuesday, so far from reality, I was dreaming that I didn't care much for some guy's opinion on things and he turned the gal's head he was with. Her head was spinning like a top and then stopped. I mentioned that sympathy was extended and left the area but was not feeling any type of sadness or loss. As I was awakening from another dream or blank space, it sounded like my mom was ordering a very inexpensive breakfast – something like toast and eggs. I sensed that she wasn't wanting to eat very much or was avoiding excessive spending.

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July 21, 2010 Wednesday, the first dream seemed to have something to do with a circus. Another dream involved my sorting through some old things in some kind of a trunk or big but flat box. There was some dirt that I wanted to remove and while considering that, a tiny black kitten was added, and I knew I had to take it to a litter box. I was concerned about getting it there before it made a mess and hurried with it and neither one of us was in a good mood.

The last dream had the name of a short film that I was processing to another form of media. I can't recall the name but it was a short, one-word title. I wanted to be sure there was enough space to copy it, because I didn't want to split it into two different parts while adding it to the space remaining from a longer movie. I recall that after measuring that it would fit without having to be split and started the process.

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July 22, 2010 Thursday, it seemed that some things would disappear or were missing throughout the first dream (like fish in a fish tank) but later there were fish in an aquarium and concern about their welfare. Another dream pertained to lots of food that was set up for a potluck type of atmosphere. One gal asked me if it was OK that she cut half of a sandwich for herself and then the same about some other item (like a cookie).

There was a gap between dreams but the focus remained in another dream when I was telling someone what the symptoms are before being in recovery and how they continue to be challenges. There was some kind of hiking path into a picnic area for the setting of this dream. I was really expressing my emotions and having some anger at not liking what I was feeling.

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July 23, 2010 Friday, the only dream part that I can recall is that I was sideways scrolling a large document that had phrases that some lady behind me was reading certain ones as I would scroll it from left to right. She had such a lovely voice. In this dream, I recognized the voice but not after waking up – it may have been my mom's voice or the voice of someone from when I was in grade school. I can't recall any of the words being read, either.

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July 24, 2010 Saturday, one dream played out in segments, because after going back to sleep each time, I would focus on returning to the same dream. It was a very slow process and never fully ended. I was an announcer for a competition between two contestants. One was a guy I know as Gizmo but in the dream his name was Bill. The other contestant was a gal with black hair and very attractive. (I may have seen her on a TV series, but in the dream, I knew her and her mother.)

The gal's mom, later in the dream, phoned someone at the studio, and that guy told me that the mom was really concerned about her daughter being so upset and was crying a lot. The competition involved both of them accumulating points from something outside of the studio. I had counted the points for each of them, and they had been tied until the latest count when Bill obtained three more and the gal had one more.

I was thinking that maybe there was another angle regarding the money that each had raised for the event. I knew that one of the two would be really sad to lose. Some guy was resting on the floor during the time that nothing was occurring and there were lots of people wandering around. Earlier, I teased the gal by calling her Bill but have no idea why that occurred. In the dream, it seemed like the winner was to be announced tomorrow, but the last segment seemed to be a Friday with the results needing to be delayed until a Monday.

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July 25, 2010 Sunday, I dreamed that I was sweeping the floor (back home in Haxtun). Some gal was sitting in the living room but had a paper bag that had a loaf of bread inside of it that I moved to another area. It's vague, but in another dream, I was trying to download a video and I was having problems with getting the sound, but it was like another attached item to the video – a version of "Waltzing Matilda."

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July 27, 2010 Tuesday, I couldn't recall dreams for the previous day, and this morning the only one that I recall was while I was transferring some picture and sound files, a bulb went out (it was a bulb to whatever I was using – not all of the lights nor the electricity. I was concerned about how it could be corrected and woke up briefly. I planned to return to that dream but can't recall if I did.

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July 28, 2010 Wednesday, after a stage presentation (not sure if it was mine or the other person's), a man (appeared to be a giant) and I exchanged hand-to-hand maneuvers. After that we intertwined our fingers and he started praying. I was looking up at his face when he started and then bowed my head. The beginning of his prayer seemed to be something joyous – almost like a form of laughter – but then became more serious, but I can't recall any of the words.

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July 29, 2010 Thursday, the dreams from this morning would be more like cartoons in real life. It involved being a passenger on a bus, and there was some character (similar to a magician) who would cause all kinds of strange things to happen to various people. One lady appeared to be pregnant but he revealed that a watermelon was being carried. He had others believing that he had previously married several of them to the same person, and he may have included me in one of the ones that he was freeing from the multiple-marriage situation.

After he would release them, it would return later but not much time would lapse in the actual dream. Even after I awoke and planned to return to the dream, it was continuing (that may be the part with the watermelon). I know there were dreams before this, but they didn't stay with me when I awoke.

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July 30, 2010 Friday, even though I can't recall any of the dreams, I recall returning to one a couple of times after briefly awakening. I know I was dreaming a lot, because I would remember dreaming between times of changing back to sleeping.

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July 31, 2010 Saturday, after sleeping for 11½ hours, there were many dreams and the colors of orange and blue appeared definitely were there. An orange towel was placed like a rug at the entrance door of my meeting place and it was from a friend. I was impressed with it. A beautiful blue-color sign appeared with the wording of: Sears Tower, but nothing more was indicated with it.

Another dream had me thinking that I wanted to go to Walgreens but didn't really want to walk or drive there, and amazingly without any memory of traveling there, I was inside Walgreens looking for some way to find toothpicks. There were all kinds of mirrors on the ceiling, but I still couldn't see where I would find the toothpicks. Then, I was at an area in the store that had a display of touch-up-paint packages.

When I turned one of the packages over, I discovered there were more little containers of different colors (orange ones and blue ones in different shades but the shades didn't seem much different from each other in both colors). I thought it would be difficult to combine those colors to match any color someone would want and set it back down. I saw the manager but don't think he saw me as I was preparing to leave the store. I zipped up my jacket (fitting rather tightly for some reason) and hoped it wasn't looking like I was concealing something.

Walking home, a friend (may not have been Carl at the start) was walking ahead of me, and I wanted to talk more with him. Later, it was Carl, and he said that where all of us were staying (it was like a run-down resort) that he killed a big black spider. He said it was by his friend when that friend was asleep. He described how he killed it with too much detail. The ending was almost funny, having something to do with a leg of the spider. I was worried that possibly a spider could get to where I slept, too. Then that dream changed or ended.

After briefly waking up, I thought about the difference in price for flat and for round toothpicks and decided I wanted to return to a dream about toothpicks. I'm not sure if there was any more revealed, though. An earlier dream had a $10 check or coupon sticking out of a curtain or wall and there were other paper items but rather confusing.

A big girl was giving me advice in another dream but I couldn't recall the advice. I remember one dream where I realized that it had to be a dream, because the wording wasn't very clear on something that I was reading and it would sometimes seem clear and then change back. Other dreams have faded from my memory after being awake.

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August 1, 2010 Sunday, I don't know who he was in the dream, but in the dream, I recognized who was telling me that I never phone him and that he had phoned me twice. He was discouraged about that, and I felt that I didn't want to be a bother to him for me reason for not calling him. Another dream was primarily in black and white, because the cat was black and whatever it was looking at didn't have any color to it other than shades between black and white.

The cat was looking into a corner that was under something to make it difficult for me to see what was there. I sniffed and fortunately couldn't smell anything, because it somewhat looked like maybe something from the cat. I used something to drag it out of the corner and as I was inspecting it, it changed into a web with spidery content. Very quickly I woke up and was so relieved that I didn't see any more of that dream. In another dream I was talking with another person or two about sobriety and wanting to help someone, but this dream seemed very vague and not very long.

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August 2, 2010 Monday, the only part of a dream that I can recall is somebody was telling me the spelling and pronunciation of his name. The name seemed to have a letter "o" in the first part of it and was to be pronounced as a hard vowel rather than a soft one. In the dream state, I knew the name and was trying to use other words to recall the name later, but I can't recall it.

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August 3, 2010 Tuesday, the same black cat that appeared in the dream two days ago was in a new dream. For some strange reason I thought the cat needed to be disciplined but I realized that I didn't have any business doing that. Another dream's environment seemed quite familiar to a former dream. It was in the back area of a business that seemed to be lower priced products that I was being commended by the boss who was concerned that we would run out of product at how fast it was selling. The last dream dealt with my trying to buy something from a sales clerk who refused to sell me the item, because I would be getting change back, and she was instructed to not give someone change even if they bought something.

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August 4, 2010 Wednesday, even though I have kept my hair buzzed for a number of years, in a dream, I was so happy with the way my hair looked. When asked by a neighbor if I did it myself, I told her that my favorite barber did it (not even having a barber for many years). She had a pair of scissors and cut part of the front and top. At first, I thought she was improving my look but then realized she had put big gouges in that area of my hair.

I was extremely angry and told her about it and ranted as I walked away and told others how angry I was that she had done that. Either a continuation of this dream or a switch to another dream, I had climbed stairs to another location that had a gate and some guy climbed over it to get to the other side. There were a lot of people around us. I didn't want to climb over it and noticed a padlock that wasn't locked; so, I opened that and someone else opened another padlock that fully opened the gate, and I walked through it. The other guy (nobody I personally knew) gave me a look of amazement that I got through so easily after he had climbed over it.

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August 8, 2010 Sunday, after missing dreams for a few days, I dreamed about variations in sounds and variations in texture. The first dream was my audio recording for someone giving me instructions about what they wanted for instruction for others. I noticed that the sound was better quality at times and thought about what that would sound like after I awoke. I also was trying to sing, but seemed to warble a lot and didn't like the way I sounded. Another dream involved my looking at a portion of a calendar that would look brighter and clearer with my adjusting something concerning the item.

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August 9, 2010 Monday, one dream was quite a relief to awaken and know it was only a dream, because I had released fluids that I knew I would have to clean up. Prior to that, there was a dark blue blanket or bedspread that had a speckled look and was rolled up and setting on the floor. Another dream I thought I would remember later but can only recall that my mom was helping me with something (maybe sorting or processing) and hearing her ask me to relay some information or item(s) to my dad. It seemed that he was in another room or area in the dream but close by in the scenario.

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August 10, 2010 Tuesday, the only part I can remember is that a dream had something to do with 10% or 20% and that there were two items or documents with that exact same percentage.

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August 13, 2010 Friday, I'm very grateful that I awoke when I did from a dream about a snake that was on the floor. It had lots of coiled places in it and was very long. Something white was about to attack me, and I had a fear similar to it being the snake but it wasn't. The snake devoured whatever the white animated object was. I remember being grateful that the snake helped me and I awoke shortly after that. I think wherever I was sleeping in the dream was above the area where the snake was located. The incident seemed to happen after I had stood up and a short distance away from the snake. Also, there was a segment before that where I had only been observing the length of the snake and the many coils in it; so, this was either a continuation of a dream or a dream with several segments in it.

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August 14, 2010 Saturday, some part of a dream had to do with matching up items (that had to do with numbers on them – like blocks) and it seemed that the four items had to be in the center of a top row on all four rotating sides of the display. The dream seemed so familiar like it was a continuation from another dream in the past, but I am at a loss at recalling anything else about it or from before.

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August 15, 2010 Sunday, my 64th birthday but unable to recall my dreams from this morning.

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August 16, 2010 Monday, dreamland was quite realistic with my placing a phone call to someone in a mental ward. Some (unknown now) friend was telling me that before authorizing me to talk with the patient (another unknown now) friend that he may not be able to recognize who I am. I told him I really believed that I could get him to recognize me. After talking with the patient (friend) and giving him information about the number of times we had seen each other, he seemed to recognize me.

The dream either changed or another dream took over where I was actually with him in person. He told me that he didn't like the mail he received that didn't have stamps on the envelopes. He was showing me two stacks of letters with envelopes with and without stamps on them. I looked at one and could see the area where the date and city were imprinted by the post office and no stamp; so, I understood what he meant about them being different, but I didn't comprehend what was disturbing him. Also, I recall giving that friend lots of encouragement for recovering but not sure what part of the dream or dreams that occurred.

OTHER INTERPRETATIONS OF THIS DREAM: Years ago, a psychologist told me that every person and object in a dream is also me (not some other person or thing). I told the dream from my being me as I understood it, but here is my telling it from the patient (who I knew as a friend): I'm in a mental ward and I don't understand why these envelopes are affecting me so much. I don't like it that some don't have a stamp on them. I need to ask someone why this happens and what is the reason for me being in this unfamiliar place. I know some of the people who are here and who have talked with me, but I don't understand much of anything else.

Now, I am telling dream from the letters (as though I was actually the letters in the dream): Why do people keep looking at me and especially this really weird guy who keeps sorting me into separate stacks? I know he's confused, but common sense would tell this guy that envelopes without a stamp are usually a bill or have information that is nothing but junk (wow, I didn't realize I would learn this, now). He seems so emotional and trapped that even I feel sad for him.

I guess it's all right for him to focus on me until he starts healing. After all, I am not used to this much attention, either.

Finally, I will tell the dream from the person working on the ward or whoever it was that I knew as a friend when I phoned there: It is really confusing to have a friend in this condition but he's safe here and I can watch over him. Oh, there's the phone and another friend. I want to be very careful in breaking the bad news that the patient may not remember our mutual friend.

Now that I've told him how severe the patient's condition is, I can observe from a distance to make sure that both of my friends are able to communicate at whatever level is best for them. I think I see a little progress with them talking, because the patient has been so far out of reality before this. I sense that this could be the answer for both of them in resolving some mysteries that only they know. Of course, I know, too, but I would never want them to focus on that.

My conclusion is that I was really concerned for the friend in the hospital and knew that I treasured both friends but confused about the envelopes and what caused the hospitalization. I think the friend who worked there was very intelligent and compassionate with lots of humility and understanding. The patient seemed to be so lost but hadn't given up hope and had used the envelopes as a way of grasping for reality. The envelopes actually contained all of the answers but hid them within and exposed a tough exterior to avoid having to feel what could be revealed.

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August 19, 2010 Thursday, very little detail to this dream, but someone had stolen something from me and I went after him. I may have had someone else driving for me, and as I started to get out of the vehicle, I realized that I wasn't wearing any shoes but white socks. I hesitated about going through the dirt in them but decided to do it. When I approached the other person, he admitted to taking whatever it was (like money or something about the size of dollar bills). I was reaching into a car to retrieve them, and the car was similar to having been my car that he had used for his escape prior to that. I felt very anxious but didn't seem to have any fear when approaching or confronting the situation.

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August 20, 2010 Friday, quite a few segments of dreams; they included many pictures that needed to be sorted with captions that were spaced incorrectly, an envelope with my name but the address part was part of the bottom fold of it, the setting in an area after an explosion (but I didn't seem to experience what exploded), small gifts to others (including for me) being given by a lady, and my giving a guy (Randall) $20 and my commenting about using it after realizing that I had forgotten to contribute – after a meeting.

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August 21, 2010 Saturday, lots of dreams with all kinds of emotion. A long-time friend had invited me to a vacation in another country. I was thrilled and concerned about my mom and dad's response. After I told mom and dad, they were so happy for me. Later I realized I wouldn't be going but wondered if I had gone (because most of the journey was by ship) if I would get sea sick since I'd never traveled a really long distance by ship before. Part of a dream was about traveling to Lincoln, Nebraska, but I can't recall who or what was involved. I was walking and at a traffic light planning to cross one way but decided to cross the other way.

I followed a gal for a short distance but became curious about where I was going after I passed her. I found a dollar bill on the ground that was really sticking to some other paper and wondered if it was fake. I asked someone and through the process of my removing some of the other paper, it appeared to be fake. In another dream, I was scraping dried cake and dried chewing gum from plates in an unfamiliar business. People were talking and laughing in the background sitting around in a circle but one guy seemed to be out of sync with the others and very annoying in his behavior. I wasn't part of the group and didn't seem to be noticed by them.

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August 27, 2010 Friday, no recall of dreams for several days, but a few segments from this morning included a machine that released a lot of nickels and my asking someone if I was wrong in taking them and being concerned about doing the right thing; being on a bus or buses; and something to do with looking at plastic coat hangers that were black.

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August 29, 2010 Sunday, only two things were revealed something to do with moving (and I wasn't upset by it – which I sure would be if it were really happening) and thank you – these words may have been on a card of something of that nature.

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August 30, 2010 Monday, after briefly awakening, I realized that a dream was with only my mom and me in it, but I couldn't remember any of the words; so, I attempted to go back to that dream – not knowing any more after that, though. She looked much younger and was wearing a colorful dress or skirt (some red in it). She was giving me a lot of information and it seemed to be in a very loving but hurried manner and my part was totally as a listener. I'm thinking that she may have been preparing me for something in the future and that it's not yet time for me to understand it – on the conscious level.

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August 31, 2010 Tuesday, I dreamed that I was being told by another guy (manager or owner) the reasons for less stringent requirements from another writer's column in a newspaper. My column was required to have the items continuing to be displayed and was for a larger area to remain filled.

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September 1, 2010 Wednesday, there were vendors, set up on a sidewalk and very close to traffic but plenty of room behind their booths and some people walking there in one dream and I wanted to avoid passing in front of them. I saw words in another dream but couldn't make out what they were.

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September 2, 2010 Thursday, in a continuation of a dream, it seemed like I had opened the door from the outside to let other people inside, but after a pause, I opened it for a small cat (yellow) that settled down on the floor just a short distance from the door. I was demonstrating to others that the cat would react to my opening and closing the door. Air would come in and the cat would react to it when the door was opened but wouldn't do anything when it was closed. I repeated this several times, but I don't think the cat was appreciating it. The air was like a gush of wind that would enter directly to the cat. Earlier dreams faded too quickly before I could recall them but seemed to be quite intense and/or informative.

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September 3, 2010 Friday, quite a few dreams and lots of detail when I was partly awake or changing dreams. A person (probably a gal) was carrying a frail body to a large chair. The body appeared to be dead but the head was slightly turned. Previously the same person or someone else had arranged some kind of cloth over the back of the chair. I was only an observer and not a participant in this dream (almost in a very light sleep). Next, I saw a wall with several Christmas songs displayed. One had bells and other Christmas decorations displayed with the (unknown) title of the song.

The next dream involved me removing (or editing) a wedding song. The end of many of the lines didn't seem appropriate, and I was explaining why those words were being taken out. After that, I was with a group of people. One of the guys had removed his cap and others were complimenting him. I thought he would look better with it on; or, I was clowning around and said: "He should put it back on."

The dream changed to a lot of gals walking past me and we all seemed to recognize each other. One gal tripped and fell – mostly on my shoulder – and we both laughed and it was like old friends being in an awkward position. There was some event that all of the people in both dreams and I were planning to attend at a different location, but I awoke before arriving there.

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September 4, 2010 Saturday, I dreamed that I had phoned the cable company about an error on my bill; the first call was to a man and the second to a woman. What is so weird is that the bill involved a charge for a cherry coke (a drink), and I never received any of it. Another dream involved some kind of celebration for a year that would occur in 10 days. I stressed that 10 days from now is one week and three days away. I said that a couple of times to those who were around me. It was an accomplishment that I was looking forward to achieving, but nothing in reality came to mind. That is until I looked at my calendar, and that is actually the day that will be 11 years ago that I joined Cybertown. I don't think it was anything actually involving my dream, though. The last brief dream revealed a guy sitting in the driver's seat of his car. I was so happy to see him but have no idea who he was in real life. I awoke after approaching the car.

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September 5, 2010 Sunday, dreaming that I was at some gathering and ready to go home, I looked for the gal who previously told me that I could ride with her group, but she had already left. I asked a male friend if he would drive me home, and he seemed reluctant but said he would. Very vividly, I looked at a $10 bill and I told him that I would more than pay for the gas by giving him that.

Another dream involved my observing others in a contest, and the guy who was selecting who could participate chose a black lady who had made things for it, but she had been so rushed that her presentation wasn't up to her high standards. There was some kind of sandwich that she had made, but it ended up looking like a little bit of salad that was to be part of it and separate from the bread. Towards the end of the elimination process of those selected, it appeared that he would choose her, regardless, for the winner. Other dreams faded but seemed to have lots of detail, too.

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September 6, 2010 Monday, the first dream was about my trying to contact the management of Sears. This dream covered almost a week of attempts and my being very angry that I wasn't getting any response from upper management. Today in real life is Labor Day, and as that dream was ending, I realized in it that I wouldn't be getting any response on a holiday. I think I was trying to help a friend who had been affected by something pertaining to that company. Another dream started with my driving some other people to the house of an acquaintance. She had a cake and all kinds of mess from it in the car. I looked at a card that she had saved and it indicated that the year had been changed on it. I was in a rush and told her that I needed to leave.

When I got back to the car, everything was cleared out and no more mess in it. Strangely, the dream changed from the car to my pushing a dolly-type cart with a box on it and heading to a bus stop. I was concerned about missing the bus. After waiting on one side of the street, I decided to cross the street to the correct bus stop area. The sun was so bright but I found some shade and heard a commercial from that area but couldn't see it (like a billboard or such). I was wondering how I was going to get home, because the cart wouldn't fit into my car and the bus might not show up. In a previous dream, I was waiting at another bus stop with others and thought I saw a bus, but it wasn't anything like a bus until after it passed, and then it looked like a bus that must have been out of service.

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September 9, 2010 Thursday, for the previous two days, my dreams evaded me, but today was rather unusual because the two dreams that occurred were similar to various TV programs. It was almost like my version of creating them. In the first one, I was observing a contest that involved two or three guys but only one was being active. He was standing on a revolving pedestal and was required to be there for a specified amount of time. His time was ending before anyone else got onto another pedestal. This dream had stopped but later returned to play out more, but I can't remember the additional information. I was walking in the other dream and saw three guys sitting (they may have been in a car but the dream didn't indicate any enclosure as it unfolded).

I recognized them (not in real life, though) and noticed that one of them was crying. When I talked with him, he seemed to calm down and later was laughing along with the others. It seemed very peaceful and calm and the way really close friends enjoy life together.

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September 10, 2010 Friday, dreaming that someone was telling me his name with a very direct attitude, it was something like John Sheridan or Sharmane. A gal I know in real life politely told me that I needed to comb my hair. I had a pick and was using it on my perm (which I haven't had one of those in many years). I told her that when I was a very young kid that the other kids would tease me. Before I finished talking and thinking of how to describe what they called me, she said: "Slow." I agreed and said that I told them that I was slow but very thorough and that not one of them could be as thorough as I was and really put them in their place and they stopped bothering me after that. In the last dream, I was seeing a psychologist at his home.

He was telling me what he had planned for helping me. I was concerned if I had enough money on me to pay for this unscheduled visit. He told me that he never charged for the first visit. I was shocked, because of the time he had spent with me and that he had also provided a really nice dinner with his wife and others there for it.

He introduced me to a man who was wearing a partial mask or part of his face was covered with a scarf. I was being told that I would be going on a retreat soon that would last for up to ten days and that there were two different events, but the one the psychologist would attend was for younger people than the one I'd be attending. The other guy was one of the leaders and had a group of guys standing with him who were familiar with the retreat. I told them that I am a vet (veteran), because I thought it would give me more attention. As I was getting ready to leave the psychologist's home, his wife and I were visiting and she told me that she really liked me and was very complimentary about me. I really liked her and the psychologist and felt it was being returned by both of them.

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October 5, 2010 Tuesday, several weeks didn't seem to have any dreams or they were very vague. For the past few days, my dreams have been very close to current reality. A few days ago, I dreamed that I was editing some music out of some movies, and in reality, I had been downloading and working with setting up a movie but wasn't actually working with the audio. A couple of days ago, I dreamed that I was experimenting with my alarm clock and in the dream the alarm sounded and I turned it off. In reality, I turned the alarm off in my sleep and didn't realize it until it rang again (after the snooze setting). I don't recall of ever turning it off in my sleep before this dream.

Today's dream was about my being at the bus terminal and thinking I saw a very familiar lady bus driver who turned out to be another bus driver – a guy I'd never seen before with a similar hair style of the lady. Prior to this dream, in reality, I had been really concerned about this lady bus driver, because some bicyclists had been very rude to her. I saw her a couple of hours after awakening from this dream, and she was OK. What was surprising in the dream is that her bus route never goes to the bus terminal in my dream.

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Skipping a year and a few months – after a lengthy break, my dream journal continues:

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February 7, 2012 Tuesday, I fell asleep before I planned doing that (very early this morning) and had a dream that seemed to be in a house with a number of people who lived there. I was talking with a man (in the dream I knew him as a new friend) and told him that our friendship was strong and felt like I'd known him for years. He told me that when he was in the hospital, he didn't tell me that he was functioning on only one lung until they restored the other one.

Then, he mentioned that one of the gals in the house was getting married, tomorrow. I asked which one, and before he could answer, she appeared and said: "Hi Chase." I knew her but couldn't place her by name and gave her a hug. I congratulated her on it being the day before her wedding. She indicated some doubt. I told her that we all know when it is right and that we can tell from deep within ourselves. She realized, at that moment, that it was definitely right for her to marry.

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February 8, 2012 Wednesday, in a dream, I apologized to my best friend about something. I told him that either I had to be in a committed relationship with another person (unknown) or not be in a relationship with anyone. I told him that I was choosing the latter to prove my sincerity.

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February 9, 2012 Thursday, it was a big night (my day) for dreaming this morning, because I was able to return to a dream and something else happened that I can't wait to tell you. I remember something stating before that if you want to know if you are dreaming to look at a watch or a clock, because it will display something incorrectly when dreaming. In my dream, I didn't know that I was dreaming, but I looked at my watch to see what time it was, and it was 10:00pm.

What was so strange is that the last two "0's" were correctly displayed, but the "1" and the first "0" both were displayed with something missing from the center of those numbers. I could tell that it was a "10" but not like it would normally display – and yet the minutes ("00") appeared perfectly.

I wish I could make this briefer, but I want to share the details before that occurred. All of this is in the dream state: I was on the city bus heading for my home group meeting for an election of officers. I had been side-tracked or day dreaming and missed alerting the driver of the stop I wanted. When I realized it, I asked if he could let me out at the intersection, but the traffic light changed for him to go through the intersection; so, that was not possible.

When we arrived at a very unfamiliar bus center, I started looking for a bus that would go back to the area where I needed to transfer buses before this error. I knew I would be really late arriving even if I could find a bus going that way. All of the buses were going to places I'd never heard of (like possibly other Countries or strange sounding areas). Without changing dreams, the next thing I realized was that I was driving my car and wondered how that could be possible.

I was trying to understand and wondered if days or weeks ago, I drove to that location and left my car there. That was the only thing that partially made sense. Yet, I couldn't remember ever seeing that area before (both in my dream and in real life). Some guy said something to me (that's when I realized I was driving – but he didn't seem to be in car with me).

I told him that I was extremely upset about what happened and that I couldn't get to the meeting (which seemed much more important in the dream than in real life). I was wondering if I could still have time to get there (driving) to find out what happened during the meeting. I realized the people would have probably already left the area. That's when I looked at my watch and saw the time 10:00 (pm).

Another dream or time without dreams occurred and I was only partly awake and thought I want to return to a dream and focused on the unfamiliar bus center. Amazing, but it worked. Not too much detail to recall, but someone in the office (no offices in real life) announced that the bus center would be closing for several hours between buses arriving, and the lights in that area were turned off. I sensed that I would have a long wait before I could look at the buses, again, for the right one. (NOTE: the bus center was at an outside area – except for the office I mentioned.)

After another lapse of memory or dreams, as my alarm went off, I think there was singing (I can't recall the song or what music was playing), and two words came through very clearly: Jesus and cross. I wanted to go back to that dream to see what that meant and find out more about the music, but it was time to get up.

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February 12, 2012 Sunday, someone told me in a dream that "A," "C," and "E" are the notes for the song. In this dream, I was aware that the "F" note wasn't mentioned in that run of notes. I've been wanting to experience music in my dreams for several days but can't recall the details of a song or selection after I awake. Another dream was quite revealing, because I was telling a guy that had been in trouble that he can change for the better. His wife was with him as I was telling him what I'm doing to stop cussing: "Instead of saying the cuss word or words, only say the first letter of the word or words."

I demonstrated it by a sputter of non-words. In my awake state, I rarely cuss when around other people, but when I'm alone and not winning a game on the computer, my anger comes out in words I don't like. I've been aware that I don't want to cuss like that and have been working on it, recently – almost similar to what the dream revealed. As soon as I sense the word is materializing, at times I've been able to change it to another word. Back in my youth, I would use _darn_ instead of a harsher word or _fudge_ as my own personal cuss word.

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February 17, 2012 Friday, lots of short dreams appeared that were different from each other. I saw three shiny pennies under a bus bench and was debating about picking them up. Later, I was waiting in a food line and two guys attempted to cut into the line around me; so, I told them where to get back in line (in front of people who had arrived after the two guys arrived), and I walked them to that area. I told whoever was standing with me: "I have full control" (with strong emphasis on control). He seemed to agree.

I'm not sure if it was the continuation of that dream or another dream, I was sitting with others at tables eating, and they were starting to put desserts on the counter. I was eating something like french fries and realized I wanted more regular food before dessert. In another dream, I was walking to a theater to see a movie. Just before entering, I realized that I would be missing the first few minutes of the double-feature movie; so, I decided to return home and explained it to people at home that I might go tomorrow night. In a separate dream, I was talking with another guy about the movie I was planning to see, and he was telling me about how much he liked the other movie (from the dream before this – regarding a double-feature).

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February 21, 2012 Tuesday, the details are so amazing, because it's rare that I know what time a dream started and ended. Before the dream, I looked at the clock; the time was 3:30pm or briefly after that. When I awoke, I was shocked to see the clock showing 3:45pm or a tad before that. This means the dream was a maximum of 15 minutes duration. I dreamed that I had written an e-mail to a very close friend in Australia and was re-reading it for accuracy. What I think caused me to awaken is that in the dream I was thanking her for two emails and wanted to be sure that I had the number correct (actually it would be three – counting one from very early this morning). In the dream, I knew it was _today_. The reason, I mention the times being approximate is because I'm not sure how soon I fell asleep after seeing the clock and how long I was awake before looking at it, again.

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February 23, 2012 Thursday, it was a little over 43 years ago when a relationship ended, and 21 or 22 years ago that I met someone who told me about the relationship when all four of us were double-dating in 1968. Now, all of these years later, I dreamed that I was in a waiting area sitting at a table and there were two or three gals standing at a counter making appointments for hair styling or something. One of the gals seemed to be the gal I previously dated, and one of the other gals must have been my other friend's fiancée. I did some confronting about the situation of when all four of us were dating all of those years ago. The details were rather vague, but I was attempting to unravel it through conversations.

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March 5, 2012 Monday, I dreamed that I was an observer and someone was telling about a cat that was watching him. He told the cat that there was a bear or some other wild animal watching both of them. Then he started singing and the cat started running as if to escape danger, and he ran, too. A few nights ago, I dreamed that God was in human form and was telling about exchanging certain people. It didn't seem like they had died – just being moved away for someone else to take their place. I returned to that dream several times (in the same night/day) and had different views of it but couldn't remember the details after I awoke.

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March 7, 2012 Wednesday, in a very short dream, I saw Rene (his memorial service would have been at this same time of the morning – when I awoke briefly), and he was smiling and glowing. It was in the setting of something like playing Bingo. I had a few other dreams but couldn't recall the details – other than red coloring on something white in one of them.

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March 9, 2012 Friday, I haven't been able to recall much detail from my recent dreams, but today I was able to return to the same dream several times. There were people standing inside a room with one teenage couple standing together (a girl and a boy); they were the only kids in the group. People would leave and return. It was quite vague regarding where or why they would leave and/or return. I couldn't see the faces of the two kids, but they returned in the dreams that continued after this dream.

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March 10, 2012 Saturday, I seemed to return to a dream regarding something that pertained to three choices – long life, short life, and death – but not overly sad. The choices were made by selecting an item similar to a card. In another dream, I was observing a vehicle that had no doors on it and the people inside rode with their legs hanging outside of the doorways of the vehicles. They seemed to be comfortable and enjoying it.

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March 11, 2012 Sunday, in a dream I saw a close friend from Australia off in the distance and she was very joyfully telling me: "That was the best chocolate, ever." I realized in the dream that I had either sent her some chocolate or told her about a certain kind of chocolate (none of which happened in reality). It was such a nice encounter and seemed so natural. Another dream that had continuation parts to it involved a white Angel (appeared to be a teenage boy who had a sense of humor and would appear whenever something was said from a group of people that would allow for a comic-type remark).

I was only an observer and there were a lot of people being replaced from time to time by another white Angel. I was aware that the very white Angels were less experienced and had less knowledge than other Angels. In a continuing dream, after all of the people were counted, an Angel appeared – not as white – kind of off white – and more mature, and then other Angels faded in as the dream faded away

Also, I had a dream involving my being a visitor when another visitor arrived and asked the owner for food and other necessities. After he left, I asked the owner if that visitor was sincere, and the owner confirmed that he was. I told the owner that I would help the other person (I think I was meaning financially). When the dream returned, I was helping that visitor take some things off a flat-bed, small truck with the gate down and a key left in the gate. I was taking the key out.

The visitor told me that after I drove him to get some things, he would like me to stop at a certain store. He said he had two certificates for getting things without having to pay for them. I looked at the certificates and told him that they wouldn't be free, because of contracts, etc. I was strongly suggesting that he avoid things like that for someone who doesn't have any money at all. The owner returned and was confirming what I was telling the visitor. Another dream had inventory that was being moved from one store to another. I was observing and being very curious about merchandise being in both stores but not all items in the same one – with quite a distance between the two stores.

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March 17, 2012 Saturday, I awoke many times after going to sleep the first time and had many short dreams that I can't recall much detail. One dream was someone telling me that wings are attached to the hips and not to the shoulders (this surprised me – even in my dream state). Many of my dreams seem to be my observing other people and their actions – rather than my being the one who is most involved in what is being revealed. At times, I find it quite dramatic and/or humorous. Lately, I have been able to drift into a dream in a very short time after thinking about anything before falling asleep. Sometimes, I can return to the same dream before I end my time for sleeping. (I rarely return to a dream from a previous day or longer unless I'm unaware of doing it.)

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March 17, 2012 Saturday, in a dream I was much younger and was planning to drive three or four guys to their homes from some event that we were attending. An older lady disappeared who had planned to be driven home by me, too. The guys were outside but kept procrastinating, and I wanted to leave. The dream continued with my being inside the building (of the event) and now was taking responsibility for closing and securing it for the night. I had a little challenge getting a few people to exit, and someone seemed to be helping me, but I can't recall who it was. Another guy was leaving and was carrying things and probably needed a ride, but he said he was OK.

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March 26, 2012 Monday, I dreamed I was trying to retrieve a blue M&M that rolled on the ground outside, somewhere. There was an off-colored, bird-size egg that I was kind of examining. A gal was going ahead of me and either riding a bike or walking the bike up a path. Whoever she was, she was familiar to me in the dream, but I am not sure, in my waking state, of who she might have been.

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March 30, 2012 Friday, this dream was lengthy with nobody I know and no places that exist in real life. I realized that I was in the back of a bus in the second seat from my left of the window side, and I wasn't looking around at all. Suddenly, I realized that someone was sitting in the seat to the left of me, and I wondered how he got there without my knowing when he entered the bus. I slowly looked over to see who was sitting there. He may have asked me, but I mentioned that I was feeling less than being all right. I was extremely nervous and somewhat shaking.

He commented about that not being unusual – even though it felt unusual. The dream changed to another location with the same guy in it. There were beds and recliners throughout and to the sides of a very long hallway, and we were in the very back of it. I felt an attraction and it seemed to be mutual; it felt so good to not be rejected. Suddenly, there was a woman holding and feeding a baby in a chair close to where we were, and that seemed really strange.

It was late at night but then the dream changed to people leaving and maybe only temporarily; so, I asked my new friend his name. He said: "Lew." After I asked if the spelling was _Lew_ or _Lou_ , he spelled it for me: "L e w." Another man introduced himself as Bob, and I told him that he looked like a Bob. The dream changed, again, but it was still in the same area with my walking three or four blocks to a post office that was six blocks from there. Suddenly, I realized that I needed to get or secure something back where I had been before.

It was 7am, and the check-out time would be 1pm where I was staying. I worried because I hadn't gotten any sleep and had a very long drive ahead of me, and my car was parked at the post office. When I returned to the place (kind of like a hotel setting as close as I can describe it), it became a Walmart that had a hotel-type area connected with it.

I didn't want to go in through the main entrance (lobby area), because I realized a lot of elegant people would be in that part, and I was only wearing my underwear. I was really upset and had no idea why I wasn't fully dressed. I was carrying something, though (like an empty back pack); so, I was able to conceal my stomach to my knees area – which helped ease some future embarrassment.

I opened a side door to the Walmart area – it didn't feel like Walmart at all but more like a high-society department store. There were a lot of employees and some customers. I asked for help, but nobody seemed to want to help me find my way back to the area where I stayed the night before. I was making quite a fuss and some of the customers were laughing at me.

I told them that I understood their laughter but suggested that they put themselves in my position with nobody helping me from management and how embarrassing it was for me. I said I would never ever shop there or have anything to do with this establishment and hoped others would consider doing the same.

I could sense compassion coming from some of the customers. Finally, a manager appeared, and I told him about the employees who had refused to help me and pointed out several of them – one by one. One other employee said she didn't like something, and I told the manager and her that she wasn't one of those who had refused to help me – that she was innocent. Next, the manager started physically but gently moving me towards a door (at this point, I'm hoping it's to the area I wanted).

It really seemed like he was trying to get rid of me, and he finally gave me a push out that door and it locked behind me. He did it in such a way that the customers wouldn't realize how he was getting rid of the problem – me. I didn't know where I was or how I could get out of that locked-out, vacant area. There was a small stool (that I may have thrown later but not sure); otherwise, the floor area was totally empty.

I walked over to the other side of the floor – opposite the door area and realized that the floor ended there and had no wall on that side. I could look down to the bottom floor and see the area where I wanted to return. Only one person – Lew – was there, and he was sleeping in the same place we had been before. I was so happy to know that he hadn't left or that he had returned. All of the other guests were gone. As I looked below at Lew, his sleeping body started shaking and it got worse after a brief pause.

I realized that he was having multiple seizures, and I felt totally helpless being so far away from him. I yelled at him to wake up, but I was calling him by a wrong name of Tom instead of Lew. Some of the staff seemed to appear about this time, but they were laughing when they saw him and while I was calling out: "Help Tom." I think because I was using the wrong name for Lew that they thought it was all an act to get their attention and nothing serious.

I kept begging and begging for someone to help him (Lew) but to no avail. There was a huge space between where I was and where Lew was; so, I wouldn't be able to safely jump from my location. I was really afraid that he would die without someone helping him. When I awoke from this dream, I could hardly believe it was a dream because of all of the detail, but I was so relieved to awaken and to know Lew would be all right and that I was no longer trapped with absolutely no way to escape.

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April 8, 2012 Sunday, in a dream, someone said $1.92 and I said $1.92 right afterwards – like agreeing that was the price on some item. Other dreams were mostly forgotten after I fully awoke except for one with several guys who seemed familiar in the dream – but not in my awakened state.

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Mary 11, 2012 Friday, lots of dreams occurred, and it felt very real within them. In one dream, I was at a fancy restaurant and I had planned to pay $300 for the event with 12-15 people invited by me. Instead, countless others attended, and the manager (an older lady) was holding me responsible. She kept avoiding me and my explanations. While I was at a table and not happy with the food – some kind of ham in strips, my plate had been picked up by a waitress before I was finished eating. That upset me. I kept trying to complain and resolve things, but nobody would pay much attention.

The place was filled with more and more people, and there were costumed people entertaining around the walls of one of the rooms that seemed to change from hour to hour. I spotted someone I knew and tried to get her attention, but she couldn't hear me and kept getting further away as I tried to get through the crowds to her. After I was outside, I had to drive to an unknown location to get back to that same location. I wanted to pay whatever I was responsible for but within reason – since most of the ones there were uninvited diners.

In another dream, I was being shown two different scenarios, but the friend was using them as contrasts to each other to make it extremely difficult for me to understand the message that he was revealing. Even though the outcome was innocent, my friend felt responsible and really guilty with shame and disappointment. It was one of the most confusing dreams I've ever had. Possibly in the same dream, a cat earlier had a swollen jaw but the swelling had gone down after some kind of treatment before I saw the cat, again. I commented to the cat that it would heal perfectly.

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May 16, 2012 Wednesday, a dream that seemed to repeat a sequence was of my being on a train or bus and could see a man looking from the outside on the other side of the bus. He would then run to catch it after the bus departed. Since I had seen this happen before, I told three older women in the back of the bus to watch him running after the bus. When the bus stopped, the man entered the bus from a side door with a suitcase, and some other guy pushed the suitcase under a seat next to where he was sitting, and the running man sat down next to him.

It was comical to watch the running and the way he would catch up to the bus. A previous dream had something to do with someone talking about his or her death but the gender changed of the person who was involved to make the impending death seem less traumatic. It was quite strange and the details were hard to recall.

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May 30, 2012 Wednesday, I had several dreams but one that really got my attention was driving my car past dad's house and seeing him inside the house. He looked great but I didn't want him to see me, because I needed to get to another destination. Next, I was standing on a cliff (seemed to be made of cement) with a very deep drop off and my worry about how I could get down without falling. I told myself in the dream to open my eyes. In reality, I opened my eyes and was extremely relieved to realize that I was dreaming and that I had avoided the pending possible tragedy in the dream. NOTE: In the future, I need to remember to open my eyes whenever I get scared in a dream.

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June 27, 2012 Wednesday, in one dream, I was on a TV talk show and telling about my recovery but didn't mention the program – due to the anonymity. Also, I was being very aware of how I was wording the details of my recovery. In another dream that was quite lengthy, I was with loved ones (I think my mom and dad) at the lobby of a Walmart store. I told them I wanted to check on something and would return but, in some way, I got lost – really lost.

The store appeared to be within a large number of other stores and businesses. I knew I needed to get back to Walmart and asked many people how to do that, but nobody seemed to be able to help me. One group seemed to be speaking another language; another group appeared to be deaf with the exception of one man who was struggling and had trouble speaking.

He asked me if I really wanted to make his condition worse by his trying to talk. I told him that I didn't want to do that. A lady that seemed to listen to me told me that older women wouldn't help me and neither would younger women, because they all would think I was trying to get closer to them than they wanted. I asked her if she was that way, and she more or less laughed and walked away. Finally, I saw a group of men working on outside construction, and I yelled for someone to help me find Walmart.

When one responded, I asked who said that, and he came around the construction to me and said he would show me. I followed him to a very run-down structure. He told me to go through that and it would lead me to Walmart. As I walked alone through it, it seemed really strange, and at the end of it was only open space. I began to feel terrified and not knowing how to leave, but it was at that time I awoke from this dream.

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September 22, 2012 Saturday, I dreamed that I was in bed getting ready to go to sleep. In my dream, I knew that my mom was in Heaven, but I was thinking that I wanted to feel her presence. Very calmly, I could sense that she was very gently tucking the covering blanket around one of my shoulders. In reality, I wasn't sleeping under a blanket, but it felt that way in the dream. I didn't see her, but I did sense that my mom was there with me.

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November 9, 2012 Friday, I dreamed that some gal (seemed to be someone I knew in the dream but not in reality) was wearing regular clothes with some heavier garment over them with an even heavier garment over all of that – almost like a heavy rug. When she removed the heavier items from herself, she was complaining that she would never wear those items again and was extremely unhappy and disappointed. I was talking with her but can't recall any of the conversation. We parted in different directions before I awoke.

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November 13, 2012 Tuesday, my dream involved my driving with my mom sitting in the passenger seat. It seemed to be a normal city street at the beginning, but I was totally unfamiliar with the area. Mom said: "Turn right here," as we approached an intersection. I intuitively knew she meant to turn left, and I did that. She chuckled and said she knew her right from her left and that turning right wasn't meant as a direction but as the precise place to turn left.

We both were happy and fully understood the situation. I'm not sure who was driving shortly after the turn, because I was noticing that it was a totally different road but somewhat paved with all kinds of sand-type structures on the right side of the road. Those structures would drastically shrink when something happened – maybe from being stepped on. (I may have even been outside of the car to fully experience this.) I told my mom that I would never be able to travel through that area alone and that I was so grateful that she was with me.

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After another long break, here is my only recorded dream from 2013:

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June 14, 2013 Friday, I dreamed I was crying some, and there was a guy further behind me and to the right side of where I was. I didn't feel comfortable looking back to see what he was doing or if he was crying, too. A short time later in the dream, Della Reese or someone like her was singing for me. She was standing in front of me and to the left side of me. For one of the words that she was singing, she left the "g" off – something like "saying" was pronounced as "sayin," but I can't recall what the word was. It was at the end of a line in a verse. I think the next line had a similar rhyming word at the end of the line. For that word, she sang it with the "g" (like "paying").

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After another long break, here are some of my dreams from 2014:

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March 29, 2014 Saturday, I dreamed that our family was planning a long-distance driving trip (possibly from Colorado to Arizona, but it seemed to be even further than that). I was wanting to save money and travel time by our rotating drivers (all in one car) and rotating when we would sleep inside the car. Mom said that she didn't think dad would agree to it, but I thought I could convince him by giving him first choice of driving and sleeping times.

This dream was a dream within a dream. During this dream, I realized that I had dreamed all of that, and I was telling someone that it was amazing, because people who had passed away were alive in this dream. Also, it was definitely a dream – knowing that dad is in Heaven, and mom has been there even longer. I awoke realizing that I had dreamed that I had a dream within that dream. The family all seemed so real and alive during this dream, but we may have attended a funeral or something of that nature. It seems that there was some sort of a loss or a need for traveling, together, to get me back to where I was living and both of them coming with me.

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May 26, 2014 Monday, I dreamed that mom was telling me about some singer. I think the singer's first name was something like Stephanie. I completely forgot her last name. I heard some music that was beyond excellent, but can't recall any of the details. I am sure, though, that I was hearing musing in this dream. Mom was dressed differently in the dream than she normally dressed. It was a comforting dream with revelations, but I can't recall enough of the details. I was adding details to a project. It was like putting pieces of a jigsaw puzzle in place on the edges of a building. I'm not able to recall any further details.

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May 29, 2014 Thursday, I was so relieved to wake up from a very long and disturbing dream. I was eating with a group of other people. It was something like sausage that was tightly wrapped in paper. There was some kind of convention and one of the guys was being really questioned by a gal wanting to know who he voted for and demanding to know.

I handled the situation directly and rather politely but firmly. One of the guys there had really different eyes – they would kind of roll around but not in a scary manner. Later, I was walking quite a distance on a freeway and through a tunnel. I was quite concerned about vehicle traffic that I squeezed myself really close to the side of the tunnel.

Then I walked down a frontage road to avoid having to walk on the freeway. I saw a street sign that appeared to be: 6th Avenue and 5th Street. I memorized that and told someone else that I had it memorized. I was in the Denver area of Colorado but couldn't find anything familiar.

A guy yelled at me from his vehicle. I told him that I was a visitor and unable to help him. There was a flat tire on his vehicle, and he was getting off the street. I stopped to rest in an area where there were chairs. Some guy came over to me and showed me a really beautiful unknown object – kind of like ceramic or glass. He implied it was a gift for me. He showed how there was still cellophane on It, and he started to take it off. I said to not do that and to leave the cellophane on, because it would protect it better.

I realized it was too expensive of a gift to accept; so, I motioned him back to where I was. He slowly took the item back. There were also some towels in that area, and I ended up realizing I had a green towel in my hands after I had left that area. I was looking to enter what may have been a shopping mall. At that moment, I realized that I didn't have my personal belongings with me (that I had before stopping at the previous area).

I rushed back quickly and was terrified that all of my stuff had been stolen. I found an empty bag that was spread wide open. It was likely what my things had been taken from. I was in a panic and awoke. I was so happy to awaken. After returning to sleep a little later, I returned to the dream but at another part of it. I was aware of returning to the dream, but I can't recall which part or any of the details.

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June 6, 2014 Friday, I was happy to realize it was only a dream when I awoke from dreaming that I was smoking cigarettes. It's been a little over eight months since I smoked a cigarette. However, in this dream I realized that I was in a business where I shouldn't be smoking and was trying to put out a cigarette that I had smoked very little. Later in that dream or another dream, I reached across a table to hand my cigarette to a gal named Beth to ask her to extinguish it. Another cigarette had been totally smoked. Then, I realized that there were ashtrays on the table I was reaching across – one glass and another metal.

I was feeling upset with myself for smoking. Later, in the dream, I realized that I had smoked several cigarettes in a very short time. NOTE: I vape now but smoked cigarettes for 55 years prior to quitting them in September of 2014; so, this was a dream I don't want to happen in real life. There were other people in this dream or series of dreams, but Beth is the only one who I remember. Also, in my shirt pocket (where I used to carry my cigarettes and lighter) was a lighter that was quite wide – not a normal lighter – very, very wide, and the width was pointing outward in my shirt pocket – which was rather strange and diverted my attention to it in the dream.

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July 22, 2014 Tuesday, my dream was extremely detailed with a dog talking as people talk. Mom was in the dream, and she experienced the dog talking with me. Also, she was telling something, but I was trying to change the flow of conversation. I was riding a bike, and some gal was with me. We both were buying more things than what would be a good fit for carrying on bikes.

A gathering of people was in someone's home in Colorado, but I wanted to leave and ride my bike to Denver. This had something to do with my going to the VA Hospital but not for health reasons. Some guy told me that he would also bike with me. The pedals seemed to be weird on my bike. Then, a storm came. Next, there were lots of cars following me as I lead them out of danger.

A horrible traffic accident had occurred with at least seven vehicles impacted together. Some bodies were on the ground. There were police and rescuers around the scene that I lead the rest of us past. Next, some friend rescued me and my bike. He said that he was going to drive me home.

He knew that I lived farther away than his home, and he had to work the next day. He said that his schedule wouldn't be quite as demanding for the next three days. The bad part is that someone said that one of my family (either my dad or my bother) was included in the accident and was in jail for an unrelated charge. I was talking with either a niece or great niece about the family member and then was relieved to awake and realize that all of this did not really happen – it was a dream. Whew!

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October 18, 2014 Saturday, in a dream, dad came to me and hugged me, and we felt loved by each other. Right after that sequence of a dream, I dreamed that I was telling dad about the dream I had (a dream within a dream) and how happy it made me to see him in that dream. I asked dad about mom, but all I can recall is that he mentioned something about his sister (my Aunt Lila who went to Heaven before dad). Then, that dream ended, and I had a very short glimpse of my mom in another dream or segment of a dream. Both mom and dad looked so good, and both seemed so happy in all of these dreams.

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October 22, 2014 Wednesday, my dream started with a big container of lots of clothing. I found a little area where I could pull some of the items out without disturbing the rest of them. Something with sleeves was one thing that I really observed. Later, I seemed to be dressed in nice pants, a dress shirt, vest, and a suit jacket of different colors and in white socks and sneakers. I wanted to change shoes and socks and felt that my suit didn't match.

Mom told me that I looked really good and that I didn't need to change. Mom and I were walking together from home to church and appeared to be running a little late. When we got closer to the church, people were leaving the church from some earlier activity. Church hadn't started yet because of that other activity. It felt so good to be with mom, and it felt so natural.

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After a break of a few months, here are dreams of mine from 2015:

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February 10, 2015 Tuesday, I dreamed that I was riding in some kind of vehicle (similar to a car but a much larger capacity for at least 20 or 30 passengers). Some lady was telling everyone that we are all Christians with the exception of one guy and that he was going to have so much revealed to him and that he will actually change into someone better. I told him that he would be OK and that I was watching out for him and wouldn't let anyone force him into something against his will (paraphrased).

The vehicle was making a sharp turn onto another street and made quite a jolt in what seemed like almost missing the area for it to travel. An earlier dream was in a large inside area with lots of people and someone kept appearing and leaving. I was preparing to tell him that I needed to say goodbye and that we both have moved on with our lives. (These two dreams are like saying goodbye to someone and hello to someone else.)

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February 26, 2015 Thursday, my dream felt so real, but I have a missing tooth where the dream indicated that I had two teeth on the lower right part of my mouth. It was either a dentist or his assistant had gotten floss wedged between those two teeth. I was able to remove the floss quite easily after they had not been successful. When I awoke, I realized that it would not be possible for flossing between teeth in that specific location due to a previous extraction of one of those teeth (years ago).

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April 9, 2015 Thursday, I dreamed that mom was wanting to help me get to my destination in a timely manner. I was really worried about being late. She was in the driver's seat of a car and waiting for me to go around the back of the car to the passenger seat next to her. As I was walking around the car, I saw a flat metal object (similar to a car hood in appearance) that had a lantern-type structure attached to it. I was quite concerned that the bus schedule wasn't going to match up with our timeliness. The dream changed or went away before we left the area. Mom seemed so helpful and encouraging and so true to life as if we were really involved in that event and conversation.

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May 10, 2015 Sunday, it seemed so real and yet was only a dream when someone corrected me after I mentioned his name as Dave. He said: "No; David." I almost wanted to say: "OK Davy," but didn't and awoke. Later I dreamed of a gal sketching several settings – that were beyond what a sketch artist could do with a pen or pencil – dazzling and sparkling, and I commented about it.

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May 27, 2015 Wednesday, many dreams occurred. One was in an auditorium lobby where one of my sponsorees hugged me but wouldn't tell me if he was still sober. I also asked his friend if he (the friend) was an alcoholic, but his friend somewhat teased and didn't answer my question. The sponsoree started running down a hallway, and I started to go after him but told him that I wasn't going to run after him.

The dream changed to another dream of mostly women sitting and laying around in another room. A motherly type woman comforted me but shortly afterward ran off as if she were having a medical problem. Her daughter told me that her mom was terminally ill when her mom told another daughter that she was waiting for her to get her life together.

The daughter who was talking with me mentioned that the family needed prayer. I started praying for them in my dream. The daughter who I was talking with and seemed to be OK messed her blanket and ran for the bathroom. I was quite upset from all of this and noticed that my mouth was feeling like it was full of cardboard and paper (like a paper plate and maybe styrofoam that had been torn apart – not things I would normally have in my mouth). These dreams were quite dramatic but seemed so real until I awoke.

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June 2, 2015 Tuesday, I had a dream that seemed so real. I dreamed that I had just closed my door after entering my apartment, but it closed a little swifter than normal. Then, I heard a paper cup drop to the floor that I had seen on a railing in the hallway. This seemed to have been caused by the vibration from my door on the other side of that hallway.

Others were in the hallway and commenting to themselves about some situation. Next, I realized I was lying on the couch and rolled over to look at my sliding glass door. I was quite startled to see a rough-looking man staring into my apartment through the sliding glass door. I jumped up and hurried over to that area to look at my balcony and below it.

He had scrambled down to the ground level (from second floor). He was wearing green clothing and had gotten into a wheel chair. He started wheeling himself away from the apartment complex and out of view. It was rather shocking to see him in a wheel chair after all of his physical activity prior to that.

I was quite shaken from the experience that I awoke from this dream. I was extremely relieved to realize it wasn't real life and that it had been only a dream. I had prepared for sleep at a little after 5am and had some trouble going to sleep, and when I awoke from this dream it was before 6am; so, I determined this dream occurred within 20 or 30 minutes from when I went to sleep to when I awoke.

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June 29, 2015 Monday, a dream that really scared me was such a relief when I awoke, because it all seemed so real, and I was so scared. Even though I haven't smoked a cigarette in 21 months, I saw a flip-top box of cigarettes in a place that was far below where I was standing and looking down as if I had dropped it there. I did make it down the terrain, but there were other people in that area, and I didn't want them to see what I had gone down to pick up.

After that is when the fear really got to me. Since time has gotten between that dream and me, I've forgotten who or what was causing my high anxiety, but I do remember the relief of waking up and being thankful that it wasn't really happening. I've been dreaming a lot lately, but time has gone by too quickly for me to recall them.

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July 1, 2015 Wednesday, in a dream I was at my favorite meeting place, and Bob (who went to Heaven a few months ago) wasn't sitting at the table like he did in the past. Instead, he was sitting on a bench close to where I sit at the table. He was a lot thinner and looked really happy. In some way, I knew that his _new_ nickname was _Boy_. It was some form of celebration for him and everyone was clapping and cheering. I told the others to call him Boy, as he preferred. This dream was quite vivid.

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July 7, 2015 Tuesday, had names (I do not know them in my awakened state) revealed. Lajon was someone who I knew in the dream and called to him within a group of people. He gave me a quarter. A little later I realized the quarter was a little bigger than other quarters, and I attempted to return it to him. He told me that it was for my parents.

I asked another guy named Bob to tell me which Bob he was; he was a different Bob than others I recognized. He looked a little scruffy looking but not mean. I was hugging a gal and told her that any kind of cover on her head was appropriate. I mentioned that anything is OK to be worn on the head by gals, but the only thing a guy can wear on his head when showing proper respect is a toupee – nothing else.

I believe I shared hugs with another gal and possibly a guy before that dream changed. I was told something about a meeting that was held at 2:30pm (that time isn't the time frame I attend meetings when I'm awake). Also, I mentioned to others something about a gal named Ann and that she had some kind of authority. I was calling for her but not sure if she appeared in the dream or not. This dream was quite lengthy with lots of changes and yet seemed to flow as it was occurring – lots of people in it but mostly in the sidelines.

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July 26, 2015 Sunday, when I awoke, I was so very grateful that my dream wasn't really happening. I was at a meeting with someone getting ready to hand out the chips for lengths of sobriety. The guy said there were only a few chips, but he wouldn't tell which ones were available. There wasn't a 2-month chip, but someone was celebrating two months at that meeting.

Everyone applauded the guy but the chip person didn't do anything to recognize him. I whispered to him to give the newer guy a hug. He reluctantly went over to the other guy but more or less just nodded at him. I was extremely aggravated at his arrogance and snobbishness. Like I wrote before, I'm so very grateful that this was just a dream.

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Some months have passed without any dreams posted, but I had been dreaming and got lazy about posting them. Here are many of my dreams from 2016:

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January 16, 2016 Saturday, I dreamed that I was praying verbally for a group of people in an auditorium-type environment. Some guy was talking and not paying attention at the opposite end of the area; so, I kept repeating my prayer with these same words: "God please let everyone in this group feel your love." Just before this, I saw a gal sitting by herself in another room, and I told her that she could join us. Then, I noticed a few others in that room who I hadn't seen before I entered that room.

Another lady, there, implied that she realized we can't smoke in my area. A little later I was smoking part of a cigarette back in my area, and others not smoking were all around me (even though I haven't smoked since September of 2013 in real life). In a different segment of this dream, another gal was singing. It was rather strange because the walls of the song were firm, but the middle part was totally different from her original version of the song. She had big blue eyes, and she and was very observant of things occurring around her.

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February 9, 2016 Tuesday my dream felt almost too real. The setting felt rather familiar, but I knew it could be a place of danger. In the dream I knew that it wasn't good for me to be there, but I hadn't made a choice to leave but was considering the possibilities. Before or after awakening, a very strong thought occurred to me, and I don't know where I may have heard it before or if I ever heard it before: "A criminal always returns to the scene of the crime." That was the very unusual thought that occurred. I have been very grateful that this was a dream and not my reality.

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Again, more time has passed without any dreams written, but I had been dreaming and got lazy about posting them.

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May 29, 2016 Sunday, I dreamed that there were two people and a dog running away from danger. It seemed like somebody or something was chasing them. A narrator mentioned that the two people had arrived safely, but there was no indication of the dog still being with them. The narrator mentioned that often times the dog will disappear and never be seen, again, in these situations with people and animals. After a short pause, either the dog or a picture of the dog was displayed, and it was announced that the dog was all right. After briefly awakening from this dream, I returned to the dream and was analyzing it from within another dream. I don't recall of ever before having this type of experience. Also, regarding the two people in the dream, it seemed to be that I was watching them. However, when studying it from the second dream, it seemed that I was one of the two people in the dream.

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July 15, 2016 Friday, my dream involved a gal named Ilene and not someone I know in real life. She was feeling unloved and seemed to be extremely sad. I told her that I liked her, and there wasn't much of a response if any at all. There were lots of people standing around in a large area (like an arena). I said I love you and there are other people here who love you. Others confirmed with me that they loved her. Suddenly, more and more people were gathering and joining in by agreeing. I said that love is learned this way. From loving others, we actually learn how to love.

There must have been a couple of hundred or more people in that area and most seemed to understand and agree. I've had a few other dreams in the past couple of days but only recall parts of them. A hotel or motel setting within a large area involving other people in the distance and stairways appeared. Also, a gal who seemed to be unwilling to help me find my way out of being lost was in one of those dreams.

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July 20, 2016 Wednesday, I had a dream that really grabbed my attention; it actually felt more like a vision. In it, a voice said: "When you see the doctor, ask him about your lisp, because if you don't, it could be fatal." I didn't see a person in this dream but the voice was very powerful.

How in the world do you ask a doctor about something like this? As a follow up to avoid any possible danger, I did ask a doctor if a lisp could have anything to do with my vision and explained to him why I was asking such a challenging question. He was so professional and compassionate as he listened to what I was asking. He asked if I had experienced any slurred speech recently. I told him that I hadn't. He suggested that I watch closely for that and, also, pay attention to any weakness in either side of my face or body.

He said that if any of those symptoms appear, to immediately go to the emergency room, because that could be the warning of a stroke. Later, I came to realize that this message may be intended for someone else. One of my closest friends suggested that I watch other people, and if I see anyone slurring their speech; then, I will know what to tell them. WOW!!

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July 31, 2016 Sunday, there was lots of action and details, but some I can't remember. I know at least two people were referred to by their last names. Mom and dad were in one of them and both of them spoke with me. Mom mentioned something in regard to what dad had said. Also, there was a campus-type setting where I felt somewhat lost and decided to call the gal's name who I couldn't seem to locate. Linda (someone I don't know when I'm awake) responded shortly after I called for her. We went to a vehicle and discussed things. When I opened the door to get out of the vehicle, the door tapped a pickup door.

I looked into the pickup to see a man sitting there. I apologized and told him that I didn't think any damage had occurred. He didn't seem to respond but eventually drove away. As I tried to catch up with Linda, there were a lot of steps to climb. She had already reached the top and had continued walking out of my sight.

Another lady was at the bottom of the stairway and asked if I was returning a book and would be back. I told her: "No. I'm going to class." She said: "It figures." Then she started talking with others in that area. I didn't know where I was going and decided to ask for assistance. Others were not very helpful. To say the least, I felt helpless. At least, I awoke from all of that excitement.

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August 7, 2016 Sunday, lots of dreams or fragments occurred but some I forgot. I was on an elevator going to the 11th floor of a building and was fairly sure that that was the top floor. The elevator seemed to sway when it got to that floor. Before I was able to exit on the 11th floor, I hit a button by mistake and was rapidly descending floors. I think it stopped before it got to the ground floor, though. Also, two women were talking about a lady bus driver who wasn't very good looking. I thought they were wrong, but after I looked, they were correct.

Another gal was waiting for a bus and probably soaked from the rain. Some guy who I was talking with ran to board the bus after it finally had stopped for the lady. I was running very slowly but not by choice for being slow. When I got onto the bus, in a sarcastic tone, I told the bus driver that the bus stop was back a half-block away. There were some things that were marked by circles in another dream but no idea why.

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August 12, 2016 Friday, I dreamed that I was at a theater, and the preview of a show was something about the devil. I had no interest in it at all, but a really weird thing occurred. There was a brown or gray thick foreign matter that was moving in front of me and started to almost suffocate me. I awoke and was so grateful to know it was only a dream. If the substance had been red, it would be similar to the blob in the movie with that name.

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August 13, 2016 Saturday, I was dreaming that I saw what looked like a very large bird. As it flew closer to me, I realized that it was a man enclosed within the feathers. There was another one, but it was more like a video or reflection of the one who came to me. I asked him about it, and he made a comment about it, but I can't recall what he said. I didn't feel threatened by this being, but I realized this experience wasn't normal even in my dream.

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August 14, 2016 Sunday, my dream was so close to reality, because it involved moving paragraphs within a document. This is quite similar to what I've been doing for the past three weeks.

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August 15, 2016 Monday, this dream occurred within less than an hour of my sleeping and awakening on my birthday. It involved me being an observer to someone telling another person that certain items within a document could be used to qualify for a bachelor's degree. The document had a list of items that had been accomplished by the one being told about it. It was a rather long listing, and several groups had been circled to indicate which ones would be the ones for similar other degrees. The research I've been doing may be some of what created part of this dream.

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August 23, 2016 Tuesday, multiple dreams appeared, and someone was sitting in the car with me in the driver's seat. We were awaiting his mom's return to the car, because she was watching something else from outside of the car. It appeared to be June 5th in the dream, and I was feeling really badly about missing my mom's birthday, which was on June 3rd. I wanted to phone her, but the phones in the office I was at didn't seem to be appropriate.

A young man came in and became an annoyance, and I told him to quit using the phone. He wouldn't stop; so, I very sternly commanded him to leave or else two other people and I would shove him out the door. As he left, I told him to never come back.

Next, I read a sign: $50 notebook cover. I was tearing up some papers, but one part that wasn't torn and put into the trash had my name and address on it. I decided to keep that part, but dreaming changed to a mother and daughter and I was discussing recovery options with them.

At one point, I said: "I don't mean to use _you_ instead of _I_ in my words, I'll change that to what I would do." Next, some of us were standing outside of an area that may have been for a special gathering. Someone was complaining that they always open late. Various people walked around and into the area. They may have been workers or performers for whatever the event involved.

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August 24, 2016 Wednesday, was a dream about my moving files around in my e-book. The files pertained to Cybertown and a small section. I'm unsure of what small section was meant, but I was getting concerned that all of the changes might not be matching with different parts of my saved folders. This dream was really close to my recent reality of correcting and changing formats in my self-published autobiography.

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September 18, 2016 Sunday, I dreamed of people who I recognized in the dreams and talked with them in segments of the dream or dreams. One of these involved waiting with others for a celebration to start, and a short distance away a gal approaching could be seen. One of us commented that she was always very dependable and appreciated. Although I couldn't actually see details of this gal's appearance as I observed her, I knew who she was in the dream.

Prior to this segment, I had briefly talked with a mother and her daughter, and before that was another segment of being around other people. It felt rather strange to have a dream having segments or a short group of dreams blending into each other. I was able to briefly return to this dreaming stage after awakening for a very short time but can't recall any further details.

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September 24, 2016 Saturday, my dream was about my entering a store a couple of times to buy a pack of cigarettes. In real life, I haven't smoked a cigarette in almost three years. The second time in the dream, before entering the store, it appeared to be closed, because it looked so dark. The lady who waited on me was very kind but our communication was challenging, because she first brought to me a carton of cigarettes instead of just a pack. I wanted to be sure I was getting the mild and saw that the pack was Marlboro Lights, but something didn't seem right about the instructions to mix something within it before using. All of it was very strange.

After returning home (but not a familiar place in real life), I walked around an area of the place to go to my apartment. Before getting there, I heard a couple of new friends (unknown in real life) talking. They noticed me and invited me to go swimming or fishing with them. I declined but told them that I would be with them in spirit. I was very, very tired and restless during these dreams.

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September 25, 2016 Sunday, produced two dreams with lots of action. One was extensive editing of a book – moving something from the front of it to the back and looking at page numbers, mostly going from back to front. The other dream involved lots of shooting with people on a boat or a platform like that. Some would duck, but others weren't as lucky. I was only an observer but was able to see some of the evil ones being taken from one place to another and without much resistance.

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September 28, 2016 Wednesday, was a dream that matched my reality quite closely. I was being told by someone (not seen in the dream – just a voice) how to space between paragraphs within a group of about five paragraphs. The first letter of the first word in a paragraph was bigger and a different color from the rest of the print. I think it was blue or yellow. Before and after that line where that word appeared, I was told to space down twice instead of once. This was different from what I was told to do for the other lines of print.

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September 30, 2016 Friday, several dreams were attractions to me for possibly being in love or wanting to be in love. In another dream, I was at the VA Hospital, and a gal who had been passing out fliers waved her last one at another gal. She told her that those were the new offices or sales and then walked away. I told the other gal that there were more of those fliers on the walls. There were lots of bulletin boards, but not one of those fliers was there. I went to a centralized area and complained. I mentioned that one of my friends was scheduled for major surgery very soon and things needed to be corrected and quickly.

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This is a gap of my not posting any dreams during the month of October of 2016.

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November 1, 2016 Tuesday, a word stood out throughout a rather lengthy dream. I can't recall the word, but I was saying it and knowing that it was very important in the dream. Other dreams had seemed to be quite educational. Lately, my dreams have been very active, but shortly after awakening, I seem to forget most of them. Several days ago, a coat became very instrumental in a dream, because someone had given it to me. I looked at the price tag for some kind of special place it may have come from. The tag indicated it was to be sold for $300.

A guy wanted me to meet him at the post office, and I had others show me how to locate the post office from the area where I was living. Someone else in the dream resembled him – like a twin or closer. I walked a lot in that dream and may have been on buses prior to the walking. This guy was really surprised when he saw me in the outside area of the post office.

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November 27, 2016 Sunday, I had a dream that was extremely close to reality. In it, I was rushing to leave my apartment to catch a city bus. The time on my watch was 10:24am (nine minutes or more later than when I normally leave). I needed to turn off a light, but after that, I had to turn off another light in the bathroom.

As I was rushing to catch the bus, I could hear the traffic and what sounded like another bus. It was some kind of a truck. At the traffic light, I could hear people, on the other side of the intersection saying something about the bus. After reaching the bus stop, I realized that the bus was either really late or not going to arrive. While I was dreaming, I was thinking that the day of the week was a Thursday. I awoke and was really grateful that it was only a dream.

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December 3, 2016 Saturday, I dreamed that my left hand was shaking. Later, in another dream, I was telling my sponsor that I had dreamed that my left hand was shaking. Then, I asked him some question as I held out my left hand to show how it had been shaking. Other dreams had someone talking or communicating with me from a floor either below or above me. I had to organize different colored and shaped blocks that indicated a person or groups of people in each area of the placed blocks materialized in another dream.

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My dream journal continues into 2017 after a month's absence from writing:

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January 7, 2017 Saturday, my dream had me being able to transform ugly to beauty and vice versa in unknown beings. It worked but not sure if a wand or something of that nature was utilized.

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January 8, 2017 Sunday, I dreamed that I was editing files in movie folders. Some files didn't belong at all, and others were filed in the wrong folders. It was a big project, but I was accomplishing it.

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January 12, 2017 Thursday, a train appeared in a dream. It was an unusual train, because it had both ends of it considered as ends of the train, and the middle part was also referred to as an end. Each of the three sections had one person assigned for being responsible for those areas. There was some conflict between two of them discussing their jobs, but nothing serious occurred.

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January 13, 2017 Friday, some points were very instrumental in a dream about magic or something occurring only at those locations. One was located at Speedway and Wilmot (possibly later in the dream that location was changed to Speedway and Craycroft). The second one was located at Speedway and Alvernon. The third one seemed to be located at Speedway and Stone. Whatever occurred, it would only occur when those areas were activated and all at the same time.

When they weren't active, nothing occurred differently than in any other area of Tucson. I remember they were to be turned off and flickered like being teased and then finally all were shut down. I can't recall what occurred but it was highly positive and really special when those areas had been activated.

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January 14, 2017 Saturday, I was very grateful to awaken and realize that it was only a dream, because I had just dreamed that I had run to a place where I was going to escape. A big tree had blocked me from falling down a steep cliff. I was starting to slide and had reached for something to grab to keep from falling when I awoke. Prior to that, I dreamed I saw my best friend from the past. I recognized Jerry but had never seen him with long hair.

His hair was somewhat braided behind his shoulders. I had looked for him but was unable to get close enough to talk with him. Another dream was about a gal's nickname and full name. An example would be Kat and Katherine, but I can't recall the actual name or what was involved in the dream. Both names were spoken by someone else. Other dreams seemed vivid when I was changing dreams but lost after fully awakening.

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January 16, 2017 Monday, a dream involved my being in a vehicle where the road narrowed into a small left lane and came to a stop. I walked from there to a partly open gate. Next, one or two guys walked through. I felt I had been respectful to not block the path.

A guy jumped from a cement-type foundation to a lower area. I felt that if I did that, I would get badly hurt or worse. I was extremely afraid of not being able to leave that vicinity. I looked around for another way to escape, but it seemed impossible. Next, I was in some kind of a vehicle (not a car) that circled the area and seemed to descend a little bit but not much. Someone said that more exits needed to be available as certain areas were being passed. I awoke before dreaming further.

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January 28, 2017 Saturday, my dream was a repeated scene from a similar dream from a previous day. The setting had a lot of sections, and one was like a temporary place for waiting. I told the person to go there, and shortly after that, I advised him to go to the other area where I was located. Another dream which felt really good was about the book I wrote and published in reality, but all of a sudden, the numbers jumped really high for people who were downloading the book very recently. I've had other dreams, recently, that seemed quite vivid just before awakening or shortly after but faded away.

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January 29, 2017 Sunday, I dreamed that I looked through my doorway and saw that the room across from me had a light turned on. I could see it through the crack of that doorway. A neighbor walked by and had planned to return the same way, but the outside door closed behind her and prevented that from occurring. I was somewhat happy about that situation.

In another dream, I told a close friend that I could drive her to her home in another town, because I was taking money to her husband there. I told her that I needed to go home first to get the money. I didn't like driving and even considered having her husband drive my car for me. All three of us were in my car and maybe others, too. Other dreams materialized, but I can't remember them.
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January 31, 2017 Tuesday, had a dream with someone named Sandra who recently became a widow. I asked her how to pronounce her name (Sandra or Saundra), and she didn't like it pronounced as Saundra by any means. Someone else told me that she recently had other deaths of loved ones and was really hurting. Another dream involved a group of five or six of us sitting around a big table.

Someone commented that they could only order the lower-priced item. I told the group that I was paying the bill for all of us and that we are going to have steak. The dream switched to my looking at several accounts that had various amounts of money, but the interest or dividends on each of them was only pennies. It sure didn't seem worth recording such a small amount into each account. Upon awakening, I was grateful to know that I had been dreaming.

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February 1, 2017 Wednesday, my dream was at an indoor drinking fountain. I was drinking from it and realized that I needed more water than I've ever needed before. It seems that a gal was waiting off to the side, but that isn't very clear. Next, I realized that I was ordering something to eat at a counter and asking about my choices. I do recall that steak was one of the ingredients that I was requesting for part of whatever was being prepared – something like a pastry item that was filled with a choice of ingredients. For some reason, I was extremely tired and run down prior to these dreams or this dream sequence.

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February 4, 2017 Saturday, I dreamed that I was with my mom and my brother. Looking from the outside of a building, I read a sign that indicated the name of it. After entering, there was a very dirty bathroom with two sections. I wanted us to get out of there as quickly as possible but don't recall anything after that.

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February 5, 2017 Sunday, in between dreams, I remember telling myself that I was going to remember a dream with vivid details and possibly three segments of it but to no avail. The next dream involved being at a discount-type grocery store. Someone mentioned that the new bread was the highest quality bread made and now available there. It was the third item to be of that quality, and I could remember being at that store before (possibly in another dream – but not a store in reality).

As I was leaving one area of the store, I realized the corner was rather challenging for walking around it. I was carrying a large bag that contained instant potatoes and could read the label with Ida as a word or part of the word on it. I may have been carrying other items but can't recall.

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February 22, 2017 Wednesday, a dream had me at quite a distance from where the activity was occurring. It was like I was in a control room watching reality off in the distance. There was a 2nd Lieutenant and gradually more 2nd Lieutenants appeared until there were 10. After that number was reached, they would change to 1st Lieutenants and after appearing one at a time, again, they would change to Captains. I don't think any of them every reached a higher rank.

Another element that was added with the officers was a very small jet or something smaller than them, and there was one for each of them. Another item, a generator, was added after the levels were reached with the numbers. I remember seeing two generators and possibly three before the generators disappeared.

It seemed that the generators had been stolen. It appeared very likely that more generators could be produced with a repeat of the scenario, but that is when I awoke. Someone was talking with me and away from the officers. This person was explaining how things worked and details about the generators, too. After awakening, I couldn't recall further details.

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March 5, 2017 Sunday, was a dream within a dream. I recall dreaming that I would fully remember a very vivid dream that had just finished. The only part I can recall is that I was being very assertive in telling a woman that she had to change her style of disciplining others.

At the end of that dream within a dream, dad told me something about my having enough of him. He was saying it with a loving comfort and was smiling and laughing as he left the dream. He seemed so happy and content. I can't recall the previous parts of this dream within a dream, but it was very vivid when it was occurring.

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March 6, 2017 Monday, a dream was revealed in color, because I could see red/pink colors on a man's face. He was demonstrating how to put some kind of padding on top of his head. After that, a container was placed over it and was above the ears. This container had openings in it, but he told me that it could be replaced with one that didn't have the openings. However, he said that it wouldn't produce the same results.

Paint or some other liquid was then poured onto the padding within the container and would make it slowly come out of the openings and paint the top part of his face. He said that sometimes it would be difficult to remove or would leave something like a scar there. In a very short dream that quickly appeared afterwards, I was shaving and, in the mirror, I could see the remaining lather on my face. I noticed that I hadn't shaved my mustache area and was getting ready to shave that area just before I awoke.

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March 12, 2017 Sunday, my dreams were so close to reality and felt real within them. I was aware that I wouldn't be able to make my regular travel by buses to my regular meeting place. I was told I could ride with someone who was at a shopping center. A young fellow told me that. Shortly after that, the driver came out and told me that she had room for me. She pointed out that there were two more seats available behind us.

The area appeared to be a flatbed with lots of people on it. One of them was someone from Heaven, Jim. Jim looked so good and much younger. I don't think he saw me, though. The dream continued with people at the original meeting place and either before or after the meeting.

Another dream involved my being at a laundromat. I was picking up some loose change, and a guy was telling me about his problems. I gave him the change and some really rare coins and lots of other coins. I realized that I needed to move my washed clothes from a machine in another area in order to let someone else use it.

As I was emptying a large container with my clothes onto a long table, it felt heavy and challenging to empty. Another dream involved my decluttering my apartment and what I was explaining to myself about why each item was appropriate for the process. Also, computer items that were needed to be saved and copies made of some of them as I was processing different files and folders. These dreams really seemed to be what has been a priority to me in so many ways.

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March 14, 2017 Tuesday, I had lots of dreams but can only remember a couple of them. One of my shortest ever involved my looking from the outside of a windshield at a female driver. No words were spoken, and I awoke almost as soon as this dream started. In another dream, there was an applause after I commented about something and strongly hinted that I wanted another person to speak.

He finally got up but was very evasive about what he was saying as he walked around the area. He was someone I knew but not in real life. It was in a large auditorium with people seated in chairs. A friend (Ryan) was moving chairs but only the ones that were on little wheels, to another area, behind where I was sitting. I was aware that he was setting them up for another meeting that would start later. He was being very quiet and seemed to be enjoying what he was doing.

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March 16, 2017 Thursday, in one dream that was segmented, some character resembling the Lone Ranger, but not him, needed to find something that covers both eyes. I knew the item was white and looked something like a pair of sunglasses that went from one ear to the other and across the eyes.

It was lost and had previously been placed inside of a box that contained lots of stuff. It appeared to be in an area with three or four big boxes of things. The item couldn't be found, and the dream actually paused or changed to something else.

The dream sequence returned without explanation, but the item had been located and was being worn. The atmosphere had changed from mild panic or anxiety to total relief and happiness. In another dream, I was riding on a city bus with other passengers.

In unison, all of the passengers said: "Exit through the rear door" whenever someone headed for the front door of the bus to exit. Actually, this dream would be a really good occurrence in real life, because it makes it easier for passengers to enter the bus and not have to wait for someone to exit.

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March 21, 2017 Tuesday, I was dreaming that a very close friend was sitting diagonally across the room from me, and I told her that I missed hugging her on her birthday. I told her I would hug her today. I asked her to stay where she was sitting and that I would go over to her. As I was walking in her direction, I awoke. Another dream involved someone who I hated but not anyone I know in real life. He was being taken down and he knew it. I was relieved to awaken from that dream.

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March 25, 2017 Saturday, I dreamed that I was in a shopping mall just before 5pm. At 5pm the lights dimmed. I walked down a hallway to a locked door. I yelled out to a guy who looked like a security guard that I needed to know how to get out of there. He came over to me. I was on my back on the floor and couldn't get up from that position. He reached for my right hand, and I reached with my left hand for a railing and was struggling. I awoke before I could get up and out of the area.

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March 26, 2017 Sunday, was a dream that I was able to talk with mom and dad. I had flushed the toilet a second time, and it started to over-flow. I told dad, and he commented that it was always the same time as his convention that this has happened. Mom told me that she would get some cleaning gear and came back with cloth-type material. It was a relief to awaken and not have to complete a big cleaning job. It was in three parts but flowed as one dream and took place in my family's home in Colorado.

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March 27, 2017 Monday, I was really relieved to realize I had been dreaming when I awoke from climbing a high tower and making sure that some unknown gal was all right. She had also climbed to a very high position to repair or clean something. I felt very uneasy in this dream and fearful of the swaying and possible falling by either one or both of us from that location.

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March 31, 2017 Friday, had a dream that returned after I thought it had ended. There was a very long pair of overalls that had straps that connected two guys together, but the straps kept stretching beyond many, many yards. Another strap was 29½ either inches or feet with another strap that was only 4½ inches. The two straps were actually one that had been separated into two pieces. After that dream ended, it returned with my trying to determine how the two fit together or what had caused the separation. I was really struggling to determine more information about this within the dreams but to no avail.

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April 1, 2017 Saturday, was a very strange dream in segments of some gal needing to move into my vacant apartment. Later, all of the residents in the other apartments moved out. They had all been given large payments to leave. I was planning to return to living in my apartment. This dream seemed to be a continuation of short dreams connected and focusing on the number of my apartment and quite vividly.

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April 2, 2017 Sunday, had triplets involved, but before learning there were three, only the twins were revealed. When one of the gals was in trouble, her twin would automatically arrive. Later, I learned that the third gal was very mysterious and could cause trouble. Someone was in charge of letting people out of a container and started with two of the triplets.

Some dreams seem to continue into more segments lately. This was one of those with lots of details but now forgotten. Another dream was about my dad. He had lint or a small feather just above his upper lip. A nurse or some gal who appeared that way said that she would remove it. It extended into a very long line before she cut it. After that, all was OK.

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April 9, 2017 Sunday, my dream wasn't frightening but seemed to have been taking place after some kind of evacuation. I had been able to reach safety and was looking at notes for making it easier for future, similar situations for others. My self-esteem was quite high and yet not snobbish in any way. I knew that I had found a solution. Lately, other dreams have seemed to flow with reality about processing forms and files like I would perform in my regular life.

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April 15, 2017 Saturday, my dream started with my having problems with a tee shirt and needing assistance to get out of it. My head was bigger than the opening for pulling in on, and I felt rather trapped in trying to remove the shirt. In the same setting and a little later, I was sorting short-sleeve shirts with buttons. There was quite a stack of them to be ready for some other phase. I told someone that it would be faster to process them by having a relay system between us. This would replace each of us having to individually process each shirt to whatever phase was next. I awoke before learning about the rest of the process.

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April 16, 2017 Easter Sunday, two dreams reflected family. The first one was my walking up to the car where my mom was waiting for me. I quickly unwrapped a piece of Dentyne gum and put it in my mouth just before getting into the car. It was a little on the sneaky side. The gum wasn't the typical size. It was a square piece and pink. I told my mom that I didn't usually chew gum and for her to let me know if it became annoying or awkward.

The second dream was my looking through some kind of filled candy container that resembled M&Ms but some of them were much larger – almost like really big marbles. I gave one of those to my brother. The one I picked out for him was blue, but there were red and yellow candies, too. I felt good about my selection for him, and he seemed pleased, too. These could have been chocolate filled Easter eggs but that realization came after I awoke. This dream definitely displayed colors and shapes of the candy.

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April 22, 2017 Saturday, had a dream about an outdated Santa Claus that was in a segment that caused chaos to be avoided. He was very unusual but created safety for the other segments of this dream and the future. In another dream, I was telling about my real-life condition that I was in extreme pain last Thursday and currently unable to sleep through the leg pain. This dream was my reality when I wasn't dreaming, and it was like reliving it in real time. This dream is probably the closest I've ever been to dreaming about my own reality.

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April 23, 2017 Sunday, dreaming seemed to flow at times and return after briefly awakening. Someone had killed other people but before the dream started. He said that it was done for the right reasons and that he made our world safer. I didn't have any fear but was concerned about right versus wrong. In another segment of this same dream, he was arrested but hadn't harmed anyone in that part of the dream. It was quite confusing from not knowing the reasons and if it was justified.

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April 24, 2017 Monday, my dream was quite lengthy with lots of details. I was parked in my car and someone came over to the driver's side and apologized to me, and I apologized, too. I can't recall the reason for either one of us apologizing. We made plans to meet at a location within walking distance, and he left. I really struggled to roll up my windows, and one window was a very small window that slid up to close it. After getting out of the car, I walked through different settings.

One was with someone else who mentioned a water pond, and I said I'm cold enough without getting into that. The rest of that area was rather dry and drab. After the original person arrived, this other guy asked my name. After I told him, he had trouble pronouncing it. He told me that his name was Jay. I felt like he was intruding by being so talkative and my not really knowing him.

Next, two ladies appeared as if to question the three of us, but one told me that I could leave. I said I wanted to take my umbrella, and she said we will bring it to your home (this is the umbrella that I regularly carry in real life).

After leaving, I was walking with a wooden rickety cane and realized the cane was unfamiliar and didn't belong to me. Later, at my house where I grew up, the umbrella was returned to me. I mentioned I didn't know why or how I had taken someone else's cane. She said that she thought she knew who owned it and that she would return it to that person.

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April 27, 2017 Thursday, a part of a dream that I recall is that I noticed two familiar tables that were joined had changed to one table. This table appeared to be a couple of inches lower than before. It was confusing to me in the dream, but I don't recall any other details.

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May 2, 2017 Tuesday, I dreamed that I was riding a bike around a downward sloping curve. There were small obstacles in my path that I avoided, and I came to a stop at the end of it. Another dream involved me talking with someone and the same dream returned a little while later. I remember thinking that I would remember the details of this dream and the continuing dream but couldn't after I was fully awake. About all I can recall is that there was a lengthy discussion that was really good.

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May 3, 2017 Wednesday, my dream started with my being in some type of vehicle that was on a roller coaster path and heading east to another location. Later, at the eastern location, I was preparing to ride back to where I live but this time with someone I knew in the dream. Also, another couple was seeking transportation from him, and one of them strongly stressed going west.

The person who would be driving became very assertive in his discussion with the husband of the other couple. He mentioned something about weddings that require funerals around the same time. It was rather strange and I couldn't really make sense of it. I had mentioned about my travel getting there involved it feeling like being on a roller coaster. The others seemed to identify with that part of my dream as being quite normal.

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May 4, 2017 Thursday, I dreamed that I was filling in for someone at some type of counter. There was a very large basket of red apples close to where I was checking out paying customers. A man asked about the apples, and I told him that I would have to phone someone to determine the price. He said that wasn't necessary and for me to suggest a reasonable price.

Then, I asked him to set the price for two or three apples and was leaning toward the sale of three of them. I excused myself and was preparing to accept money from a gal who was paying for her two items that she had already partly consumed. I mentioned something about the apples just before the dream ended or changed. I did see the color red in this dream when I saw the apples, but don't recall of seeing any other colors.

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May 6, 2017 Saturday, a phone number that I don't know in real life was repeated several times. There was a very strong emphasis on each digit of the 7-digit phone number.

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May 7, 2017 Sunday, the color green of the bleachers appeared very vividly. They were set up diagonally across the street from my former home in Colorado. A parade was going to come down that street, and I could see from the living room windows that cars were parked all along the street and in the alleys. People were gathering along the street with all kinds of commotion.

Outside, I recognized a friend. I was tempted to buy him a windshield sun screen but it wasn't quite what he wanted. Also, the price seemed out of line at $10 for the condition of it. Some gal was attempting to sell items one at a time before the start of the parade. Just before I awoke, someone spotted the first entry in the parade coming from the west and heading east toward us, but I don't think I got to see the entry. This dream seemed quite real.

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May 10, 2017 Wednesday, a dream about something I created only in this dream was a bus having a spring attached to the front of it. This contraption was used to push another bus further ahead at a bus stop and seemed to work. I had concern that the bus being pushed could be dangerous if someone was in the process of boarding the bus or in front of the first bus.

Another short dream involved someone standing at the back door of the bus but not making room for anyone else to exit the bus from that door. In a different dream, I was sorting things into a small container that was marked miscellaneous and a larger container with the same identity. This is something I should be doing more in real life.

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May 11, 2017 Thursday, seemed to only have snippets of recalling what was dreamed. A gal and a guy were telling someone in authority that one or both of them didn't qualify for a musical contest. One of them said that just because there was no current musical instrument, there had been in the past and that was a qualifying entry. I could see entries listed but not able to comprehend the details.

Another couple was kissing but seemed to be very awkward and not appealing. Another dream had a very narrow space between two very high walls that seemed to be closing into an even smaller space. This area was outside, and I had been considering going through that area but unsure if I did.

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May 12, 2017 Friday, I dreamed that a small group of people were waiting for one other person. His wife said he should be here soon, but it was something like 90 minutes of waiting. I said he wasn't going to show up; so, I'll find him. He appeared before I had gotten very far from the group. I told someone that I would return and eventually did. Lots of talking was involved, and there were other dreams that I thought I would remember but forgot.

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May 13, 2017 Saturday, my dream seemed to be a continuation of a dream from another time. There were a group of workers gathered and the owner or top manager announced different ones by name and told of their advancement. He deliberately left one gal's name out of the announcement with intention of giving her a position as a manager of a brand-new store.

Since she didn't know the secret, she became extremely angry and verbal in expressing her anger. Shortly afterwards, she was told the good news; however, it was very short lived because of something unexpected occurring with a downward spiral of the entire company. When I would briefly awaken, I could remember lots of other dreams but forgot them since then. It seems lately that most of my dreams have my being only the observer and not an active participant in them.

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May 14, 2017 Sunday, many dreams started with it being at night and outside. I heard a choir singing really good but couldn't recall what song. It was a group of guys approaching my area who were singing but I went the other way looking for something or someone. Next, I saw a group of people in various stances almost like a barrier to something with each one being added slowly. Another dream had a similar style, but the people seemed to be gathered for some form of charity or special cause. Some of these people looked very strained and rugged.

As I was walking among other people, in another dream, I noticed a very tiny animal. It was like a very small dog that looked like a miniature horse, but it had the face of a lion. The details of the face were highly defined. I remember thinking that I've never seen anything like it before.

I asked the boy, who was walking it on a leash, if it was a baby lion, and he said it was. Some kittens started playing with it and other kids were helping to keep them apart. I think I commended them for their excellent behavior or gave someone that compliment.

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May 19, 2017 Friday, was a time for more dreams than usual. The first one involved my noticing a new business was opening in a house directly behind my original home. I struggled to read the writing on the glass as I was looking in from the outside of the building. Some lines were written that I can't recall or couldn't read, but the bottom word was Alice.

Prior to this, some kids had been throwing things in my direction from behind another person and me walking up to that building. I was worried that we could be hurt, but the kids seemed to mostly be playing and not hostile. A few moments later, I was inside, and some of the kids were there, too. A lady was in the front part and seemed to be relaxing. I expressed a belated welcome to the neighborhood to her as I was leaving. She said that she hadn't caught my name, and I told her.

Then, I started to ask her name, and almost in unison, said Alice from the name on the outside window. After leaving, I was in another area with lots of people roaming around. I kept noticing someone from my past and was surprised to see her treasuring a scarf or towel that my parents had given to her.

Each time I saw her, I tried not to let it show but finally went to her and said: "Merry Christmas little one," and I kissed her on the cheek. Through her rouge, I could see that I had left a brighter red lipstick mark. I definitely saw the bright red in vivid color. I was rather surprised that it meant I was wearing lipstick, but I thought maybe I was in a stage performance that required it.

Another dream was terrifying at times when I would find myself standing outside of a building on a ledge on second floor. The ledge was very narrow. I knew that previously I had gotten from there to the ground without hurting myself, but this time I seemed to be further away and not knowing how I would avoid breaking a bone if I jumped. Later, I was telling someone that I knew I was on the ledge and got to the ground, but somewhere in the middle of it, I had blacked out. I knew for sure that I hadn't been drinking, and it wasn't that same kind of a black out.

The other person told me that this is called a white out. I mentioned that after my white out, Jesus must have carried me to safety. Earlier when I was inside that building, I was getting thirsty and went to an area where things are stored. I was looking for a can of pop (soda), but to no avail. As I was leaving the room, a lady was taking a couple of very large cans of ravioli out of a bag. She started opening one as if she was going to be serving others.

As a dream out of sequence, I later dreamed that I was trying to climb through a second-floor window, but it required me to struggle in getting my first leg up high enough to get through it. I was almost laughing and telling others that I might need some help to be able to stretch that far due to being so much older than before. It seems after my situations in the other dream of being on that ledge that I wouldn't even want to go to that area again. Sometimes, waking up is such a relief to know I escaped all of it.

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May 22, 2017 Monday, I don't know how I arrived at the beginning point in this dream, but I mentioned to someone waiting for me that I was grateful to meet there instead of having to locate the house number of 161. I recall the number as being a new address for a family member in the dream – someone like a dad, but he didn't seem to be the same as my dad. Several people from that family were meeting there and going to a bigger family gathering at an inside structure

I remember thinking that I wanted to quickly get through seeing a great aunt who always seemed to be way too touchy/feely in her gestures. When we passed by each other, nothing had changed in my concern about her. None of these relatives actually resembled anyone in my blood family, but I knew them as family in this dream. I was surprised, after this dream, that I could vividly recall the number 161 but have no idea what it may concern outside of the dream.

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May 28, 2017 Sunday, for several days my dreams eluded me, but today I had so many that were quite active. I dreamed that I was at a Sears store wanting to speak with someone in customer service. There were lots of people waiting and seemed to be very disappointed. I went to the back and got the attention of three employees by telling them that they were wrong in their behavior and job performance. I was wanting to leave something there to pick up later but seemed to be highly improbable. At another store, I saw a very expensively dressed gal enter as I was walking past the entrance.

Next, I knew I was in that same store, in the men's department, and realized that it was a store of a higher class and that I didn't belong there. The store worker excused himself from the person in line ahead of me, and the worker disappeared. One of the customers set me a little more at ease as I was hurrying to leave by greeting me with respect. Just before this, I had a horrible nightmare that I was walking home and saw my best friend Jerry off to the side. I asked him what was happening. He said that it would be better for me to not know and to keep walking.

I sensed he was protecting me from something. I noticed three undercover agents in a car a few moments later. I heard them mention something negative about Jerry. I told them that he has an excellent reputation, would never do anything wrong, and that he was my best friend. After that, I had arrived home to find all of the doors and windows open but nothing missing. I felt quite surprised and shocked. I looked out, from the doorway, to the street. I saw the same three undercover agents in the front part of a limo or hearse.

In the back of it, through the windows, I could see some people that were not acting properly. Next, everything stopped. It was like a prank had been played on me, but danger was lurking. There was a mob of people standing around and cheering. I yelled to the three agents to do something. Next, everything vanished except for a man standing in the street. He was pointing a gun at me.

Then he pulled the trigger. It was either blank or still part of the prank being played. I was so relieved to awaken from that encounter. Another dream was kind of like a locker room scene, and someone I recognized was someone I had talked with on the phone a couple of times before this (in real life I have no idea of anyone matching this description or any similar phone calls). I told some gal that he was the one who I had told her about. She wasn't present but maybe this was occurring through a phone call from her. These dreams felt like I had a heavy-duty work out instead of nine hours of sleep.

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June 3, 2017 Saturday, I dreamed that I was the owner of two pieces of property named Lot 23 and Lot 24. The lots were to the right of something unknown that was to the right of something else. The dream was rather confusing due to the layout of the settings from left to right. Another brief moment of a dream revealed a gal wearing a purple dress made totally of sparkling sequins. She may have been talking, but I can't recall anything else about this scene.

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June 5, 2017 Monday, one dream had at least three parts of it involving a cane. I don't use this cane frequently in real life, but it was the same cane in the dream. It was weird, though, because it was rather rubbery and not sturdy. I asked my in-heaven friend Tom about it, and he told me that it would be all right after using it for a period of time to break it in. I saw another dear friend, but not sure who she was.

As I was walking in front of her property, she seemed so happy to see me. Briefly, later, I went through her back yard for a shortcut to get to my next destination. I decided to leave a donation in her planter for her to find. I pulled two one-dollar bills out of my pocket and arranged them in the planter in hopes that she would find them to donate wherever she went to give donations. Next, I was at my in-heaven friend Trisha's home and knew it was getting late and I needed to return home. I asked Trisha to pray for my safe return home.

After she started to pray, I interrupted her to explain that it wasn't for me going to Colorado, but across town to my home in Tucson. Next, I realized that I was either losing my flashlight or cane as I started that journey and was very disturbed. Earlier some family man asked me if I had anything planned for Sunday. I explained to him that I appreciated whatever he was going to suggest for his family and me, but Sundays are the day that I stay home and gain my strength for the rest of the week. He said he understood and that they were planning a road trip some place.

Later in the day, in a nap, I dreamed that I was needing to travel to some event, out of town, by bus. When I asked the bus driver if I could ride the bus he was driving, he totally ignored me. A little while later, I asked him another question after he had departed the bus, but he didn't respond, again. Finally, I became very assertive and demanded to know why he wasn't responding. He looked at me and handed me some type of a form that must have been the bus ticket.

He said that I needed to have a license plate number written into a certain area. Then, he said that it was already there and approved. My best friend from the past was with me while I was being so upset and trying to find my way to travel by bus. In-heaven Jerry said that he couldn't wait further with me but wished me the best. Moments later, I looked into the front of the bus to see if the driver was there, but this time a lady driver was sitting in the driver's seat. From the outside, I walked back to the middle of the bus and got in through a door there. This occurred at the same time that the bus was pulling out. I wondered if I was on the correct bus. I saw a young kid sitting in that area of the bus, but I don't believe I asked him. I awoke before I found out.

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In the middle of June of 2017, I wasn't recalling very many of my dreams, but one of them was about my feeling safe after seeing a police or security officer. I was crossing the street after seeing an approaching car cross it. It seemed like I was driving through a red light, but on the other side I seemed to be quickly walking through something like a shopping mall. I had the sense that the officer was following me. Eventually I knew I wasn't being followed and felt safe.

This felt like quite a relief that I hadn't gotten captured or questioned. Later in that dream or another dream, I saw a friend from my past who had already gone to Heaven. I told Pearl that I thought she had passed away quite a few years ago, and she told me that others had told her something similar but to ignore it. Pearl looked a little younger in the dream and very healthy and happy. It felt good to know that she was still alive. In reality she is no longer living on this plane.

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June 22, 2017 Thursday, I experienced a dream within a dream. I was in an office-type setting, when all of a sudden, the building began to move. It seemed like it was on wheels and being transported to another location. I mentioned to others that we were moving. One gal seemed rather distant and totally not concerned. In another dream or a continuation of this one, I was sharing with someone else about that dream. I referred to it as a vision since others had the same experience. Even the gal who was in the dream appeared to be the same while I was telling this other person about that dream/vision.

I had another dream where some unusual feat was being accomplished – like a person standing on their head. The neck seemed to be the most stressed and most needed for strength in doing this. However, someone else told me that the neck has little to no importance compared to all of the rest of the body needing to be doing something like being relaxed or having the strength for this to be accomplished. Other dreams seemed to be occurring, but after being fully awake, I can't remember the details.

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June 30, 2017 Friday, a dream involved three different coins that were wrapped in multiple layers of material and hidden in various areas of an attic. One was inscribed with the word: Amber. All three had different owners and seemed to be quite valuable. In another dream, a family was gathered and getting ready to leave the home of the grandparents, but a surprise was being held by the grandparents. The grandparents were going to go with them to a surprise party that had been planned earlier by the older family members.

All ages were involved, and I was either an observer or one of the family – nobody I recognized from real life, though. I mentioned to the grandma that they had been really good at keeping the party a secret. Other dreams occurred but were lost after being awake. There was a repeat of the dream about the three coins and maybe repeated again. I felt grateful that a dream with very high drama wasn't real.

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July 7, 2017 Friday, my dream was quite vivid regarding sets of numbers and the difference being 30 per cent. I was stressing the difference of the amounts to some unknown person/source. It seems that I was expressing the benefits from being able to utilize some formula.

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July 9, 2017 Sunday, I am relieved after being awake and recalling a dream about a toilet over-flowing. I was in the hallway watching as it occurred and quickly ran to the other side to find paper towels or something similar to start sopping up the water. This dream was so vivid and caused me to be really concerned within it.

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July 16, 2017 Sunday, my dream involved my knocking at the door of one of my closest friends, ever. She is now in Heaven. In the dream, though, I don't think I was aware of that. From outside the door, I could hear Trisha singing Happy Birthday to someone, and I thought she was on the phone. In reality, she used to always phone me on my birthdays and my sobriety birthdays.

Since my 30th sobriety birthday was recent, it may have been signifying her actually phoning me. After she answered the door, we went somewhere, together, but I can't recall any further details. Later, I dreamed that I was carrying a house key and walked around a vehicle that had someone who seemed shady. I eventually changed from walking to running. The first door that I attempted to use the key was the wrong building and the key slot seemed more like putty than an actual lock. I headed for the correct building and door but awoke or changed dreams before getting there.

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July 23, 2017 Sunday, involved lots of dreaming with details that I could easily recall when I first awoke. One involved my family moving from our house. We had to rather quickly put everything that we wanted to keep into a very large blanket that was spread in the middle of the floor. We moved into a very run-down and only one-room house.

Shortly after arriving there, at the front doorway, ants started to come inside. Some of these ants were almost the size of a bird but very thin and awkward. I asked my dad something about if he knew we had to move and why I wasn't told before the day we moved. He said that the owner (non-existent because my mom owned our home) had told him that something was mailed a month ago to advise us to move. Both my dad and I agreed that it was probably never sent.

Dad also wanted to be sure that I didn't have that worry when he learned about it. The room had benches but no other furniture. The new landlord seemed very uncaring and mentioned that he saw the ants. A previous dream involved someone with a gun. He was continuously shooting it at his car that he had previously damaged.

He turned the gun on others and then on me. I told him that I wanted to live. I was surprised that the bullets didn't affect me or that they in some way missed me. I was paying full attention to everything and felt the drama, but I wasn't as terrified as I would be in reality. I don't recall what happened to him but he seemed to be laughing as he vanished or shortly before the dream ended.

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July 25, 2017 Tuesday, I dreamed that I used a phrase that I have never used in real life. I told my mom that I was glad that I was wearing dressy clothes and didn't realize that we were going to be at some formal gathering. Sitting at the table with us were two teachers who were still alive. The time seemed to be the current time, but none of the others would be young enough to have been in this dream. Later in the dream or an extension of that dream, I was trying to recall the names of the two teachers who had been at the event. Someone mentioned a name of someone I've never heard before, but in this dream the name of Lil Portner was mentioned. I said that it couldn't have been her, because she taught school years after I had attended those grades. I recalled real enjoyment of getting to see those teachers, again, and in the dream, I was so surprised that they were still with us and so full of life.

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July 27, 2017 Thursday, my first dream was something with details that led up to the next dream. I can't recall the first one more than knowing that it involved something about me. I was wearing a lady's wig, but it was totally covering my entire head. A beautician was attempting to adjust it and told me it was really good but that she would need to work more with it after I took it off. I was struggling to remove it and changed dreams. There were three different pictures that were mostly faces but had a time limit for how long they would remain active. Someone was telling me that they needed to be updated before they disappeared. It was rather strange and nothing that I've seen in real life.

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July 29, 2017 Saturday, involved lots of dreams and some already forgotten before I can tell about them. Quite a few people were in a dream that seemed to be at an event in a church basement. We were gathering for a prayer, and my mom said something about wanting me to hold her hand. I said I would do that and be between her and another lady. I told mom that I'd be between two moms. Later it seemed the prayer had stopped, but many were still not leaving the gathering. I started to pick up things to put away.

Earlier I had scribbled a drawing that looked like it could be an elephant. I saw it and drew eyelashes and then more scribbling before throwing it into a trash can. The lady, who earlier was with mom and me, was sitting inside a cubicle and another gal was doing some kind of work with her. I kept seeing two drawings or menu-type things on paper. I would reach for one of them three different times and picked it up. My mom's friend told me to put it in the folder. I asked her what folder. She handed it to me and told me to put it in the other side. It looked like a daily journal of Bible entries.

An alarm sounded and I was quite concerned about being late for the next class. Dad was doing something with pieces of cardboard and telling a story. I told him that I had heard it before but would listen, again. He said he phoned the operator to find out the name of the city that was in the story. The last dream involved weather conditions and things that would be maneuvered inside homes that could be quite destructive at other places.

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August 5, 2017 Saturday, I would be happy if this dream had been real. A former friend came back and said he wanted a cigarette. I told him that I forgave him and more importantly that he allowed me to do it before my death. Prior to this, his last words were quite degrading and I had worried I'd never get the opportunity to tell him that I had already forgiven him. Another dream involved my arranging some artificial plants. One had two branches with an object on the end of each that looked like an egg.

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August 6, 2017 Sunday, had a dream that had an update from a hometown festival that no longer has rides that were there before. I asked about one of the missing rides and was told that ride required it being set up on a Monday before the carnival, and that wasn't possible. Another ride looked like an octopus, but was in the design of a Ferris wheel. My favorite ride had changed in design but still had some of the same traits of the original loop-o-plane. However, there was something metal close to where the ride would almost reach and looked quite scary.

I asked my niece if she would ride it, later, with me, and she agreed. She was missing when the ride started. Also, my cousin was going to watch but not go on the ride. While I was on the ride, I felt disappointed, because it only went around a few times and didn't elevate or maneuver like it did many years before. It turned out to be nothing like a loop-o-plane ride.

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August 13, 2017 Sunday, involved a dream inside of a supermarket. The workers wore either brown and yellow or blue and yellow uniforms, and they were unique. The pattern was one color diagonal to another color. The customers were standing side by side, and one of the men left the store. An employee requested somebody to have him return. I was thinking about his being from another planet or such. Seeing him from the back, I could only tell that his ears were larger and more protruding than other people's ears.

During this observation, I was at the front of the store and decided to go around the inside of the store to get something else before going back to the cash-register area. The cashiers looked familiar in the dream, but I couldn't tell if they were only familiar in the dream or in reality. This was when I was at the front part of the store and before I decided to make that other walk back around and return to the front. I awoke before I had returned, though.

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August 18, 2017 Friday, in my dream I saw an open area where dad was waving from a short distance away, and mom was telling me that they wanted me to come home. In the next segment of the dream, I was in what seemed like a large room that was mostly empty. Dad was there, with mom and me, but in a very small room extended from it. I know we talked but can't recall any details.

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August 20, 2017 Sunday, my dream was about my being home with my parents, but I was preparing to leave for my home in Tucson. I was looking at some of my things and trying to decide whether to leave them or take them with me. Another segment of the dream involved not decorating the house for Christmas and the reasons for not doing it. It was several days before Christmas, but other details I've forgotten. I had several good visits with my parents but can't recall more than that.

Another dream involved my sorting through six different choices of video files that I was arranging on my computer – this dream is very, very close to my reality of today. I was concerned that I had moved one file incorrectly but not sure which one it was and kept sorting files before I awoke.

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August 21, 2017 Monday, my dream involved me being lost and running into all kinds of obstacles. One area had really rugged terrain, and inside, a campus had areas that were for staff and students only. Doorways led to more challenges instead of escape. At one time, I thought I'd sit down and try to blend in with others and try to determine how I had gotten lost; it was in a mall-type setting.

The bench wasn't very big, and I was sitting next to a gal who seemed to be an acquaintance in the dream. Then, I realized she and I graduated, together, in high school. She didn't seem to be very helpful, and eventually, she departed with someone else or a group of people. Some people finally tried to help me determine where I could find my way back home.

There were lots of city lights in the distance that reminded me of being in Denver. When I decided I may have to walk back to a point before this long dream started, I realized it was going to be even further for me to try to find my way home. I was so relieved when I awoke from this dream or series of dreams.

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August 23, 2017 Wednesday, there were five or six silver objects, similar to ball bearings, and a little smaller than marbles. Two of them were a little bigger than the others. The silver color is what I recall most about this dream. I'm not sure what purpose they served but knew it in the dream.

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August 28, 2017 Monday, a dream felt so real of me driving and making a left turn to prepare to park my car. Someone (unknown but knew this person in my dream) was riding with me. Another parked car blocked my path, but after a gentle bump into it, it moved backwards down the other side of the street from where I was parking. Next, my car kept slowly moving forwards and backwards. Both my passenger and I remained in my car, but we were discussing the movement of the two cars and our concerns. Other dreams seemed very short and not much detail. One was about my making some kind of size adjustments to a project. This related closely to my real life of processing VHS tapes to a digital format.

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August 30, 2017 Wednesday, was a very awkward dream. I could see people from a distance who appeared to be sleeping alone in numerous beds, but as time or the dream changed, some were acting secretive and standing up and talking with each other. Even though I wasn't in the same room, I felt out of place and couldn't seem to find a door to exit. I don't think any of them could see me, but I felt I needed to leave before someone would leave their area and ask questions, etc.

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September 1, 2017 Friday, I dreamed that there were two women in the background one closer in distance than the other. They both wore black, and there was a blue background. The closer one was cuddling a baby. The women appeared to be actresses from a soap opera, but that's about all I can remember.

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September 7, 2017 Thursday, my dream involved processing some kind of gadget that was rather flat and somewhat round and not very big. I was preparing to give instructions on mailing it to some place possibly in China. I told someone that it needed to be shipped second-class mail. I have no idea what that meant but the second-class mail was very clear in the dream.

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September 9, 2017 Saturday, part of a dream was about two gals were being instructed in some sort of a soap-opera routine but unsure of what routine. Later, a short dream involved someone showing me two cards. One was the three of diamonds and the other was the three of hearts.

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September 11, 2017 Monday, a dream seemed so real about my listening to my dad who was telling me something that his dad had told him in the 1990's. I can't recall any details other than the year was specified of either 1993 or 1997, and I was alarmed by it being that recent. NOTE: Dad's dad passed away on September 12, 1951, and my dad passed away on March 7, 2014.

Another dream was close to reality, because I was checking a folder with lots of files. I was concentrating on two very large files and was considering how I could eliminate one of them. I realized that much of the same information was included in both files.

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September 12, 2017 Tuesday, I dreamed that I went back to my home in Colorado and turned the lights on in the living room. I sensed that I would be waking up my mom and dad. I yelled out to mom that I had a very bad day or night. Mom hugged and comforted me. It felt so good to be in her presence. I told her that I needed to use the bathroom and asked if she needed it before me, and she said that she didn't.

Later, I was watching some young man acting like he was superior to others and was talking rudely to his dad. He was bragging about his good looks and that he needed nothing else. I told him that his being good looking meant nothing, and in 10 years, when he looks in the mirror that he will see his dad. My dad asked me what I had said. I explained to him that I was giving advice that the other guy needed after the way that he treated his dad.

Somewhere in between these dreams, I was looking at some kind of album holder. When I removed my hand, it was like having a thick layer of black dust on my palm. When I looked at my other hand, it was the same way. I was able to wash the dust off fairly easily. In these dreams or continuous dream, it felt so good to talk with my parents as if they had never left this dimension.

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September 13, 2017 Wednesday, two numbers were quite vivid. They were 18 and 180. It seems that I was trying to move something that was 10 times the size of the room or area where it was to be taken. Someone mentioned for me to watch it after a small part had been removed from the middle of it.

The best I can recall is that it was similar to a block of ice but not actually cold or made of ice. It may have measured 180 feet and the new location was only able to contain 18 feet. This was a very unusual dream but didn't seem as awkward within the dream.

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September 20, 2017 Wednesday, I had some rather lengthy and connected dreams. I purchased an item that I needed to pick up at another location. After arriving there, I kept getting either no answer or confusing directions for being able to receive the item. It was something that contained a fan but nothing else was really revealed in the dream. There were several employees, but nobody seemed to be able to help me. I stopped a lady employee and asked the younger lady customer if I could take priority in being helped, because I needed help so badly. She agreed.

Later, finally, someone started writing something to have the item ordered, again. This I didn't like and told her that I had stayed up all night to be able to pick up this item. It was 11am on New Year's Day in this dream. A friend wrote on the form that $100 was to be deducted and teased me by saying that was only a joke. I seriously considered canceling that order but don't know if I did or not.

Next I confided in someone that I was feeling my age. I said 29 was 42 years ago (which was true in real life). He was telling me about others who he was able to make them feel better about themselves. Other dreams seemed to reflect on some of the people in this prior dream, and I felt accepted and somewhat loved. At the end of one, I had carried a big piece of oddly-shaped cement and was concerned about the road ahead of me. I tossed the cement into some shrubs. It rolled into an area where I could hear voices from other people. I was concerned about it but awoke before I learned anything further.

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September 26, 2017 Tuesday, my dream felt so real that I was looking for a church that I knew was in a certain area but couldn't find it. I was walking and searching. I asked some women, at a meeting place, if they knew where it was located. Nobody knew the exact location. I considered calling a former friend on the phone but chose not to do that.

A small animal resembling a dog followed me for a short distance at one point in the dream. Another area was with a man who was chained to some kind of a pole but able to move freely within a short distance. A moment later, he attempted to slug me but was unable to reach that far. I was relieved. I don't think I ever found the church and changed dreams or awoke.

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September 20, 2017 Wednesday, my dream quite heavily involved my thoughts and feelings. I was with a group of people when something unexpected occurred. It was either a loud noise or change in lighting. I noticed a blonde-haired lady exiting the room to learn more about the problem. I told the group that I never let a lady go into possible danger alone. I followed her onto a flight of stairs but can't recall whether up or down.

After we both reached the other floor, someone distracted me with chatter. I was very upset and concerned about the other gal's disappearance. Some time had passed before I was able to find her. She was going through a doorway, but I realized that she wanted to be alone. I respected her decision. Next, I was telling several people about a dream from many years ago. They all seemed very interested; however, one guy kept asking me questions.

I became very discouraged and aggravated. In this dream, I realized that I couldn't recall the past when having to think about the answers to his questions. I told him I didn't like what he was doing. His wife even asked a question around that same time. As I continued to tell about this dream, I realized that I had confused two different occasions. I told the group that the dream wasn't correct and I couldn't remember the details any further. I awoke before I shared or gained any further information.

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October 7, 2017 Saturday, the first dream lasted less than 30 minutes but seemed much longer. I was at a counter of a department store with a bag within a bag that I had brought with me. Inside was a coat that I had trouble unwrapping the plastic bags to get to it. I said that it is something I brought from home that I hadn't yet paid for and wanted to pay for it now.

There was no invoice, and the tags on the coat were hard to locate for having their machine check the price. I told the employees that I was so confused and that it must have been some other item that I needed to make the payment. An older employee asked me if I get embarrassed very easily, and I said I don't get embarrassed about much of anything. He motioned for me to follow him to another part of the department, behind the counter.

There was some rounded cloth-like material that was surrounding me. When I looked forward, I saw that he had undressed, but I thought he was just teasing me to see if I would be embarrassed. Next, I looked behind me, and there were all kinds of people (probably shoppers in the store). I laughed because they could see the old man that didn't have any clothes on. He rushed to hide, and I laughed even more. Later, I was back at the other side of the counter, and this time he seemed to appear as an older woman in appearance, but then changed back to the person I had seen before.

He suggested that I return to the area where we had been before. This time it seemed rather dark and some people appeared to be sleeping in various corners against a wall. One guy acknowledged him and went away after that. I awoke and looked at the clock and it was less than 30 minutes from the last time I looked at the time before going to sleep.

Another dream seemed rather detailed, too. It was about my walking either in socks or barefooted and realizing that my billfold was missing (something I don't normally carry at this stage of my life). I haven't smoked a cigarette in over four years (vaping but not smoking), and in this dream, I was wanting to buy some cigarettes. I realized I had spare money for them; so, I must have paid for them.

Next, I saw two packs of cigarettes in a plastic bag, and another identical bag with the same brand (Marlboro Light 100s). The other bag belonged to another customer, but he understood my confusion. I knew I needed to find my billfold. I was quite concerned about the contents if it was stolen or found by someone else before I could find it. I went to the lobby of some place that had quite a few doorways. As I started to enter one, I realized other people were waiting to be served and maybe I needed a ticket number or something.

The gal who was preparing to exit the doorway said that it was OK for me to enter the office. I explained my situation to her and another lady in the office. One of them went with me to look for my billfold. I told her that I knew where I was standing when it seemed to have disappeared. I went to that location, and at the same time, one of the gals told me that my billfold had been found. I noticed that my social security card was still there, but I was worried that someone may have access to it since it wasn't in the same location as it was before. Other documents and either some or all of the paper money was with it. I awoke before learning anything further.

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October 8, 2017 Sunday, a dream had me placing a piece of scotch tape over a very white thumbtack. The white color stood out quite vividly. This was on a wall, outside of my apartment. On my door appeared to be quite a few notes with a neighbor (unknown in real life) standing by my door. In the lobby was a VCR, and I was trimming and resetting files but not in a manner that would be the normal process. It was all very strange and not close to reality at all.

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October 16, 2017 Monday, had a dream within a dream. I was dreaming about a situation involving a mailbox that I had problems opening. I may have even been harmed through a shock of current by it before. In this dream, I realized that I had this dream before and had been given instructions for the future. The instructions were meant to prevent me from having someone else actually open the box for me.

Both of these dreams never occurred in real life, but in the dream, I could definitely recall having this dream before. I'm not sure, but it may have been a dream I actually had within the past month. When I awoke, I was so relieved that there are no restrictions in real life regarding my mailbox and knowing I hadn't been hurt physically by it when trying to open it throughout the years.

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October 17, 2017 Tuesday, in real life I felt like I had taken a water pill (which I never do), because I kept waking up to go to the bathroom. My very extensive dream involved the same situation throughout the dream. When I would finally locate a bathroom, it seemed that there would be some obstacle. I remember opening a door to one that had two toilets, side by side, and no urinal. Naturally, I sensed that was a women's bathroom.

I asked someone for directions and he got a key and told me to use the key. I had trouble unlocking it and then trouble locking it from inside. Another time, someone pointed me to an area where other people were, and a weird character looked to be in some kind of container, and only a sink was available. I was proud of myself for not using the sink, even though it was tempting. Another one had ashtrays on top of the place where urinals had been but not available.

Another part of this dream was someone telling me that my watch needed to be set to the correct time. He started changing it for me as I lifted my hand. Also, I was holding something and a one-dollar bill. I gave him the dollar as a tip, but when I looked at my watch the time wasn't correct. It was 10:30 am. and the watch showed 10:15 am. When he attempted to adjust the watch, again, it broke. I was upset and told him that I had just bought that watch last night.

There was a large mall-type setting and still looking for a bathroom, I saw at the end of one of the halls a big merry-go-round. Also, there was another amusement ride outside with side-show booths and carnival stands. I thought that would be so much fun to see, but I needed to get to a restroom and quickly. This dream was full of drama and agony but ended with me being grateful it wasn't real.

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October 17, 2017 Thursday, in a dream I felt an attraction for someone but it didn't last very long. The dream changed to my having a pet but not sure if it was a cat or dog or something else. It had a little costume but got out of it when I was telling someone about it. I put the costume back on the pet and was really happy watching it walk around. It seemed pleased, too. I was telling the other person about my brother and me having to recently experience the funeral of our dad. Dad went to Heaven in March of 2014 in real life.

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October 27, 2017 Friday, a dream involved my cleaning a bathroom. It didn't have items in it that were familiar for cleaning, but it seemed to be very challenging. Other dreams have involved numbers and sorting items but too vague to recall for several days.

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October 28, 2017 Saturday, was about a gal who was mildly complaining about the letter "z" on a keyboard and having to use the little finger to utilize it. She said that her job required her to constantly use that letter, and it should be easier to use. I saw a cup or some object that was covered with quite a few of those letters on it and presumed it belonged to the gal in the dream (no idea of who she was or what part she may have had in that dream).

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November 3, 2017 Friday, my dream involved driving through a very foreign area similar to a park but seemed very rugged. Other dreams seemed to zoom but I can't recall any details.

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November 4, 2017 Saturday, in a dream with lots of segments, I was feeling very confused throughout it. I had just put a piece of candy in my mouth when a brother (not recognized as my brother, though) was approaching. Someone told me to act normal and to not indicate that I was eating anything. I realized I had a chocolate cherry in my hand in addition to that and started to conceal it.

Later, some gal told me that I needed to relax and not be so stressed. I was sitting in a lounge chair, and she put a musical device around my neck. This seemed rather strange to not be anything familiar. Earphones wouldn't be put on that way. The music was really loud and I attempted to tell her that it was too loud, but it seemed I was silenced by the music. It appeared to be somewhat country western or 1950's or 1960's music. I couldn't place the song from memory after awaking.

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November 7, 2017 Tuesday, in a dream, I was observing someone taking a candy bar from a container that didn't have the outside wrapper on it. That wrapper remained in the container. Some other person was also involved with switching the wrapper back and forth. This seemed to be quite weird and not able to comprehend why.

Another setting was an older woman who was sitting off to the side. I realized that she was very frail and that possibly her bones would break or crack when she changed positions. I told another person to treat her with respect and that she really needed it. After a few moments the older gal got up and walked away.

The last part of the dream involved some kind of monument that was to be placed at a grave or graves. It may have been in the shape of a horse, and I had it placed between two graves so that it would benefit both parties. Just prior to that, I was facing changing the writing in some document that kept needing to be replaced. It was like it would just disappear from the form soon after I had entered the information.

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November 9, 2017 Thursday, a dream involved sorting papers. A strangely-named camera appeared. It actually made copies of pictures and documents from a piece of paper. The first two pictures had a woman's face but not recognizable as to who the women were. The third picture was different, but I can't recall the details of the document/picture. I don't recall reading any details, but there was a lot of text on all of the documents that had been printed from just placing a piece of paper over each of the three that were printed.

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November 10, 2017 Friday, was a dream regarding temptation. In the first part I walked away from it. Later, it was very close and I reached out but stopped shortly after, because I knew it felt wrong. Someone asked me why, and I was contemplating my answer before the dream changed or I awoke. Other people were in this dream, but I can't recall any conversations or details.

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November 13, 2017 Monday, I dreamed that a guy (known only in my dream) named Bob seemed really happy to see me. He was with someone else who had been taking care of him. Bob was struggling with some kind of loss and needed help. I told the other guy that he should be helping Bob during this situation. He said that he couldn't.

A few minutes later, I started to give Bob $20 but instead decided to give him $40. Another man pulled out a big stack of bills and told us that they were $80 bills (no such thing in this life), and he gave Bob one of them. In another dream I told a guy that two years ago, I was 65 (in this life I'm 71). I said I thought I had retired at that age, but a year later Social Security switched me from disabled to retired at the age of 66. I told him that the way they keep extending the age for retirement that people will die of old age before they retire.

In another dream I told someone to go to a different area of the building for the bathroom, but shortly after that I asked a gal (probably a co-worker) if that area was correct. She told me that it was. I didn't want to give wrong directions and was relieved that I hadn't done that.

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November 17, 2017 Friday, details are missing, but I dreamed that I was talking with someone about the ending of a TV program. It seems like I was directing or managing it in some way with changes to one or more characters. It repeated in another dream with some minor changes.

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November 19, 2017 Sunday, I dreamed that I was heading to Colorado. A couple of times I told people that I was on my way, and one of those times, I said that I would be arriving tomorrow. Someone told me that he had a surprise for me, but that didn't seem to materialize.

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November 22, 2017 Wednesday, contained lots of dreams and some were too hard to recall. One was about my attending a meeting at my first meeting location, and I walked around the room a couple of times to return to where I was sitting. At the third meeting location, I was telling about my 30 years of sobriety and what I felt at 30 days when I went to the first meeting location. This was after spending my first 30 days in a treatment center (this all matches my real life). Another dream involved my needing to purchase three items to make something work. The first lady I spoke with told me that she had one item, and I needed to see her daughter and her niece at different locations to purchase the other two items. I was able to combine the items after being purchased.

Conversations in other dreams seemed to be quite positive and even spiritual, but I can't remember the details in those encounters. I remember thinking between dreams that I would easily be able to recall the dreams that I now can't.

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November 26, 2017 Sunday, (unsure of exact date) I dreamed I was at a meeting location, and the chairs were really mixed up and more than usual. On Tuesday, in real life, I learned that meeting location is moving, again, and the chairs were mixed up more than usual but not as bad as in the dream.

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November 29, 2017 Wednesday, this dream seemed to reflect my current reality to some degree in not knowing what is best in computer video processing. I was given three options: one a very low standard of a VCR, one something similar to a DVD recording device, and one that indicated a HD (high definition) item. Though I'm only transferring videos from a VCR to my computer in digital format, this dream indicated the challenges I've been facing.

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December 1, 2017 Friday, had a dream that I was processing video and had some challenges and wasn't sure about the results. This is exactly what I've been experiencing in my real life.

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December 12, 2017 Tuesday, my dream involved seeing something like a cover to a book that was familiar to me while I was dreaming. The letters were in red and either blue or black, and I remember thinking I will remember these vivid colors when I am awake. Familiar transactions were occurring, but after waking up, I couldn't recall them. It had something to do with processing and/or organizing things.

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December 13, 2017 Wednesday, dreams were flowing from one to another rather quickly. I recall being at some type of amusement park at the exit door for some event. People could return after leaving through that door. I hadn't been inside and was contemplating what it was.

A little later, I knew there was a brand-new merry-go-round type of ride that was $1 per person. I told my friend Jerry (who is in Heaven for a couple of decades) about the ride, and we got on it, but my dream changed before the ride started. It seemed really natural to be with Jerry and just like no time had lapsed since we were teenagers.

Something was mentioned a couple of times about a figure like $1.98 but no indication of what that meant. Another dream was about my sorting through two folders. One had a very large first part, and the other folder had all of the second part to fully keep when merging. Merging the two files from each folder meant cutting off some of the first part of the files in the first folder. It looked rather awkward but seemed to work. The end result had jagged left sides at the beginning part of the video, but the audio and video seemed to be right. What's so amazing is that this dream matched so much of what I've been doing in my waking hours during a few days prior to this dream and for weeks before that.

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December 15, 2017 Friday, I dreamed about some folders that contained entries with one, two, and three that needed to be processed. It appeared to be sections of a story or some type of writing that needed further attention. It's like I've been working on a project in my sleep that requires being done in reality.

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December 16, 2017 Saturday, my dream involved determining the size of folders for documents that needed to be shrunk and what to include with them.

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December 19, 2017 Tuesday, I was walking through an area and recognized a lady who I know or knew in real life but unsure of who after awakening. She was decorating tables in a banquet-hall environment. We visited but the details I can't recall.

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December 25, 2017 Monday, in a dream, two gals owned a business next to where I was living (nothing familiar to reality). I was talking with one of them and someone else but can't recall the details.

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December 26, 2017 Tuesday, I was directing, in some way, the ending of a movie. It had several different variations, and I was troubled with deciding which one to use for the best ending. Other days recently, I have dreamed about editing music and videos but details haven't stayed with me after I awoke each time.

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December 27, 2017 Wednesday, my dream was, again, very close to reality. I was editing videos. One in particular had three segments with one of the segments consisting of three similar sub-segments. One of the three was really bad, and someone or something reminded me of being told that before. I wanted perfection and was doing my best to achieve it.

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December 28, 2017 Thursday, a dream involved a little black kitten. I was holding it, but I realized that its claws were quite sharp. I knew it needed to be comforted to avoid the claws. Files and folders "A" through "L" were organized perfectly, but I needed to find folders "M" through "Z" to complete a project. Another dream involved several days about a phone service that someone was scheduled to install. Part of it was completed on a Monday, but by Friday, I was still waiting for the service to be set up and working. I phoned (weird that I could somewhat use the phone even though the work wasn't done).

A phone rep took my call and explained that she wouldn't be able to resolve the problem since it is not being done by the phone company. We discussed people who I knew when I was working for the phone company and who she knew in Phoenix since that time.

A different dream involved me trying to fill a very large vapor pen. My brother was in this dream, and I asked him to give me a tissue or something from the garbage to keep from spilling the pen I was attempting to fill. He handed me a napkin from a nearby table. He also told me that he didn't know why the person was making me wait since Monday to finish his work on the phone project. I could see the wall had some gadgets connected to it, but nothing looked normal for phone service by any means.

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My dream journal continues into 2018:

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January 1, 2018 Monday, another editing dream. I could see six or seven panels that had parts of video sections and were displayed on a flat surface. I was arranging them into the proper sequences and duplicating the results for further ease of access to view them.

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January 2, 2018 Tuesday, a dream reflected people from my past but in a different way than would be expected. A friend was really upset and told me that he wanted to tell a gal what he was thinking about her. I suggested that I could do it for him. His language included some cursing that I left out when I told that gal that he wanted her to stay away from him and to leave him alone (paraphrased).

There was a second part for later, but I can't recall the words. The setting was familiar in the dream regarding the first meeting location where I attended regular meetings. There may have been one other person in the dream but not actively involved.

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January 3, 2018 Wednesday, inside a bus there were lots of posters all in chronological order that signified events that either have happened and/or will happen in the future, but I can't recall the information from any one of them. Unsure of date, but one dream involved a close friend who had lost a lot of weight in the dream, but I can't recall any conversation between us in that dream.

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January 4, 2018 Thursday, totally not connected to real life, I was concerned about borrowed money from my someone and almost paid off, but since I gave my car away (in real life) I couldn't give the car to him. I knew I could pay the balance off in time but wanted to do it sooner. Another dream involved my using a key to unlock a door for a somewhat heavy-set lady (seemed to be a manager of the building) and a younger guy who was with her. I don't recall of anything else after I unlocked the door.

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January 9, 2018 Tuesday, a heavy-set lady was drenched when a vehicle drove past her after hitting a major water puddle. The ground was wet with lots of puddles. I felt bad about the incident of the gal getting splashed with so much water. Shortly after that, two younger gals were talking about a cat or something that was in a tree. I could see the animal and watched as one gal took it from the tree. I realized the animal wasn't a cat but a koala bear. Someone else, shortly after seeing it, mentioned it, too.

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January 11, 2018 Thursday, I had a dream that seemed to cover parts of the months of October to December but unknown year. I was wanting to provide lighting for a Christmas event with some business establishment that had decorated their own business in previous years. I told them that my lights would be arriving on three different dates.

It may have been as early as October for the first of the three, but I am not sure. When the final assortment of lights would arrive, that would be the biggest amount and would complete the display on possibly December 15th (but unsure of date). I was getting very anxious as the time progressed from October into December but can't recall the final results.

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January 12, 2018 Friday, a dream involved moving back to an original meeting place and some gadget like an audio device was handed to me. I asked a friend if the old system at the original location would operate it. He told me that it should. I knew the device that was at the original place was extremely expensive.

There was a group of two ladies and three guys who I was with. We were walking possibly to that location. There were two pickups in a parking lot with nobody inside of either one of them. I met another person or possibly within that same group and asked questions about things I wanted to learn. I told him that I hadn't been romantically involved with anyone for over 10 years (true in my real life, too). It wasn't a romantic encounter that either of us was attempting. I just wanted to learn more about life and differences.

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January 14, 2018 Sunday, though I can't recall the dreams, they were quite numerous and one or more had reflections of a previous dream or reality. I know there was a lot of communication but can't recall the details.

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January 18, 2018 Thursday in a dream, four dogs appeared to be contented and walking around outside. One was able to raise its leg or legs way above its head and appeared to be quite different than an actual dog.

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January 19, 2018 Friday, I slept 18 hours and had lots of dreams. Another dog appeared with his master in a dream, and the man told me about his pet. He was house breaking the dog and told me that he had only recently adopted the dog. We walked outside, and he told me that he was 60 years old; he appeared to be much younger.

After contemplating my age, I told him that I am 71 (my actual age). The dog was a short distance from us and barking at another man in the distance. Another dream was my talking with a younger lady. She told me that her mother was very open minded and that she would have her mom call me on my birthday. She said her mom lives in California. I told her that my birthday could be any day of the year if that made things easier.

Prior to leaving a restaurant, someone had told me where our group was going to gather. I headed in the direction that I thought was correct. While heading for that newer location, I very vividly saw Tom's face (someone who is now in Heaven) heading in the opposite direction; so, I reversed directions. I kept searching to learn more about the correct location of where our group was going to meet. The people involved were my friends, but I was feeling really confused about the change of address.

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January 22, 2018 Monday, in the area of ears, but not attached, were two items that each started with the letter "z." One was active, but the other one didn't operate properly. I was checking to see if the item attached was the problem or if it was one of "z" items. The one "z" was a strong word and the other was a weaker word but not recognized as to their names or functions.

Another dream involved someone telling me that one item in a mountain that was filled with items would cause all of the other items to fall if it moved. Little by little, the mountain seemed to have small amounts slide down, but when that one item that was mentioned started moving, all of the others slid down, too. Whatever made up the elements of this mountain all disappeared and left a blank space where it had been. Neither dream seemed to make much sense while I was dreaming. The same was true upon awakening.

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January 25, 2018 Thursday, I dreamed that I was tuning some kind of audio device and really striving for perfection to get the audio to synchronize properly. I could hear whatever it was that it wasn't quite matching the quality I wanted. In real life I had been doing some video processing that this resembled, to some degree, but also seemed to have some connection to my hitting the snooze button on my alarm clock. My dreams haven't been as easy to recall lately and seem more vague than usual.

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January 26, 2018 Friday, a dream involved being in an outside area with a doctor checking someone in a group of three of us. Another guy had small thorn-type stickers growing from his toes. I asked the doctor if he could help him. The doctor agreed. Shortly after, I saw only one foot was bandaged, and the doctor was no longer there.

Another dream indicated that previously I had been helpful to my classmates, and one of the guys gave me some papers and a folded $50 bill. He said that I was deserving of it and insisted that I keep it. I told him that before that I had planned to donate $20 to the class and handed it to him. I strongly suggested that he tell that it was given anonymously. Also, I mentioned something about it being my way of paying it forward.

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January 29, 2018 Monday, I dreamed that my dad was a customer telling the cashier to put it on his tab. He acted like that was common practice and left rather quickly. I don't recall of us having any conversation. I was an observer at a short distance away from him.

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February 1, 2018 Thursday, I was telling someone or a group of people that older women and heavy makeup do not produce the desired results. Other dreams involving my giving similar advice is all that I can recall about them.

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February 2, 2018 Friday, knowing that I was very personally involved in my dreams, I told myself between dreams to remember those dreams. I vividly remember this but cannot recall any one of the dreams.

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February 3, 2018 Saturday, someone was explaining to me that another guy was trying to translate from Spanish to English a word that described something similar to a lobby. He said the word was corridor. I don't recall anything further about that dream. Another incident involved my dreaming I was waking up to find a sleeping cat next to me. I breathed into the cat's face and watched it awaken. The cat and I seemed to politely communicate a little bit after that, but I can't recall anything further.

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February 4, 2018 Sunday, lots of dreams occurred and some seemed to repeat. Multiple musical files were placed in various areas to be sorted and arranged. The titles needed editing while sorting. One dream had trinket-type objects strewn onto a roof that needed to be organized. I know I talked with other people but can't recall the conversations.

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February 5, 2018 Monday, I was returning home in a bathrobe of all things but seemed to have my keys with me. A lady was in the hallway as I entered the building. She said that she was wanting to part with a half-bed. I wasn't sure in the dream or in real life what a half-bed could possibly be. There were other residents in another part of the complex that were gathered and visiting and sorting through items, but nothing else stood out.

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February 6, 2018 Tuesday, seemed to have a competition involving two different lanes. One lane was much shorter than the other one, but I was informed that both were equal from being based on the individual's skills. I was only an observer and not a participant in whatever event that was occurring or being set up.

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February 10, 2018 Saturday, I dreamed that I was attempting to drive a car through an intersection but couldn't get it to move. I yelled at a guy behind me to push my car. He pushed my car, and I got through the intersection. He appeared to be with other people in another area but came to my rescue. He told me that he wished that I lived closer to him.

Later, in a hospital scene, he appeared with several other doctors, and all of them were introduced to a patient. I asked someone for the doctor's name, and he said it was either one of two names. I knew it wasn't one of the names, but something like Lang was definitely his last name. It felt good to have made friends with a doctor before I knew he was a doctor.

In another dream, I was entering information into some machine, and a gal was resting her hand on the area of the buttons when I paused. I begged her to not push any of those buttons, because it would cause me to have to start from the beginning. I think this may have happened four times. These dreams seemed to repeat at times or have continuations within them.

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February 11, 2018 Sunday, involved my organizing families in some unusual way. There was a family of either 6 or 12 that needed to be together but would get mixed up and needed to be brought back together. It was a dream that seemed to be in segments and didn't make much sense after awakening.

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February 11, 2018 Monday, I awoke laughing from a dream about a really weird incident. I was looking through a box of junk and came across a strange-looking gadget. It was a metal tube that had an extension cord attached to it. I thought maybe it was something for warming water inside of it or for possibly melting butter. I didn't want to connect it to electricity until I could determine more information.

It didn't have an odor or have anything inside of it. I think I filled it with water and was still wanting to learn more. Dad was helping me hold it while I attempted to screw on the end nozzle-type gadget (nothing like anything I've ever seen.) It was a challenge to put it together. I asked my dad if he knew what it was.

Dad chuckled and said it's a coffee enema device that was used by the generation older than his. I asked my brother if he wanted it or knew what I should do with it. He said to ask our dad. Dad said to just toss it onto some other junk items. I told my dad that we needed to clean up the garbage that was accumulated in the yard.

Dad said that's not ours and that it came from the tire shop next door to us (none of this portrays any reality in the present or past). I'm still chuckling at having such a humorous dream and recall waking up laughing. It's not my normal reaction to a dream.

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February 17, 2018 Saturday, my dreams seemed so real. My friend from Tucson was in Yuma and I hadn't expected to see her there. She said she had some musical cards ready for sale. I told her that I was happy to see her but hadn't brought enough money to contribute to the cause; so, I told her I'd do it the next time I saw her.

The next dream involved some guy and me walking past a group of gals of various sizes. I asked him if he knew the dimensions of one. He said her height and width were about the same size. She was standing behind us, and we made up comments like we were talking about something else.

Another gal approached and told me that she was seven-feet tall and wearing 40-pound shoes with steel toes and heels. I told her I knew she would mention the steel toes and sure didn't want a kick from her. She and I both laughed. I partially awoke during the laughter but returned to the dream.

The same guy from before told me that he likes to drive. I told him that I gave my car away last October (which I did in real life) and that I really didn't like driving. I told him that I was feeling old and limited in what I like to do. He seemed to be a tad rugged and a little bit younger.

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February 21, 2018 Wednesday, I'm not sure if I was a participant or just observing in a dream about musical competition at different stages. Another dream also involved music at two different levels and when they were both completed a repeat was accomplished.

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February 22, 2018 Thursday, as I was falling asleep, I briefly dreamed that something had arrived in paper form from Walmart. I awoke and was surprised how quickly that dream had started. Later, I dreamed something that was quite vivid in stressing the number 27. I think it was repeated and it may have been the number of a bus. In reality, I have never seen that number for any of the buses that I ride. There was also music involved, again, but I can't recall any of it.

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February 24, 2018 Saturday, other people from real life were recognized in my dream but the details are missing. Mom told me something about a situation that she was handling and later said that she was going to plan a yard sale. I recall seeing some canned items, and one was a can of tuna that was really vivid. I was back home and felt very comfortable and familiar with some of the surroundings. The other people were in that area but not directly with my mom and me.

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February 25, 2018 Sunday, many dreams appeared but recall of most are missing. One involved a family carrying a dog or a cat to their home, and the animal displayed annoyance when another family member opened the door. By then, it was a cat being the animal and making quite a fuss and even relieved itself.

Prior to that, I noticed the wooden door needed to be kept closed and would open partly a little bit at a time. Next, a cow came in through the wooden door and sat on a chair. It was rather funny to see a cow sitting in a chair, but it was. I mentioned that it had better not do what the cat had done. Next the cow started flying around the room. I said I had seen some bananas.

Someone asked where, and all of us were looking above us. I realized that I was holding the bananas, and right away, the cow or whatever flying creature it was grabbed them from my hand. I said this is really dumb, dumb, dumber, dumbest and awoke saying dumb, dumb. How truthful and funny now.

Another dream involved three or four families or couples in a setting that was to be utilized in something on TV, in a movie, or some types of production. I'm not sure who was making the decisions about which category belonged with each media type, but there was a lot of confusion involved.

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March 1, 2018 Thursday, I was holding two quarters and realized they were both worth 25 cents, but one was a little bit larger than the other one, and that confused me. I thought I'd figure out later what caused the difference. I was looking for my car (I no longer drive but, in the dream, it was my dark blue Chevy Nova – often referred to by others as having Toyota parts). I was on the street looking and asked someone where it was. He said: "It's right there; it's a blue Toyota," and he pointed to an area directly in front of us.

Another dream involved my discussing something with a gal who seemed to be quite assertive but I can't recall the details. In the dream I knew exactly what was being discussed and involved a lot of concern. Later, in the early evening, I dreamed that I was talking with an actress from a soap opera. She was at her home and not on stage. She was opening an envelope and was getting quite emotional when she said something about it being from "NB" and the last letter may have been "C." I couldn't hear the last letter but I guessed it due to her being on television.

She left and went to another part of her mansion. The actress actually changed from one person to another during this time. I went to some other people sitting in another room and mentioned she really needed someone to check on her. I noticed a guy that was rather strange, but his sister told some kind of a joke about him and then said that he was her brother. She said we three would be leaving together soon as if we were preparing to leave the festivities.

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March 2, 2018 Friday, found me observing three groups in competition with something that would float above the people but being held by something like wires. Each group was given a long tube that looked like clear plastic, but something was to be put into them to inflate like balloons. The final object resembled a fluorescent light bulb but magnified in size.

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March 5, 2018 Monday, lots of details were revealed in a dream where I awoke and was sitting on the edge of a bed. A bug flew up and jumped on me. I brushed it away and found more like it in an area of that room. I used a slipper to destroy them. Next, I saw a lot of ants and attempted the same maneuver but realized they were close to an ant hill and gave up on that. I must have been outside during that encounter.

Then, I saw a pond of water and thought about gold fish being in there but quickly realized the fish were bull heads or catfish. I could see the bottom of the pond had countless dead crappie or carp and realized that pond really needed to be cleaned. Off to my left, I noticed something that resembled a small bear possibly in a tree but later realized it was a cat.

Another dream involved some gal and her family visiting our home in Colorado. Mom was in another room in the dream. It was a Saturday night, and for some strange reason, I was dreading thinking about going to church the next day with the family and our company. Lots of people were in the house. I went into a bathroom, but it was totally unfamiliar to any other bathroom. There were two doors and both had a very large space around them and wouldn't lock.

One door had a deadbolt, but it was totally useless with the amount of space involved. I ran some water in the sink and was preparing to wash something. There were too many distractions and no privacy. I was complaining but don't think it did any good. I don't know who could have been listening to me.

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March 7, 2018 Wednesday, I seemed to be in a building that had two back rooms. One behind the other seemed much wider where I was standing off to the side. Someone in the main part of the building told someone else I wasn't there. After going into the first back room, I mentioned that the sink was missing and some other stuff was missing, too. Also, I said those two rooms were a great hiding place but wouldn't be if the person had gone back there, because there was nothing in there to hide behind. I have no idea who I was avoiding who had asked about me earlier or even who I was talking with after that.

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March 10, 2018 Saturday, someone gave me a few Chesterfield cigarettes that I was attempting to add to a partial pack of cigarettes. I don't recall of ever smoking that brand. They were filtered and long but very flimsy. I haven't had a cigarette in real life since 2013.

I was giving out medallions at a meeting, but the rest of the group seemed to not be showing the recipient very much enthusiasm. I said: "I'll hug until we hear more applause than this." I felt really disappointed. Changing to an outside area, I could hear kids making some loud noises, and I didn't like hearing that.

I went into a hotel lobby and could feel the difference between being cold and getting warmer. I was with someone looking at the sky and was told that in some other area of the world the sky is much higher than what we can see here. I said I never noticed if Colorado skies looked higher than Arizona or anywhere else. I was riding in a car, and the driver seemed to be a good driver.

However, it seemed like I was in some way outside of the car and could see places where I could fall from if I didn't stay close enough to the vehicle. Finally, I said that I had to stop and not travel any further due to my extreme fear of falling. I was feeling quite terrified. Most of these were separate dreams but seemed to blend together.

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March 13, 2018 Tuesday, and the last couple of days, my dreams have been quite active with communication with other people, but after waking, I can't seem to recall the details other than communication and learning with possible travel in some form.

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March 14, 2018 Wednesday, I was stringing wire along some panel but have no idea what the wire connected. Another dream involved a car battery that had stopped working, but I had a brand-new battery to replace it. I was writing down information about the new battery and awoke before learning anything further.

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March 15, 2018 Thursday, I was being told by someone that something was needed that would hold three lines of information and was wide enough for 25 characters (letters and numbers) per line. I can't recall what was being written, though. I did see the outside margins quite clearly on some unfamiliar gadget that was being used.

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March 17, 2018 Saturday, I was shocked by someone commenting on my wearing makeup under a mask. I responded with I have plenty of it and looked into a box that seemed to have some other type of gadget in it. Another dream involved my telling someone that I had lost 30 years of sobriety. When I awoke, I was so relieved to know that never happened and that I am still 30 years sober. I slept 25 hours and had other dreams but can only recall some of them connecting and replaying but no details that I can remember.

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March 19, 2018 Monday, in passing by a lady, I asked if her name was Suzanne (or some name with two or three syllables). She replied with her name (only one syllable). I mentioned that was even a prettier name but can't recall the name. I was with a group of people, and later, another dream picked up where that dream stopped, but I can't recall the details. I was quite impressed with noticing the dream start from where the other one had stopped. I was thinking between dreams that I would be able to recall more details later but to no avail.

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March 22, 2018 Thursday, a former lover returned and wanted us to reunite, but I wasn't sure about making that kind of a decision. I went to my friend's place and saw a large pitcher of water with four or more fancy glasses around it. We talked, with others present, but nothing comes to memory of any details.

Another dream involved two colors of green and possibly red. Each one indicated a cancer that had been eliminated. They each were like a circle on a piece of paper. I was feeling relieved that it meant that no cancer would be found since those had been removed. I had slept 14½ hours and was grateful to realize these dreams weren't really happening.

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March of 2018, I'm not sure of the exact date but the dream involved my studying a 1979 video of _Days Of Our Lives_. What was so unusual is that this video was only 70 megabytes in size and contained the full episode of some day in 1979. In real life I had and have been editing videos from that soap opera but am more deeply involved with _Another World_. The file size for a 1-hour episode would most likely be much larger than the one in this dream. In the dream, I realized the size wasn't normal for a processed video.

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March 29, 2018 Thursday, I was petting and talking in a comforting manner to a cat that later seemed more like a dog and still later a chicken. I mentioned something to the chicken about laying an egg. Surprisingly, an egg appeared rather quickly. I didn't want to pick it up, though, because it looked rather messy.

Another dream involved my helping to arrange chairs or desks. I asked a gal what she thought about the signs or reservations of some kind. She suggested talking with someone on the second floor. We both went to see a gal on the second floor and found her sleeping, but she quickly opened her eyes. Prior to this, my dreams seemed to be quite distant and hard to recall this past week.

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March 30, 2018 Friday, I was looking at a very, very large newspaper and editing a few words with a replacement cut out for the size that would match. I was somewhat aggravated at the size of the newspaper, because it would be so much better if it were smaller and easier to handle.

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April 1, 2018 Sunday, my dream involved my heading towards a bus stop and seeing two men facing away from me. When one of the guys spoke a word, the other guy would respond in pain. Evil was definitely involved with each single word that was spoken, because it would really hurt the other person. Another dream involved updating a battery just before this dream but no other details to recall.

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April 2, 2018 Monday, similar feelings of agonizing illness permeated my dreams and reflected what I have been feeling the last couple of days in real life.

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April 3, 2018 Tuesday, I was in a dental office and a gal was finishing cleaning my teeth. She kept working on an area of a tooth that had a rough edge. She would react to the process and seemed to be agonizing but kept trying to make it better. I told her she could take a break.

After waiting a while, I got up and placed something that belonged to the dental office on the chair. I asked another employee if she knew if the other gal was all right. I briefly saw her as my dream changed to my driving a car out of an area. The area was familiar due to my recognizing a service station I had utilized in the past (not knowing this in real life but in the dream). I was concerned about traffic as I prepared to make a right turn onto a major city street.

Amazingly, there was no traffic and I made the turn and wanted to go in the opposite direction. I followed a lane that went to the left and hoped it was where I could make a U-turn. Another vehicle (white and quite large) was in front of me but seemed to not be making the U-turn. A sign indicated that only a U-turn could be made from that lane.

I got out of the car and walked to the vehicle in front of me and saw a woman trying to shift gears and seemed to be having a mechanical failure. I went back to the car I was driving and waited with concern of how I could get out of that situation. I awoke before learning anything further.

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April 4, 2018 Wednesday, a number appeared quite vividly. I think it was 5118 but it seemed to be an address much further away in an eastern direction from where I was located. I don't know if I heard the number or what caused it to appear. In the dream, the number seemed very real but not in reality. After awakening, I was confused about the accuracy of recalling the number.

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April 5, 2018 Thursday, after briefly awakening a few times, I temporarily remembered a dream that seemed familiar and in a comfortable situation but later couldn't recall any of the details.

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April 6, 2018 Friday, I was either a worker or an observer in a grocery-type store and standing in the area where refrigerated beverages are kept for easy access to customers. A salesman was taking out several bottles and looking at them. I asked him if he was going to be replacing them from possibly being outdated. Prior to this the salesman told me that he was making $136,000 a year if I recall correctly.

He indicated that I could be making a lot more money by changing where I worked. Next, I started choking and asked the salesman to please excuse me, because of my choking. I walked from that area into an empty room. I remember walking past some young kids who were playing on the floor before I got to the other room. I was choking and having to really struggle to attempt to stop choking.

A gal followed me into that room and seemed extremely concerned for me. By this time, I had dropped to the floor. She did something like swat or tap me around the left side of my ribs. I thanked her and told her that I thought that was very, very helpful. However, my choking continued as she watched and acted very concerned. Before I stopped choking, I awoke to severe coughing. In my real life, I have been having a struggle with coughing during the time I've been going to sleep and waking me after I've gone to sleep.

This has been caused by some allergy or illness I've had for almost a week. The gal in this dream could have been an Angel. Because of her mannerisms and helpful nature, she had the qualities of one, for sure. The beginning of this dream was so close to the atmosphere I knew from the early 1970's when I worked as a manager for a chain of convenience stores.

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April 8, 2018 Sunday, I was observing three guys performing in some kind of competition. One guy constantly lost each challenge. The other two guys told him that they each were putting a set amount of money into a container and whenever he needed the money that he could take some from that container. After several times, of the guy, who had been losing, taking some money, the other guys told him that he needed to share it and not take more than what he needed. He seemed to understand and agreed with them.

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April 9, 2018 Monday there were at least three rooms involved. The first one had tables set together like a buffet, but pizza slices seemed to be what was the main focus. Someone told me that I was welcome to the food. I was a little surprised, because I didn't think too highly of the way he had treated others in the past. I took some food and went to the second room that appeared to be like a dining room. I was the only one in this room.

My pizza slices now began to look like cooked chickens but not the same appearance that I would expect. There was a TV playing, but there was also a TV playing in the third room that I couldn't see. I knew other people were in that room watching TV. I was hesitant about staying where I was (in the second room) but didn't feel comfortable going to the third room. I was thinking that I could also take the food home that was setting in front of me. Before anything further occurred, I awoke. In real life, I was fasting for blood work to be drawn and didn't really think I was as hungry as this dream may have indicated.

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April 10, 2018 Tuesday, I was talking with a friend or brother about my disappointment of not being able to go someplace to meet a friend. We were inside a home at the time, and this person told me that I could ask her to come to me since I had no way to get to her. Next, we both were outside, and the guy went a different direction than I did to find her. I was up on some cliff looking down to plan my next step. It was extremely frightening to see how treacherous it would be to fall from there. My footing was not secure and became even less as I started to awaken. Finally, I realized this was a dream and I told myself if I open my eyes, I won't have to experience the impending danger.

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April 11, 2018 Wednesday, started out with children's toy blocks being displayed. I noticed two blocks that were definitely orange, but none of the other blocks seemed to indicate any color. The following dream involved several of us resolving a situation that had been a mystery of sorts. The mystery after awakening is that I can't recall any of the details of what was occurring.

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April 12, 2018 Thursday, the only thing I can remember is working with non-alcoholic beverages. I was pouring different juices and flavors into glasses and feeling pressured to do it in a timely manner.

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April 13, 2018 Friday, inside a retail store, I was looking for something I had set down on a counter. The clerk told me that she saved it for me under the counter. It looked bigger than the item I was planning to buy, and the clerk realized it was defective. She walked off with it. I was very upset and commented that at least a discount or something could be provided.

At another storefront, I saw items that might be what I wanted to purchase but inside the store was more confusion and everything seemed to be really awkward. I couldn't locate food items or other items that I wanted to buy. It was a relief to realize reality isn't quite as confusing as this dream was.

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April 14, 2018 Saturday, needing to go to a restroom, I found three stalls that were very dirty, and nobody would want to use them. One was almost flooded. Another area had three more in similar condition. Someone in charge of one of the units told one of her employees to go to the other side and clean them and then requested someone in uniform to clean the three that she (the one in charge) was responsible for maintaining. I was preparing to go home to avoid having to wait for any improvements there. I changed dreams or awoke before anything actually changed. It was rather disgusting to experience even though it was just a dream.

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April 15, 2018 Sunday, it appeared that people had left a sanctuary-type setting and I was checking the benches. I spotted a silver cigarette lighter on one of the benches and picked it up. I handed it to someone else who may have been supervising or doing the same type of search that I was performing.

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April 16, 2018 Monday, I was removing blemishes from other people. It seemed like I was playing the part of a make-up artist, but the blemishes and flaws totally went away and without surgery. Another dream involved a wall with someone sitting in a truck behind it. He came over to me and we talked briefly, but I can't recall anything about the conversation. Later, his wife appeared and seemed happy to see me. Later, others came to me, but it seemed that only one person at a time and nothing stands out as to who they were or what we discussed.

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April 18, 2018 Wednesday, lots of dreams made up for not remembering any from yesterday (Tuesday) started with my being an observer of a group of people. One of the guys was quite verbally abusive to another guy with name calling and insults. Others seemed to act like he was correct, though, because of the other guy's previous behavior. The second guy seemed to be apologetic but unsure if it was sincere. Others seemed to think it wasn't.

Another dream involved my putting on a shoe skate. It was an indoor skating rink but the boot/shoe seemed quite different and even more comfortable than skates I've put on in the past. It was a half size too small. The size was a 10 and I was switching to a 10½ size before I changed dreams. That dream was so relaxing and made me really feel confident about roller skating, again. This is something I've greatly missed in my real life.

Some unknown-to-me celebrity was with his family and smiling at me. I noticed he had quite a bit of space between his middle-upper teeth, but he seemed to glow with happiness. We talked and he introduced me to his family, but I can't recall any of the conversations.

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April 20, 2018 Friday, as I was falling asleep, an older man called to me, but I told him that I needed to turn on the light switch first. Next, I was at a crosswalk and waiting for the light to change so that I could cross the street. As I started crossing, some bicyclists crossed the street to the right of me. This all seemed to involve some kind of a competition.

Another dream involved a friend talking for quite a long time and his stating something about his cat dying 10 years ago. Other dreams faded away with no recall, now, and just like 24 hours before this.

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April 21, 2018 Saturday, one dream involved moving things into containers. Some items were quite outdated and really needed lots more sorting than occurred.

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April 22, 2018 Sunday, an inspection was starting in the unit next to mine; so, I rushed into my unit and enhanced it for the inspection that would occur soon. When the gals who were inspecting arrived, I had some type of recording device that played three different recordings.

One was some type of wake-up voice recording, and the other two pertained to something that would occur daily. These were audible but something seemed very strange and possibly caused a negative comment from one of those doing the inspection. For some reason, it seemed to me that things could be a lot cleaner but nothing else appeared to be out of place.

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April 23, 2018 Monday, I was observing a competition of either dance or music that seemed to be a complete mystery. As the dream changed to parents talking with their son about the 12 Steps of recovery with alcohol and drug addiction. I didn't seem to have any active part in any of these dreams.

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April 24, 2018 Tuesday, as I was falling asleep, I awoke quickly as cards in the dream were falling to the floor from around my lap. I was playing cards with some unknown other person. Next, I was with some of my family and had visited others in the family before that.

An unknown relative was very upset about someone not contacting her to let her know about other relatives. I told her that they had been on vacation for the past week and nothing seemed out of the ordinary and tried to comfort her. After that, a visitor was preparing to leave as my neighbor came into my apartment and told me that she was moving away. I had a robe on (something I rarely wear in real life) and I gave her a hug.

A few minutes later I saw this same neighbor again in another area and asked her about her moving. She said that it had to do with alcohol. I told her that I've been sober for 30 years and that she can attend meetings and learn the 12 Steps to make her life better. Also, I said that if she went, we can hug more times after her moving away from the apartment complex.

The next dream involved my finishing a long-distance, out-of-town, bus travel. Another neighbor was talking with someone who told her that she had been charged way too much for her fare. He said that if she had made arrangements a day earlier that she would have saved over 50% of what she had paid. I felt bad for her having to pay such a high price, but I awoke before the dream went any further.

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April 25, 2018 Wednesday, many years passed since I worked for the phone company and in this dream, this was true, also. I was looking through a large stack of papers that were notes of phone calls I had made and discussed payment arrangements with a customer who had been challenging to locate at times.

The notes indicated excuses that were made and several times she mentioned quite strange comments including the word Ouija. At the bottom of this stack of papers were copies of the payments that she had made throughout the years. Some were hundreds of dollars and at least one was several thousand dollars. I was sitting down reading through these, and I asked my dad if he would like to see them.

He said he had already seen them, but he came over and stood behind me. I sensed that he had started to cry. I asked him why he was crying, and he responded with something about me, but my dream faded away before I could recall any other details. Dad seemed so compassionate and so natural and just like he was really with me.

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April 26, 2018 Thursday, even though I no longer drive, at the end of the following dream, I was driving and there were sharp curves in the road that were quite extreme. After I would pass a curve, I could see many obstacles that had been avoided. Some were people standing really close to those curves and remained safe. In the dream, I felt such relief in knowing that nobody was hurt from the closeness of my vehicle to them.

Prior to that, a major rain storm had hit and was flooding areas around where I live. I decided I would risk walking through it to get to a store where I wanted to pick up something. As I crossed the first intersection, the water was ankle deep. Looking at my shoes after getting across, I was surprised they didn't look worse than they did.

I walked along the side of a street and thought to myself that one convenience store would be cheaper and only a few blocks more to walk. The terrain was horrible and appeared like a deep ditch along that long street. Suddenly, I realized that the store I wanted wasn't a convenience store but another store that was located at Broadway and Campbell. This was quite a distance from where I had already walked. I have no idea, in real life, what store was to be at that location in this dream.

As mentioned before, I was driving with possibly someone else in the car but unsure. This dream was quite lengthy and very vivid. My fear was extreme throughout most of it.

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April 281, 2018 Saturday, a young boy ran up to me and gave me a hug, and I knew he was my son. In this dream, he was my child, but in real life, I have no children and wouldn't even recognize the little guy. Next, I was sitting in some kind of auditorium next to a celebrity. The celebrity seemed to be sleeping but also awake. I felt comfortable in his presence until receiving a phone call. It seemed rather disturbing with a number being given to me that I can't recall. On the wall, I noticed a turquoise-colored substance escaping through gaps in the tiling. Either the celebrity or someone else went to the wall and started patching those areas and stopped whatever was occurring.

Next, some loud noises, from people in the auditorium, caused the room or building to shake. A loud voice said to stop the noise. Some guy (possibly a friend) was standing next to a door-type setting in the wall, and due to the continuing noise, the door broke away from the building. The man fell to the ground with the big wooden door falling next to him. He seemed not to be hurt, but it was quite disturbing to see all of this from above where he fell.

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April 29, 2018 Sunday, a lady named Rose or Rosie had just finished baking a watermelon. It appeared in the shape of a square and was totally black. She took a knife to cut a section from the top of it. After she sniffed it, she wrinkled her face and squirmed a little bit. Then she tasted it, but the dream changed before I could see her total reaction.

In the next dream, I was riding in an out-of-town tour bus. A mother and daughter (unknown to me in real life) were sitting across from a family I didn't consider friendly, but that family seemed to be sleeping. I was thinking of moving closer to the mother and daughter but decided to stay where I was seated. I know conversations were happening on the bus but can't recall any of the details.

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April 30, 2018 Monday, it could have been an angel, but I'm guessing it was a young lady who rushed up to me and hugged me in one of my shortest dreams. It occurred more like a flash with no communication and my being awake shortly before and shortly after this incident.

Another dream involved an unknown-to-me gal spraying chemicals but switched back and forth between her and my brother. I told my brother that he shouldn't be spraying anything, because our mom and I both suffer from chemicals from sprays. I even mentioned something about three generations to include our maternal grandmother. He said she never had that problem, and I agreed and said two generations of chemical problems is enough, though. It was so strange how he and the mystery gal kept changing places in this dream and really confusing within the dream and after I awoke.

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May 1, 2018 Tuesday, a vendor was selling popcorn and a short time later spicy chicken. The spicy chicken came from a business that had closed and was sold to this vendor. I attempted to get his attention and warn him that he may have been scammed by the person who went out of business. I awoke before learning anything further.

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May 2, 2018 Wednesday, I was walking with someone and suggested that the other person look up to the sky to see flying lizards. They were all different sizes and many seemed to be flying in formation. Another dream involved having a CB radio that had two connected cables connected to make a really long cable. One was very thin and disappeared. It seemed that someone had stolen it. Later, the other cable had the same problem. I was getting upset, and other people seemed to be helping me locate the lost or stolen items but to no avail.

Next, I entered a gathering place and over-heard someone state that he didn't acknowledge birthdays. I spoke up and said that I do, because today is my 77th birthday. Amazingly, everyone started cheering and clapping. In the dream, right away, I realized I gave the wrong number of years. I said that I meant to say I'm 72 (again this was wrong, because it's currently a few months prior to my actually turning 72). I continued to state that I had been telling a lot of other people 71 for a very, very long time.

I felt really loved and treated very special; so, I said: "Oink." Some others oinked back, and lots of people were smiling and seemed really happy. I went on to explain the meaning of oink as being: Best wishes to you. I said nobody has ever seen a pig scowl and then corrected it to almost never. I said that piggies are happy little animals and they oink a lot. (Actually, this is something I've shared in real life with a lot of family and friends. Smile, and go ahead and oink.)

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May 3, 2018 Thursday, I can't recall much of the build up to my picking up an animal and carrying it. I know there was another person in the dream and that we were walking to another location. The animal was not a cat, but the longer I held it, it appeared to be one. I noticed that it had some wounds and had been bleeding prior to my picking it up. The animal seemed to accept my holding and carrying it. It acted like it knew it wasn't in any further danger.

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May 4, 2018 Friday, I entered a bus from the back door; it was almost ready to depart. I saw one of my favorite bus drivers from real life in the driver's seat. She smiled at me from the front to the back of the bus, and we both seemed really happy to see each other. Two gals were sitting close together with purses taking up a lot of space, but they made room for me to sit down. I don't know where I was going, but I seemed to feel somewhat anxious in this dream.

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May 5, 2018 Saturday, a dream started and later returned with more details about it. Someone had cut out parts of pictures surrounding elephants. It was done for a self-centered financial purpose. Later the elephants actually appeared to be alive, and there were hundreds of them. They needed the restoration of what had been taken away. In a later dream, the parts were quite easily added without paste or any labor to attach the missing items. It was quite an extensive dream that seemed to have the missing parts restored kind of like a magnet.

In between these dreams, some close friend in the dream (unknown in real life) was attempting to resolve a minor conflict between others. I didn't recognize or understand the problem. I observed from a distance, but I was quite concerned that my friend wouldn't be able to resolve whatever was occurring.

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May 8, 2018 Tuesday, I was walking on a familiar path from either a former dream or reality and headed for a bus-stop area. I felt a lot of anxiety and concern about missing the bus. Though I haven't had a cigarette in more than four years in real life, I lit a cigarette and was really enjoying smoking it before the bus arrived. Sometime later, I had quite an intense conversation with someone unknown to me in real life. He seemed kind but a little distant and smiled a lot. I can't recall anything that was discussed, though. The previous two days seemed to be no recalling of any dreams.

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May 9, 2018 Wednesday, only part of a dream came back to me about someone who was going to reduce the time by five minutes for doing something. He was going to complete something in 25 minutes instead of it normally taking 30 minutes. He seemed confident in what he was attempting, but I awoke before it fully materialized.

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May 10, 2018 Thursday, as I awoke, I recalled a gal telling that selecting multiple people to gather would create even more objects that are hovering above them. They weren't merely very small birds or stars but kind of a combination of both. After thinking about this, later in the day, I'm guessing they may have been angels but very, very tiny. I actually saw the experiment play out in the dream by gathering a larger number of people, who were available in the dream, but I didn't recognize any person from real life.

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May 11, 2018 Friday, started by my seeing a jar setting on the ground. After a short time of being awake, a short dream of a glass falling and breaking occurred before the next dream. There were lots of dreams that have faded away but seemed they should have been easy to recall.

One involved sorting through lots of things in about seven different stacks. I knew that some had deteriorated and others had grown in size and needed more attention. Something looking like a hose or tube would get longer with each thing that was corrected. One or more others were involved in helping me sort through all of it. The dream changed before it was completed.

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May 12, 2018 Saturday, I slept 27½ hours and had lots of dreams. I was putting wrapped gifts into a really big box. It was getting ready to be carried to someone who was coming back with a box from the destination for my box. I asked a guy where his wife was but didn't seem to get an answer. A game was being played but not sure which one. Someone told me that since his dad wasn't capable that he was going to give whatever the responsibility was to his mom.

He told me that I wouldn't get to be any part of the transaction. A guy was frying fish over an outside grill and opened the lid to show lots of them being fried. I ate a little bit of the white part from one of the fish, and it seemed to taste OK.

There were lots of people but nobody I recognized from real life. Later, I was on a job and wanted to leave 15 minutes early and had made that known to someone on the job. I had problems with a lock. Another person was not going to stay, either, and I was instructed to either increase or decrease the number of items in three different folders. It seemed quite challenging to determine which ones to remove or increase.

Later, this dream occurred, again, after the next dream. A book I had written (unknown to me in real life about this specific book) was completed, but someone in authority told me that one chapter needed to be removed. I think it was the final chapter. I was very reluctant to remove that chapter and was considering another chapter to remove to still have the story flow without it.

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May 14, 2018 Monday, someone was telling me to see the roses at Safeway. I went with someone else to see them. Later, I was telling a gal about this incident. What's amazing is while she and I were driving south of the area where the Safeway is located, I vividly saw a Safeway storefront on this street and many blocks south of the other Safeway.

Another dream involved a family sitting at the dinner table. The question was asked about who was going to wash the dishes. The wife said: "Not me." The husband said: "Not me." The wife responded: "Never you." An older gal was smiling and seemed quite happy and said: "Whoa, I forgot to wash the potholders." Then, she grabbed them and started washing them.

I was only an observer, but I sure was enjoying watching this dream unfold. I was talking with a lady and really worried about a ticket. She pulled out a clipping that seemed to be from a newspaper. She said it probably won't be too bad. The article displayed three different options.

The highest of the three was either $18 or $180 and after it was eight years. The other two were much, much smaller amounts and less time. I could sense she had compassion for me, but I was still rather alarmed that something bad might be in my future. I was quite relieved to awaken from this dream.

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May 15, 2018 Tuesday, I was either assembling or arranging things. Also, someone appeared to be supervising what I was doing.

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May 18, 2018 Friday, I was decorating some shelves along a wall and was considering removing the top items on three of the side-by-side shelves. I realized it would look better by not removing them. Two different times some guy was asking me a question about it. He mentioned in a teasing manner: "Back-hand comment." I couldn't comprehend what it meant in the dream nor after awakening.

Two men were given sobriety chips that were a different color than what I've seen before. Someone told something about the two people reaching three months of sobriety. She said that they would not be able to visit with each other, again, until they had both reached a year of sobriety. I didn't know them but was surprised when the dream moved ahead to showing both had reached a year of sobriety. Other dreams had lots of conversations with other people but details disappeared and did the same the previous two days.

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May 19, 2018 Saturday, I was scheduled for a lesson in acting. I felt some anxiety due to not knowing what to expect. Two guys were competing for who had created a better video, but I was only an observer and didn't get to see the final results. I was arranging blocks of days. This was similar to moving things around on a calendar but by moving and replacing groups of consecutive days.

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May 20, 2018 Sunday, a large auditorium surrounded me with many doors. Before I entered one of the doorways, I told a stranger to go ahead of me.

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May 21, 2018 Monday, in a doctor's office, the doctor was telling me that he wanted me to see a variety of cars at a sales lot. We both arrived there, and the doctor was talking with another person (probably a salesman). Then, I awoke.

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May 22, 2018 Tuesday, a dream started out with someone pouring ingredients into a large container. Whoever was doing it mentioned something like this is a lemon meringue pie. As I watched the ingredients being added, I knew there was nothing resembling a lemon but some other fruit, instead. Throughout my recent dreams, I am certain that many conversations have been involved, but upon awakening, I can't seem to recall any of the details.

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May 23, 2018 Wednesday, I gagged and choked on something that was similar to cheese. It was horrible, and I pulled it from my mouth and throat and felt quite relieved that I would be all right. Next, I was torn by not being able to spend the night at my family's home, because someone else was a guest there. The other home of loved ones didn't have room for me, either. I mentioned that I would be spending the night in my car due to no other solution. In real life, I no longer have a car and didn't recognize the people who were involved in this dream.

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May 25, 2018 Friday, someone else was with me at a car dealership. A salesman was trying to sell me a used car. Later, I was told to watch the middle line on a screen. I responded that I was following that line. Another dream involved my cleaning glass windows, and some kid was telling me how some machine worked. The machine resembled some kind of vaping device but seemed way too mature for the kid to be operating it. I was unable to recall any dreams from the day before this.

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May 26, 2018 Saturday, I saw stairs but unsure whether up or down. A wheel-type gadget had all kinds of windows programs but one wasn't a windows program. The wheel was able to spin to whatever program was needed, but something seemed to indicate not wanting the odd-ball program within the others.

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May 27, 2018 Sunday, I was back home with my parents but they were in separate rooms. I talked first with my dad and then went to the kitchen and talked with my mom, but the conversation isn't recalled. It felt comfortable being with them.

Later, I was watching a moving chart that had slashes, and if something went wrong, the slash would turn into an "x." Each "x" needed to be removed before the process was successful. A dream involved something I haven't noticed much about in many years and that is chewing gum. There were three different flavors, some kind of fruit, another was cream, and I can't recall the third one. I seemed to be more of an observer rather than a participant in this situation.

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May 28, 2018 Monday, I was in a parking lot, quite different from reality, and was sorting through cardboard that was strewn in several stacks. Some had my name and address on them. I found something that appeared to be of possible high value. I asked a neighbor about it, and she said the front part of it was definitely gold. I asked her if she wanted it, because I had just found it.

She declined. I went inside and was carrying a couple of large objects. I told another neighbor I couldn't remember her name. She told me very vividly, but after being awake, I couldn't recall for sure but something like Janice Lynn. At another office in the building, a man told me that at 9pm the weather turns cold and to exit through that door was even worse. I told him I'd go out through the main entrance.

After going outside, I discovered all of the cardboard that I had left was no longer there. The maintenance guys had removed it. I felt somewhat relieved knowing that I wasn't going to have to complete the work. Also, I was a little alarmed about my privacy possibly being exposed due to my not sorting through it. In real life, I don't know the father and son who I was talking with, but in the dream, I had known the dad for a long time and told his son David about our friendship.

One of them or someone else told me that a very evil man from some other Country had died. I felt so relieved in knowing that he would never hurt anyone, again, but I couldn't recognize his name after seeing it in print. More dreams were forgotten after being awake.

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May 29, 2018 Tuesday, involved lots of dreaming about hearing an announcement on a video/audio device that the _Lawrence Welk Show_ would be coming to Tucson if enough people buy tickets. The advance ticket price was announced as $18.00 per person with May 30th being the last day at that price (actually this dream is a day later than real life).

I realized that if I were to buy tickets that I would have to do it before today ended for buying on line at that price. The time appeared to be a little before 6pm. I thought about having someone go with me. Then, I realized this would be a perfect gift for my mom and dad. They appeared to be visiting me here in Tucson.

I mentioned this could be a once in a lifetime event for all of us and told them about it. Mom said she was concerned about the hotel for the performance, because of its location being in a rough part of the city. I said I could get my best friend to go with us and that he worked in that area and would be able to make things go smoothly (none of this makes sense in real life about location and views from my mom).

I mentioned the advertising should be heavy in Green Valley, because it would get more people to attend the performance. I asked my mom if she remembered Norma Zimmer. We talked a little about her, and we both felt so sad that she has since passed away and wouldn't be with the Lawrence Welk group.

Next, we entered a cafe. I had been with someone who disappeared, and I asked my folks about what they would like to order. I mentioned a coke, and my mom said that she had lemonade. It was in a jar in a brown paper bag. I told her to save it for tomorrow.

Earlier, I noticed a lady sitting at one of the other tables with a whole pizza in front of her. She may have been waiting for the rest of her family to return to that table. Prior to this, I had attempted to replay the video by rewinding it to where the commercial was regarding the upcoming _Lawrence Welk Show_ , but I wasn't able to locate it.

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May 30, 2018 Wednesday, in real life when I'm waking up, I've usually set my alarm clock and hit the snooze button a few times before I actually start my day. This morning, between sleeping and waking, I dreamed that I had two different alarms and that each needed to be turned off. They were on the same clock but no way possible for this to occur on that clock in reality.

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June 1, 2018 Friday, I noticed a necklace showing through the collar area of a lady's blouse and recognized her but not in real life. Two items were in heavy competition throughout several dreams. One was a name brand and the other a generic item, but no other details came through.

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June 2, 2018 Saturday, some lady was giving details about someone who had been murdered. Another gal asked me if I had a pen. We were walking, and I handed it to her. She seemed to take ownership of it, and it didn't belong to her; so, I took it back.

She asked something, but I told her that I was keeping it. Next, I was in a strange hallway and realized there was a bathroom behind a curtain. I adjusted the curtain from the outside. Someone in another room appeared, and I'd been waiting for her. She wasn't very talkative and seemed to disappear rather quickly. Later, I was wearing a lengthy blonde wig that had some curls on one side of it. I asked someone if it looked natural or fake.

Later, a close friend in the dream was listening to advice from me. I told another friend, who was also there, that the advice I was giving was going to be passed forward by the friend who I was advising. That same gal handed me a package to open as a gift.

It was some kind of a garment that was purple. It resembled a shirt or jacket but had an opening only for the head as best I can describe it. I commented about the color being the perfect color but was concerned due to no pockets. She said a pocket can always be sewn into it. I thought about the possibilities before I awoke.

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June 3, 2018 Sunday, I observed three or four different monuments of some sort, and I commented about them to the ones who had made each one. The owner of each also responded about them. One had blue and yellow colors on both sides of it. These monuments would shatter and disappear but would reappear. It seemed that they appeared in more than one dream but I can't recall any further details.

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June 5, 2018 Tuesday, after not remembering dreams from the day before, a lot unfolded this morning. As I was almost falling asleep, it sounded like my very close friend Carl who passed away three days ago (in real life) spoke in a confirming manner: "You are still alive."

After falling asleep, the setting was like a theater with an area closed off behind the stage where someone not seen in the dream appeared to be someone close to me. I knew that I was to remain in the theater area. I think I was being a shield to keep things from getting dangerous as the dream continued. Somebody else commented about the orange trash can lid I was holding. He said he knew the person who had in some way obtained the trash can and did something to it to make it very valuable and sold it for a very high price.

Then, the one who he was talking about arrived and told me that he wanted the lid that I was holding and that he could make a fortune from it, too. I refused. He then said something about two people. One was referred to by a first name and the other as Ol' Bones. He seemed to be an evil person. Later, I was a passenger in a car. The person driving was asking me how to get to where I lived in order to drive me there. I gave directions first to make a left turn and after reaching the entrance/exit area of the property we were leaving to turn right.

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June 6, 2018 Wednesday, just before I awoke, I was dreaming about two different types of alarms. One was my regular alarm clock, but the other one was taller and didn't look like a normal clock.

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June 7, 2018 Thursday, I was getting ready to exit a train. A gal told me to get something from an outside bench before boarding the next train. I went over to the bench and found a plastic bag containing my glasses. Another bag had two candy bars in it, but I left it on the bench for somebody else. When I boarded the next train, I asked the driver if he knew the gal who was responsible on the previous train. I can't recall her name, but I mentioned it to him in the dream. He said he knew her and understood the directions from her. A short time later, she appeared closer from another part of the train.

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June 8, 2018 Friday, a dream involved my mom telling me about the times she and her mother (my grandma) would sit in the living room and watch outside, through the windows, as the day was coming to an end. She mentioned about driving her home and that I would be all right while she was gone. This dream was reality when I was very young and played out to perfection.

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June 9, 2018 Saturday, I was yelling instructions to a lady who was quite a distance from where I was standing. The sounds of trucks passing and later a siren made it difficult to communicate with her. Later, I noticed that the long pants that I was wearing seemed to be really dirty. I was brushing the dust and dirt away from them until they looked totally clean. They were a tweed design. This is something I haven't worn in many, many years.

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June 10, 2018 Sunday, I was sitting in someone's living room with other people off to my left and two young boys to my right. The boys each had some kind of gadget that they had taken apart. One of them told me that their sister hadn't come home, yet. I told him to not blame me for what he had broken on the gadget (something like a cell phone or pocket computer). I said if I was his parent that I would be very disappointed with his behavior. His mother told him that she was very disappointed at what he had done. I felt empathy for the situation but was grateful that his mom wasn't approving of it.

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June 11, 2018 Monday, but possibly another day, I dreamed I was putting two quarters in the pocket where I would put quarters in real life.

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June 12, 2018 Tuesday, only part of a dream came through about my shaving with the focus of it being under my chin. It's been difficult recalling dreams for the past two days.

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June 13, 2018 Wednesday, someone was eating a full breakfast at a cafe, but what was so strange is that the price was so unbelievable (even in the dream). It was only a dollar and that included a tip of 20 cents.

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June 14, 2018 Thursday, I was talking with two ladies. One of them had a resemblance to a guy who was a former classmate. I asked her if she was his sister. I think she said she wasn't and didn't know him. Either this dream or another one involved my being on a city bus and later riding a bicycle.

On the bike, I realized that it was moving, but I wasn't facing forward at the beginning. I turned to the correct position and looked down at the pedals. I felt it was strange that it had been moving prior to my using them. I started to pedal and have no idea of anything further.

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June 15, 2018 Friday, had lots of dreams but many forgotten after I awoke. The colors of yellow and blue appeared. A wall outlet was being replaced with a very large gadget that needed to go into the wall. Some guy was debating with me about receiving some kind of assistance that could be provided. Objects needed to be taken apart and assembled, again, in a timely manner but seemed to have something to do with graves which makes no sense at all.

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June 16, 2018 Saturday, I had a nice visit with my mom and she seemed interested in a movie theater I planned to locate. I felt a little uneasy that she might not like it if she were to go. Alone, I was walking and looking for it but couldn't locate it. I went into a club to ask about the location, but everyone seemed to be quite busy.

One lady mentioned to someone else that it was Barbara's birthday. Even though I didn't know anyone there, I said: "Happy Birthday Barbara." I said it at the same time with someone else. They started singing the birthday song. Someone said something about one more time and repeated saying it.

I found myself standing outside on some high rocks that had lots of water beneath them. I thought about crossing but realized it would be too dangerous. There was something very thin and weak between two of the major rock formations. I knew I was going to have to go back the way I arrived and knew that would really delay my journey. I ran into a friend (who I recognized as one of my very closest friends from Heaven) who asked if I would carry a couple of very heavy objects. I politely refused, because they were too heavy for me.

I was still trying to locate the theater, and this friend stopped at a car in a driveway and opened the passenger front door. He popped the lock in some way and took out a phone book. I couldn't remember the name of the theater when he asked me so that he could look it up. The owner of the car opened the front door of her house and stood at the porch. She didn't look happy about her car door being opened.

My friend explained the situation and told her there was no damage. I said something to her, too, and she smiled at me and then went back inside. Later, alone, I was getting concerned about it getting late and the houses looked really close together and unfamiliar. Then, I noticed a house that looked familiar and went there.

It was a family. the kid told me that the man wasn't talkative and a really discouraged person. I told the kid to later tell the man that I would pray for him. I mentioned that sometimes prayer is the only solution for some situations.

Later, I saw the man getting into the passenger side of a car, and he yelled over to me with extremely happy excitement. The car took off. I asked the mom if I could use the restroom. She quickly closed off the closest one and told me that there was one in the other side of the house. I was really grateful, but the dream seemed quite confusing.

Another dream involved a close friend who has been in Heaven. She had the same beautiful red hair. She looked so good and so happy. I mentioned that she was very classy, and then I said so is the other gal at the house, to not leave her out.

The last dream was about an invitation to a religious-event dinner. One of my friends hesitated about going, and I told him if he was general protestant, it wouldn't be that much different. After I sat down at the end of a long row of chairs, I noticed the tables were now in front of all of us.

To my right was a gal who I recognized from years ago. She handed me a platter. I realized that I needed to pass a tray of meat to my left; so, I took some and got more than I intended but realized that happens and passed the plate.

An older grandpa was seated to my left as I seemed to have graduated to the head of the table from one seat over from where I had been sitting. He handed me a container containing bread or rolls. He said something but I can't recall what.

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June 17, 2018 Sunday, I needed a ride and noticed a driver outside of his vehicle. I asked him if he was a driver for Uber. He said that his service was better and cheaper. I incorrectly told him that I wanted to go to 22nd Street and the freeway area. He said it would cost about $8 or $9. I got in and then realized after we got close to that area that I had made a mistake and needed to travel back to the Speedway area and not 22nd Street as I had mentioned before. Other passengers were also in the vehicle.

Someone mentioned that the lady with us had served in the military. I said that I also served. She and I in unison said: "Thank you for serving." When I finally reached my departure destination, the fare was $30 or $35. I understood the increase in price due to the travel in the wrong direction had been my fault. I paid it and was thinking about tipping, but the driver told me that it was enough. After that, I was talking with another guy and dropped my keys. They were separated on the ground. I reached for them and remember nothing further.

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June 22, 2018 Friday, I was carrying a plastic bag of green grapes and bumped them against something that caused them to shrink but not be damaged. I noticed the sky was yellow but seemed to have some powder substance that caused it. There were blocks with numbers on them in different colors and the blocks were arranged in a circle with two or three rows of them and needed to be organized. I was entering a door but noticed someone behind a cliff or hill approaching. When I realized he was a very big guy, I hurried through the door instead of waiting for him. I had no idea who he was or of his purpose in the dream. I really tried remembering my dreams earlier this week to no avail.

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June 25, 2018 Monday, I was given a choice of selecting between two hamburgers. One seemed to be common and easy to order, but the other option was similar to a conveyor belt that had obstacles to be removed before the hamburger would reach completion as a sandwich. It seemed more like a computer game than what would be involved in processing a sandwich.

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June 26, 2018 Tuesday, I was riding with someone searching for a white car that belonged to me. We were traveling, slowly, down a street looking at cars parked and filling every parking space. An area that we had passed earlier was vacant and appeared that some cars may have been towed away to make room for some future activity. I was quite concerned from not finding my car and asked the driver if it was possible that my car had been towed. That appeared to not be the case. (I haven't owned a white car in a very long time in real life and no car since October of 2017.)

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June 27, 2018 Wednesday, I was sorting through things in my childhood bedroom. Dad came in from the living room and asked if I was through with some reading program that I had saved. I told him I didn't want it any longer. Back to the living room, my dad mentioned something about as soon as I get things removed that I will be feeling or doing much better. At a hospital room setting, I was talking with someone who wasn't responding but seemed to appear more alive after a little while.

Off to the side, some gal was telling someone else and me that alcoholics who attend meetings are condemned to never read the Bible. I told her she was totally wrong and why she was wrong. Later, I told others that I would attend a service being held at a church that was a long distance from where I lived. In this dream, I was driving my former car and realized that it was almost out of gas and probably not enough to go the distance, but I decided I would risk it. I wanted so very much to keep my word about attending.

Next, I was seeming to need to go up a steep cement path. I noticed a guy way ahead of me but really struggling to get to the top. I was really struggling, too. Another man was between us and seemed to be taking a break until I needed the space he occupied. I knew if I got to the top of this, that it would be really easy to descend on the other side.

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June 28, 2018 Thursday, using some kind of a weird-looking key to unlock very strange locks is about all I can recall from a dream.

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June 30, 2018 Saturday, I was sorting through three boxes of vaping tools and gadgets. I wanted to be sure each group was correctly matched with only what belonged in that group. A Sears store has been in Tucson for over 50 years (a little longer than I have) and is closing soon in real life, but I dreamed that I was talking with a lady in that store. She seemed really happy that I was there and was telling me about a card and something to do with a telephone. It felt very comfortable talking with her and it seemed quite natural.

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July 1, 2018 Sunday, I was in a different room than the person in another room. I yelled that he was in the wrong room. I was conducting interviews but can't recall anything further. Next, I saw a baby that looked rather strange who started throwing a tantrum and seemed to flash between crawling and running. Another dream had a buffet set up with all kinds of desserts displayed. I took one that was on a paper plate and mentioned something to someone else.

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July 2, 2018 Monday, all I can recall was something in a dream that had words that seemed to rhyme and pertained to being tasty or delicious. Another dream involved it being a Tuesday but seemed like a different day because the lady who chairs the Tuesday meeting was sitting across the table from me. I asked her what day of the week it was, and she responded, but I don't recall the answer.

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July 3, 2018 Tuesday, I was so grateful a dream wasn't reality from my seeing something on the walls and floor and then realizing they were ants. I determined that they were coming in from the ceiling area and couldn't quite reach some candy that was in another high location. I knew I needed to get rid of them and attempted to phone the management office. I had extreme difficulty dialing the phone and changed dreams or awoke before finding any assistance.

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July 4, 2018 Wednesday, some people were operating something that looked like an outside TV dish. Something was set off similar to a very small rocket and someone said that he could see when and where it landed. It landed in Canada.

A couple had matched up before, but now the guy was in this area and the gal in Canada. I told someone I would watch the business phone for her while she took a break. I asked her for the business name, but I answered the ringing phone with an announcement I used when I worked for Mountain Bell/US West many years ago. I told the caller that I had made a mistake with my introduction and chuckled. She needed help with some situation, and I asked a friend of mine if he would go to California to resolve the conflict she was experiencing.

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July 6, 2018 Friday, in real life Art Bell passed away this past April, but in my dream, I saw an article with his autograph. I was walking down an aisle that had lots and lots of people who were seated. I got to the end of the rows and saw a group of people who all looked about the same age. One told me that it was their class reunion. It was possibly their 25th. Later, I was walking outside and carrying one or two items when I realized I was walking on some slanted boulders. I became rather fearful of slipping or falling just before I awoke.

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July 7, 2018 Saturday, even though the dream wasn't making sense, someone was dressed very awkwardly and others were commenting about it. The person seemed to change from a celebrity to a friend or a relative who I helped get to his bed. I attempted to adjust the pillow but was told not to do that. Two women were talking with each other. One was named Loretta (unknown to me in real life) and the other was my mom.

Earlier, there had been a car accident, and my mom decided that if the mother of the person involved in the accident could go to a certain location that she could and would, too. It was some place like a Walmart parking lot. It appeared that a delivery vehicle had been involved in the accident and nobody was injured. The was mentioned later and after much anxiety of not knowing.

Dad told me that my mom had gotten a new car. I was rather shocked by the information. He said it needed some minor work, and I think it was regarding the brakes, but I can't recall completely.

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July 8, 2018 Sunday, an unknown lady and I were planning to sing a song for my maternal grandma. The words gentle and soothing were very strongly indicated in the dream, but I can't recall the reason or any further information.

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July 9, 2018 Monday, I was riding a city bus and got off at a bus stop but quickly got back on. Later, a bus driver was walking with me and gave me some directions and then left. He acted really strange in the distance by moving his arms around a lot. In between us was a young boy lying in the street for an unknown reason.

Heavy traffic was heading in this direction, and the bus driver ran to the kid and rescued him from the oncoming traffic. I met the kid, and even though he wouldn't bump knuckles with me, he did it quite differently. He spread his index and middle fingers and not quite touching when doing it. Also, I met his family. His older sister teased me by something she said, and I teased back by saying that's quite a compliment coming from you.

We both smiled and seemed to understand each other. Later, I found myself in a maze and trying to find an exit. After exiting, I realized that my bag of cartons of cigarettes must have dropped in the maze. I very quickly went back to search for them and finally found a brown paper bag and six cartons of cigarettes. The cartons were red and seemed to be damaged.

Even though I haven't smoked since 2013, I could tell they looked different from what I would have normally bought. As I was putting them inside the paper bag (again something I haven't done in years since using plastic), some unwanted guys were trying to get me to give them away. I didn't.

Earlier in this or another dream, I hugged someone who said hugging wasn't familiar. We went into a meeting and lots of people were hugging each other in friendship. I think he was beginning to see that hugs are and can be very natural.

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July 12, 2018 Thursday, I awoke briefly and recalled a dream. It was about some gal who I knew from years ago in real life and possibly a relative. I thought to myself that I should write it down, but I was so tired that I went right back to sleep and can't recall anything else after being fully awake. It's been that way for a couple of days.

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July 13, 2018 Friday, had someone stating that his Christmas vacation had been changed after his location change in employment. He was very disappointed and expressed it. Later, I was being treated to breakfast at a dining table in a restaurant. I could see a generous amount of butter atop some pancakes, with bacon on the side and possibly eggs. The gal who was treating me to this special meal seemed really happy and possibly someone I knew in my dreaming world. I felt loved and appreciated.

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July 15, 2018 Sunday, I was working in a grocery store. A gal told me that she wanted to buy a bottle of liquor. I was searching for it and questioned if I understood correctly as Jack Daniels. She said it was; so, I went to the back of the store to locate it.

Later, she came back with doughnuts and seemed really happy. I sold her a bag of apples for $6 and a bag of potatoes for $2.97. I asked my dad what to charge for tax on 8% or something like that.

Dad said there's a 4-cents jump on the dollar. Later, this same lady was visiting her mom who told her that the booze helped her sleep. I was thinking about sharing with both of them about sobriety, but the dream changed or stopped. Earlier, I was struggling to find a receipt to give her but seemed almost impossible to locate. I really didn't like working at the store in this dream and considered how I might be able to quit.

In another dream, a gal and I were both given a gift for completing something. It involved a stream for fishing with lots and lots of fish. Someone else said that it was a stream that flows from or by Lake Eerie. How that location appeared in a dream still baffles me.

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July 16, 2018 Monday, started with a nightmare that I was struggling to get to sleep and pulled some type of a clump of mud from the back of my neck. A little voice behind me was saying something negative about my condition. In front of me a screen was slowly lowering to show a monster of sorts standing there, and my eyes were closed. I started to yell, but I realized that my brother was sleeping in another room, and I didn't want to startle him.

A married couple came to visit me, and I told them about the experience and that it was like being in a horror movie. When asked what movie, I said: " _Homicida_ l." (I realized after being awake that it would have been more like _The Fly_ for similarities and nothing in the dream like _Homicidal_.) The couple told me that the wife was pregnant and both were really happy. I asked how far along, and she told me it was very early into the pregnancy.

I started to walk across my carpeted floor, and felt a crunch. Someone had spilled rice crispies all over the floor, and I knew I needed to clean it up. The couple seemed to know the cause of the mess but acted very secretive about it. I also had two coffee cans filled with the dirt from the back of my neck and other garbage in them that needed to be discarded.

All of this time, I thought this dream was reality until I realized that in real life, I don't even own a coffee can. In the dream, I was finally realizing that all of it had been only a dream/nightmare and was so relieved to awaken. In a later dream, I was praying in my closet and realized that I hadn't shaved and was wearing the same shirt from the day before and had a doctor's appointment.

In a parking lot at the meeting location, I took a chair from there and put it by the front door of the building. Later, some people were really upset about some change in a cruise that was being planned. I thought of the possibility of my joining the cruise with people who were like me but awoke before any further decision or details.

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July 18, 2018 Wednesday, I can only recall parts of two dreams. One involved seeing an uncle who looked really good and seemed to be quite happy to see me. He was with another guy who I didn't recognize after awakening. My uncle kissed me on the cheek, and I don't recall of that ever happening in real life.

A few moments later, I was talking with my aunt who also seemed happy to see me. She was talking with another lady who I didn't recognize. The other dream involved something I was doing to unlock things for other people. I don't know what the locks involved, but they weren't used for something like doors or cabinets, etc.

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July 20, 2018 Friday, had a lot of screens or pages of various pictures that could be moved from one category to another with special occasions marked. It seemed like these were for holidays or annual events that would be enhanced with whatever was created from them. It is hard to explain and probably not any type of displays I've utilized in reality but seemed appropriate in the dream.

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July 21, 2018 Saturday, within the first hour of sleep, I had a really long dream. A group of people were scattered throughout a large area of something like an indoor dwelling at a camp site. I was trying to locate someone and asked others but don't recall of finding the other person. I had been wearing white tennis shoes but noticed they looked totally different and not something I would normally wear. They were black and the wrong size.

Next, I noticed that my shoes were gone and I was walking in my white socks that had become quite dirty from not wearing shoes. I finally found my shoes, but they were filthy. I started cleaning them and dropped one from a balcony type area. I can't recall if someone handed it up to me, but the dream changed to my cleaning a bedspread that I thought I had brought with me. It was filthy and clumps of dirt were caked into it.

Someone started to clean the other end of it. I started to tell him that he didn't need to do that, but I hesitated and actually realized that the blanket didn't belong to me. I realized that I hadn't taken it with me and was shocked by thinking I had. Someone else yelled out: "I just saw Chase at another place." At first, I thought he was referring to me but never really was able to know, because when I asked what Chase, he had very quickly wandered away.

As I was walking through the building, I noticed a doorway where there was a cool draft. It struck me that I needed to leave soon, because it would be a long walk to return home. After being awake, I realized I had dreamed quite a lot in less than an hour and stayed awake for a few minutes before going back to sleep.

The next dream involved my walking with at least two other people and telling them that I love everybody. I paused and then changed it to my actually knowing one person who I don't like. So, I said it's not everybody and maybe more than one who I don't like. I described the disliked person as being someone living in the same town but on the far west side. I stated that he stands at a pulpit and preaches. I wasn't going to refer to him as a minister or preacher, because I felt he was really evil. (I have no idea of any person who this could be in real life.)

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July 22, 2018 Sunday, former classmates were all standing in rows with some I didn't know or recognize. Someone requested that three or four of them step forward. The dream seemed to indicate the ones stepping forward had passed away but didn't really make sense.

One person in the very front row of those standing was told to move back a bit to make room for others who would be walking around this group. This dream didn't seem comfortable or even familiar with the exception of a few of the ones who I recognized from my graduating class of 1964.

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July 23, 2018 Monday, was rather strange in my hearing music that was really loud. I was standing with a friend who agreed and turned down the volume. I saw two pennies on the ground that appeared quite shiny, but I don't know any other information about them.

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July 26, 2018 Thursday, while walking, I was told that I could speak with a talking dog named Marilyn. I was surprised to see that Marilyn looked more like a human than a dog. Her first word was a foreign word that I could recognize but can't recall now. I asked her how she could talk, and she described it to me. I summed it up and mentioned that it's all from the heart. I gave her a hug and she hugged back.

We were talking together when a gal (who I recognized in the dream) was walking in our direction and suddenly exclaimed: "Marilyn." Marilyn didn't hear her at first and I said: "Marilyn, Olivia just called to you." Olivia asked how Marilyn was doing, and Marilyn told her that she had survived by getting through two bad relationships.

Olivia said it is important to plan for an enjoyable time. That way, both of you will be happy. Not in real life, but in the dream, Olivia and I had both seen a movie that was called _Girlfriends_ prior to all of this occurring. We talked briefly about it. In my next dream, I was talking with a married couple about their retail store and knew that they knew about a furniture store that was around the corner from their store.

They said we've got to go over there and right now. A few moments later, I left to follow them, but they were already on their way back. Each of them was pushing a stroller with a very young boy in each stroller. I recognized the twins as being kids of a very close friend (no twins involved like this in real life, though).

One of the boys referred to me as Uncle Chuck (my former name in real life). I asked him if his daddy had left him and his brother alone in that furniture store. He said that his daddy hadn't done that. The other adults seemed quite concerned about the little ones being all alone. I felt thoroughly confused, because I mentioned that I was at the wedding of their mom and dad, and I knew they would never abandon their kids. There was absolutely no way at all.

I was getting really worried about the situation before the dream ended. The last dream I recall involved my telling someone that the coat I was wearing was given to me. I mentioned that every six months another coat is automatically given. I've never experienced this in reality.

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July 27, 2018 Friday, there were a number of people standing in lines. They were being asked from different ones if they wanted to be escorted to the parking lot or instructed them on directions.

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July 28, 2018 Saturday, I was eating some kind of meat but, it that had something like wires and a bone sticking out of the end of it. It was spicy, and I tossed the remaining part of it into a big container that was frying hamburgers and thought it might make them have more flavor. Inside that large contraption was also a large bag of water floating in the middle of it.

I had planned to tell my dad about this update. Further away, I started searching for a tissue box that had a better design than the other boxes for some kind of display or decoration. Also, I was copying a code from a category to two or three other categories.

My last dream involved my attending an outdoor event (like a group picnic) and noticed a minister was preaching to a group of people of all different ages. I noticed little kids who were listening. I suggested that they really pay attention to the minister, because he was giving really good advice. Later, the minister said to the entire group: "Open your heart, pray, and read the Bible every day." A few moments later, everyone had moved from that area to an area close by but to the left.

I noticed mostly adults and all were standing and singing a hymn. In the dream, the song seemed to be familiar, but I didn't feel like my singing would be good enough at first. I think I joined the singing towards the end of this dream. Also, I was standing a very short distance away from the group (they were standing in groups of two or three or more) and I was solely by myself.

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July 29, 2018 Sunday, a group of people were heading to classes in school. I asked a young kid what classes he was taking. He responded with a number of three or four digits. I asked if that was a reading class. He agreed it was that. Then, he responded that he also took writing and arithmetic after I had asked him.

An adult friend was just beaming with joy and told me that he and his wife are expecting a baby. I told him that I had already been praying for Baby X (some name) and asked when the baby was due to arrive. He said they didn't know.

In my next dream, a friend asked me to call his wife about the details of a TV that was being sold. I was quite concerned about another TV I had purchased recently and if I could return it for a refund (none of this has occurred in reality). I was considering a walk on a beach with other friends but changed to being at a table with large platters of food.

A woman was serving me but then changed to my seeing a single plate of food for one person. It contained beef and all of the trimmings. After starting to eat from that plate, I had an uneasy feeling that it may have been meant for later for someone else. The last dream involved someone asking if anybody had two quarters. I said that I did and started to give them away.

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August 1, 2018 Wednesday, dreams have occurred the past three days but after being awake, I can remember either nothing or very little. One was about a group of people who were having to listen to someone who had to make a comment with the wording spaced perfectly and repeated numerous times. This dream also had a continuation after briefly waking up from it. The person seemed to have lost some kind of challenge and the result was having to say the phrase over and over to the entire group of people.

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August 2, 2018 Thursday, a small spray of water was coming from the exposed pipe in the bathroom. I knew I had to close the main valve to get it to stop. It seemed like someone else was helping me to keep it from getting worse. The dream changed before it was completed.

Later, there were two objects that needed to be completely wrapped with some kind of material similar to tape. One item took 20 minutes to complete and the other only a fraction of that time. I think there were other people performing the tasks and were being timed for speed and accuracy. The other people could have been different personalities that belong to me, but that wasn't very clear in the dream.

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August 3, 2018 Friday, a dream involved three different trunks with each being required to be opened at a certain time. Things could be added to them but only at the specific time that each one was opened.

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August 4, 2018 Saturday, a boy was telling me a word but that he didn't like the adjectives for it. The word (which isn't a real word) was _childacy_. Later an older person told me that it was some other word that still isn't a word I'd ever heard or seen before. Someone else told me that he could do 250 repetitions of some form of exercise in one and a half minutes. This was something that is probably impossible in real life.

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August 5, 2018 Sunday, I was shaving, but when I removed the shaving cream from my face, it seemed more like a solid plaster that was being removed instead. I noticed my chin in particular as I was removing the shaving cream.

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August 6, 2018 Monday, I was anxiously waiting for a city bus to arrive at a bus stop, but there were some people preparing to come through a very narrow entrance to where I was standing. I heard someone mention something about getting the crutches. I stepped aside and reached to help pick up the crutches, but a gal told me she had all of it under control.

There was a man in a wheel chair being carried on a platform with at least three ladies assisting. I mentioned to one of them that they sure have a wonderful framily (in real life that word means friends who are like family). She smiled and agreed. Next, without realizing the dream had a change or break, I was riding in the passenger seat of a car. I told the lady who was driving that I really needed to go in the opposite direction so that I didn't miss catching the bus.

She turned around and drove back, and I got out while she was still in the line of traffic. I told her I was OK and for her to continue with her traveling. I watched as she made a U-turn in the middle of the street. I was worried that if I walked to the next bus stop, I would miss the bus; so, I decided to wait at the same bus stop. I had talked with an acquaintance who told me that he wanted to return to meetings, because he had lost his sobriety. I gave him some helpful information and later saw him sitting outside of a meeting place.

Another dream involved a gal who looked like a body builder and later in the dream demonstrated that by performing some stunts. She was visiting my neighbor. I told her that I've known my neighbor since 1990 and that she was the best person anyone could know for being trustworthy and honest. The lady then told my neighbor that her appointment to meet would be July 22nd at 9:45am. I was surprised at remembering the date and time mentioned after awakening, but this is now August, and the date wouldn't seem correct in real-life terms.

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August 9, 2018 Thursday, a friend was heading for a doorway when I asked him to wait. He said he needed to catch up with someone. I told him that I wanted him to know that his honesty was going to change his life for the better. By his being honest, it may have been the very first time, but it was extremely important that he knew the impact that will bring in a positive manner. He left after hearing what I shared with him, but I felt really good about letting him know.

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August 10, 2018 Friday, involved numerous dreams, but the only one I can recall involved three contraptions that contained businesses. I think they were Sears, Walmart and JC Penney. They could be moved around or have items added or removed from them, but none of it seemed to make sense in the dream or afterwards.

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August 11, 2018 Saturday, I saw the hands of two people who were playing cards. I could see the suits and numbers on the cards but can't recall them after being awake.

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August 12, 2018 Sunday, a dream was really hard to describe, because I don't know if I was an observer or a participant. There were several containers for choices of music or some form of entertainment. In each container, someone could select a professional or personally perform it. The professionals could make a mistake; so, it wasn't always the better choice. I can't recall of actually hearing any music in the dream. I knew there was a lot of competition, though.

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August 16, 2018 Thursday, some type of card (maybe an entry card) needed to be replaced for access to be given. This dream repeated but the details have been lost. It was challenging in the dream before being successful in completing the replacement. At least one other person was involved and possibly a supervisor.

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August 17, 2018 Friday, someone evil was telling how he would hurt other people and the details were horrible. This seemed to reflect something I had heard recently on a TV program that I would never want to see happen in real life or in any other way.

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August 18, 2018 Saturday, I appeared to be observing many people. They were walking somewhat in formation, and I was on the other side of a very long wall. I felt confused but not fearful.

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August 19, 2018 Sunday, I very vividly saw a very beautiful dark blue evening gown being displayed by a model. It was nothing like what I've seen in real life but difficult to describe. It had some kind of tassels hanging from the hem of the skirt. It was quite elegant.

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August 20, 2018 Monday, some kind of viewing was taking place, and I was told to come back with someone else. By bringing someone else back with me, it would enhance whatever was being shown and it required some kind of key access. It may have been a mortuary but didn't have the feeling of death or any kind of loss.

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August 21, 2018 Tuesday, while riding a bus, I was really shocked to see another bus pass the one I was in and thought to myself that I had made a big mistake by not taking the second bus instead. Though this was a dream, it matched so much of my recent reality.

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August 24, 2018 Friday, tossing teddy bears from a higher area into containers seemed to be a dream that repeated after unknown dreams had occurred. It's been rather challenging to recall my dreams the last few days but know they were there.

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August 25, 2018 Saturday, I was extremely angry about some document that had been voided. I was discussing it with others and realized that my dad was missing. I looked for him and saw him at a distance. He was talking on a phone. He seemed to be looking the other way from being able to see me.

Next, a former supervisor with blonde hair seemed to quickly change in appearance to a former apartment manager with dark hair and her co-workers. She had been filling out a form and handed it to me. It seemed like she was giving me helpful information. I could see my name and address on it and also information pertaining to an attorney.

It didn't feel like I was in any kind of trouble but possibly information to help someone else. Another dream involved saying goodnight to three people in a car. The mother and daughter were in the front seat and the son was in the back seat. I didn't recognize knowing any of these people. The boy had a lengthy face that wasn't normal, but otherwise, the family seemed to be OK. The little girl spoke to me, and I recall saying something in a teasing manner back to her.

The last dream had me waiting to be invited to someone's home. We were walking away from some event that we both had attended, but trees or obstructing objects were between us. Other people were also on the other side with him. When the verbal invitation came, I was so happy but felt like I was in very dark shadows. I called out to him and the others to find my way back to them.

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August 26, 2018 Sunday, I deleted a file and felt good about it. Next, I was processing and editing a very lengthy movie. This dream actually provided audio. I was removing segments that were recorded in mono and replacing them with stereo in certain parts of the movie. I can't recall the name of the movie, but during the dream it was quite familiar and one that I really liked in my dream.

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August 27, 2018 Monday, I was back in my home town at home, and my mom asked me for help. I went over to her and saw a splinter she wasn't able to remove by herself. I realized that I wasn't going to be able to remove it, either. The dream didn't seem to go further to know what happened after that. Another dream was really quite different. Again, I was back home and on the front steps leading into the house. It was a little challenging to pick up one of the pets I recognized in the dream as being one that I knew as a kid. I told the cat that I have told friends throughout the years about it.

I asked if the cat really loved me. This cat and I were actually talking to each other, and it felt very natural in the dream. I have no idea of any one of my previous cats that looked like this particular cat, and none of them ever talked to me in real life (sorry I couldn't resist adding a little humor here).

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August 28, 2018 Tuesday, a picture materialized as I was falling asleep of a woman dressed in gray with black trim. She appeared to be a model and not showing any emotion. Just prior to awakening, I was told that three alarms had been set and that I only needed to pay close attention to one of them. In real life, I set only one alarm clock and usually hit the snooze feature two or three times before I get up.

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August 29, 2018 Wednesday, a dream seemed really good and one that I was sure I would remember when I was fully awake, but I was wrong. I can't recall any of that particular dream. Another dream involved either 27 or 30 different items that were placed on a table and involved changing and/or arranging them in a different pattern.

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August 30, 2018 Thursday, my dad appeared at some event that had just ended. Dad told me that he would meet me at home and that he was leaving now. I was with other people and started looking through the parking lot for my car. I was really discouraged that I couldn't find it.

All of a sudden, I thought my dad must have driven it home and left his car some place in the parking lot. I knew I didn't have a key or any way of taking his car if that occurred. As I was mingling among other people, someone came over to me and kissed me. I was utterly shocked, because it had been over a decade since I've been kissed on the lips.

Later, I asked if my older age was known but don't recall of an answer by anyone. Next, I was following a trail that was on rocky cliffs and slippery. As I started to maneuver to a higher level, someone told me that would be too dangerous and to go back to an area that was less steep. As I was deciding how to get to another lower level, a guy gently pulled at my feet as if he was wanting to help me. I told him I wanted to do it on my own, and then I awoke.

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August 31, 2018 Friday, I was watching some dark-haired woman performing three different challenges but can only recall the beginning of the third one. It involved something to do with her breaking through an object using only her hair that seemed to be braided and not removed from her head.

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September 1, 2018 Saturday, another person and I were involved in a competition with other people. The others weren't seen in the dream, but we had to break down a board-type game that was in both 2D and 3D formats. We both had to match all of the items with each other. Some of the pieces were quite small and others were able to be matched by color and design. The containers needed the contents to match perfectly with each other for each team. The feeling of being rushed to accomplish the task felt quite challenging and exhausting.

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September 2, 2018 Sunday, revealed that two people had previously died. In this dream, it appeared that it was a continuation of a dream from weeks or months ago. One was a man and the other a woman. Two more deaths were being revealed. First was a woman and then a man who had died. I didn't recognize any of them from real life, but I knew who they were in the dream. I was writing the obituaries and formatting the documents for the two recent deaths. I was adding them to the previous ones that had already been written. Pictures of all four of them appeared to be in black and white but were part of the completed project.

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September 3, 2018 Monday, I noticed a tremendous number of cookies. They were on a platter that contained food, but the wrapped cookies were at the bottom of all of it. In another dream, I was only the observer. Two people were processing videos in the order of three categories: concern, compassion, and love. Each category involved different people. I didn't recognize any of them. They seemed to be challenging each other for producing the best quality and selecting which ones would seem the most realistic.

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September 4, 2018 Tuesday, a city bus was approaching, but my waving wasn't able to get the driver's attention. Later, more people arrived and we were able to board the next bus. Next, I was in a restaurant and along the back wall was a row of very small chairs for toddlers. I really wanted to sit down and realized that area wasn't meant for me.

Close by, a little girl at a table with her family moved a little bit, and I thought she was making room for me to sit down. I was wrong she had spilled something on the seat and was jumping up and down in it. I was so exhausted that I went to another area and found a place where I could sit. A guy came over to me and told me that he wanted me to play a song on my watch. My watch doesn't have anything like what he was describing. It seems that the watch was capable of searching and playing selected tunes.

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September 5, 2018 Wednesday, I had no dreams due to no sleep from staying up all of last night and through tonight.

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September 6, 2018 Thursday, I was talking with someone about a little girl who had died. I have no idea who died or how long ago it occurred. The dream seemed real at the time but no indication of who I was talking with or talking about.

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September 7, 2018 Friday, had something with items displayed in the wrong order. They were reset six or seven times involving red and green colors in the lights. This is one time when I went back to sleep after briefly being awake to learn more about this dream. This time, the colors of red, green, and purple appeared. It appeared to be an answer to someone's concern about not being able to consume sugar. It still remains a mystery, though, about any other details regarding this dream.

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September 8, 2018 Saturday, had numbers and letters of the alphabet falling from the sky and being replaced during the process. Later, I was walking through something similar to a swap meet. I had walked back and forth several times and noticed a former friend sitting in a car with one of his relatives. Finally, I decided to attempt to talk with them. My friend was wearing sunglasses and didn't appear to be very happy at first, but later he smiled before the dream changed or ended. it felt really awkward before he smiled, but the smile removed my worrying.

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September 9, 2018 Sunday, an instructor appeared as a very lovely lady. She was in charge of several activities. The activities were to be completed, one at a time, with a relaxation event occurring as the finale. I was primarily an observer of the instructions that were being given but don't recall of participating in it.

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September 10, 2018 Monday, I was enhancing the quality of movies by editing the audio into the video. I was making sure that everything was placed correctly. What is really strange is that I had been watching movies starring Bette Davis in real life, and these edits in the dream were matching those movies. Another dream ended up being close to a nightmare if not one.

The phone kept ringing two different times, and the person calling would hang up before I answered. I decided I was going to scare them by timing it just right so that I would get the attention of the caller by picking up the phone quickly as soon as it rang. I successfully did that, but what I did next was quite startling. I groaned like I had been severely injured. After a few groans, I started getting scared in the dream and wasn't sure who was scaring who. I awoke rather quickly and sighed knowing it was a dream and not reality.

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September 12, 2018 Wednesday, part of a dream I recall was quite embarrassing. In the dream, I realized I needed to close the zipper on my pants. I don't know if others saw me, but I saw others afterwards and recall feeling very concerned about this awkward situation.

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September 13, 2018 Thursday, gender issues were being discussed in an earlier dream, but I don't recall any of the details. Another dream involved something similar to flushing but a toilet was not involved. After the flush, things could be seen in colors that would change and different objects would appear to be falling from the sky. Finally, one flush cleared all of it. I decided that no more flushing would occur, because things were in perfect order.

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September 14, 2018 Friday, I was walking with someone else through a construction work site or similar environment. The other person told me that many gangs were involved in being employed there. He pointed to someone, a short distance away, and told me that he wasn't a threat or danger. Another dream involved my being on a cliff and looking downward. Fear grasped me, and I was worried about finding another way to exit. The last dream I recall involved settings for a computer-type game. None of the settings were working properly.

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September 15, 2018 Saturday, two dreams involved reality combined with my dreams. The first one appeared to have an entry that was repeated for several different dates in a journal that were very generic and needed to be replaced or removed. The second dream involved my going to a north-west area from my current location to check why no dreams were recalled.

I don't recall of getting any answers or solutions, but the dreams did indicate my concern when being awake of not being able to recall certain dreams and wondering why. Also, I had a dream involving my phoning a former friend to wish him a Happy Birthday, but the actual date hasn't occurred in real life, yet. The encounter seemed quite awkward but seemed to turn out all right.

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September 16, 2018 Sunday, I walked over to a bus driver who was walking towards me. He said that I had good timing. Something in another dream involved letters of the alphabet that had numerous words that were to be removed. The letters involved started with a "w" and others with a "d," but I don't recall any purpose after being awake. In the dream, it appeared that it was a dream that had occurred before and that I knew how to deal with this particular exercise. Another dream involved some type of new computer device that would solve problems rather quickly.

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September 17, 2018 Monday, someone was chanting something very unusual. It seemed to be: "Your mother could give you another brother." The chant was repeated several times, and I was only a distant observer. In an unfamiliar environment, but apparently the outside of where I was living, a young man was asking for a cigarette. I refused; however, I realized that I had a pack in my shirt pocket (where I used to carry them in real life).

There was one cigarette missing from the pack. This would mean that there were 19 still in the pack, but in this dream, I thought there were 23 instead of 24 in the pack. When I entered my home, I felt rather fearful and locked the door. Another strange thing about this dream is that there was a window area in the door but only open space with no glass or closure to it. I knew that someone could reach through that area and unlock the door.

Earlier, I was outside hanging a quilt that seemed to be more like a canvas or something that was much thinner and stretched in long strips of material. I think someone was helping me hang it from very tall tree limbs. These dreams were really strange to put it mildly.

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September 18, 2018 Tuesday, the only thing I can recall is seeing a shirt that had many different colors. It isn't a shirt like I've ever seen on this side of dreaming.

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September 19, 2018 Wednesday, I was talking with someone and giving words of encouragement but realized that I needed to speak with someone else. I told him that I'd be right back after talking to someone who was downstairs. I went to the second person, and more time had lapsed than I realized. I felt really bad from telling the first person that I would return sooner; however, he seemed to be quite understanding of the situation. Next, I was reviewing prayers and comparing them to each other. This isn't too distant from what I've thought about in my waking state throughout the years.

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September 20, 2018 Thursday, I was asking someone about his breathing problem. I don't recall getting any response, though.

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September 21, 2018 Friday, a very unusual setting appeared with my being an observer of two dreams being displayed. The first was a generic picture of something similar in design to a question mark, and the second was a picture of a rose. These seemed to be quite different from what I have seen before. It may have been similar to seeing something in 3-D for the first time. Both settings needed to be displayed exactly the same by me after seeing how they were initially revealed. I changed dreams or awoke before knowing if I correctly completed the assignment.

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September 22, 2018 Saturday, I have no idea of knowing the married couple who came to visit me from another Country, but in the dream, I knew them as very close friends. They had traveled to America, but their adult son didn't come with them. Another friend (again, I have no idea of who this friend could be and don't recognize him from real life) told me that he didn't like their kid and was happy that he didn't come with them. He caught me totally off guard with that comment.

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September 23, 2018 Sunday, I couldn't recall any dreams after I awoke.

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September 24, 2018 Monday, I had no dreams due to no sleep from staying up all of last night and through tonight.

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September 25, 2018 Tuesday, I was looking at something like a billboard that displayed a password. This password was one that I had been really struggling to locate but not one that I personally used.

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September 26, 2018 Wednesday, I haven't hiked in a long time, but I hiked down some very rugged terrain. I was watching my footing very carefully but was feeling quite confident.

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September 27, 2018 Thursday, I looked at a tire-pressure instrument on a car and released some of the air in the tire. I realized I needed to stop doing that and checked something else in the same area of the car. I have no idea why I was involved with this situation. Later, I was working with a song. I took the music out and examined the words and then did the opposite.

The song became a project that I successfully completed. The last dream involved updating pictures in some type of album with captions that needed to be updated. Some of the wording was the same for many of the pictures. One indicated that it only needed to be changed every five years. It was a big project that needed a lot of work that didn't get completed before I awoke.

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September 28, 2018 Friday, I was driving on an unfamiliar highway that had three lanes. Being in the right lane, I made an unexpected exit from the path I wanted. I tried turning left but was too late to make the transition and a cement or steel barrier was to my left. It felt like I was going to crash but changed dreams before that occurred.

Next, I was sitting at a meeting. Some gal, who I hadn't met before, put her arm around my shoulders. We introduced ourselves to each other as the meeting ended. She told me her name was Tracy. I told her that's the name I wanted for my child if I had a daughter. I saw a lot of people from my real life, both past and present, in this dream. I spoke with them, too. One seemed rather awkward but joined a group of people as I was leaving. In the parking lot, another friend yelled over to me that he was happy to see me.

As I drove away, I needed to make a quick left turn and then make a U-turn. I did this at top speed and scared others in their vehicles and myself. I reversed and was grateful that I did that, because a big construction-type vehicle started backing up in front of me. I'm sure grateful that I'm no longer driving in real life and was grateful to awaken from these dreams.

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September 30, 2018 Sunday, after one day of not being able to recall any dreams, I dreamed that I was scooping out dirt and rocks from around and under a wall that was connected to my family's home. After I filled a bag with the contents, it was more like black dirt that was smooth and not bulky. I set the bag down next to the front doorway of the dwelling. I was concerned that if a family member opened it, it would spill out and make a really big mess.

I went back to find the bag and was quite relieved that it had been moved a few feet away from the entrance. I saw my parents and possibly my brother in this dream. Next, I observed a contest that was being held. It had something to do with bidding or calling out prices being mentioned for the winning person. Someone said not to award the winner of the highest amount and not to give it to the person in first place but to give it to whoever would be next in line for winning.

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October 1, 2018 Monday, I learned that there were four or five deaths. This seemed rather shocking until it was revealed that all of them were either acted or fictitious in nature.

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October 2, 2018 Tuesday, two colors remained from a dream with no other details. The colors were not joined together, and one was green and the other one orange.

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October 5, 2018 Friday, after not getting any sleep the past two days, I slept for 20 hours before getting up for the new day. My dreams started out with my standing on the wing of an airplane. I didn't have any fear or concern regarding danger, and I think the plane was flying at the time. Next, I was shopping and almost ready to check out. Suddenly, I realized I wanted to get some sherbet but would need to go to another area for it. I had some items already placed at the check-out counter.

Some guy was being rather playful by tossing little scraps of folded yellow paper. The color was quite vivid, and I knew it wasn't a negative experience. I picked up some of the scraps, either before or after, I went to get the sherbet. The price for it was marked between $2 and $3. I asked the lady at the check-out counter if the price was correct. She confirmed that it was. I awoke or changed dreams before learning if I had actually bought it and the other items I had placed on the counter.

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October 7, 2018 Sunday, since I was awake all of Saturday, my next dream involved someone demonstrating extenders of some strange material that were placed over fingernails. They were six to eight inches in length. A lady was celebrating her birthday with lots of people at her party. I was only an observer.

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October 8, 2018 Monday, in real life I had trouble sleeping, because I was feeling really cold and shivering and trembling. At times, I wasn't sure if I was dreaming or if I was back to reality, because both seemed to be flashing back and forth.

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October 9, 2018 Tuesday, videos of other people were being transferred from something resembling a computer to a source I didn't even recognize. Some of the people were in more than one copy of the video. A contest was being held where some or all of each person's video would be removed. The winner would be the final video still there after all others had been eliminated. I awoke before knowing who won, and I didn't recognize anyone from this side of the dream.

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October 10, 2018 Wednesday, I had a dream that continued at least once into another dream. It involved two contraptions that needed the items to be the same inside of each one of them. Later, one of them wasn't up to date and needed certain items added. The last dream I recall involved three approaches. One was gentle; one was weak or easy; and one was very difficult and/or very dangerous. All three methods entered into some kind of a project. I wish I could remember more of the details.

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October 11, 2018 Thursday, I was awake all of this past night; so, no dreams.

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October 12, 2018 Friday, I needed to eliminate junk-type documents from a large stack of business documents. The job seemed to be quite exhausting. This is quite close to reality with my working to eliminate clutter from my computers and paper documents at times.

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October 13, 2018 Saturday, I was extremely disappointed and angry when a bus driver ignored me while I was waiting at a bus stop. Just before that, he stopped to pick up a gal close to the building where I live and returned to the regular route. I yelled for him to stop but to no avail. I felt certain that he saw me and could have stopped. I knew I would have to wait for the next bus and became quite worried before I awoke.

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October 14, 2018 Sunday, I was lost across town from where I live. I realized that I needed to walk a long distance before I could find a familiar area. I entered the back door of a campus-type building. In one office, people were actively moving things around, and I decided to not enter that area. I found a bathroom but felt so confused, because it didn't look like it had any known facilities.

As I opened the door to exit, there was a large group of medical people waiting to enter. I felt quite embarrassed. Leaving the building and still lost, I looked around outside and thought I could see Speedway in the distance. After walking and time passing, I realized that I must have walked past Speedway and decided to go back and look at the street signs. I knew it was Speedway but couldn't see a sign for what cross street was there.

I started to cross the intersection when I awoke or changed dreams. I was really grateful that I didn't have to walk any further. I was talking with someone who told me that he'd like to see me come back to church. A gal opened the door to a room but closed it instead of entering. Some type of Dell product was being demonstrated for being available at no charge.

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October 15, 2018 Monday, I was awake all of this past night; so, no dreams.

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October 16, 2018 Tuesday, I saw what resembled two cats. When I picked one up, it seemed awkward to hold and more like a stuffed animal. Someone mentioned the price of $20, but I can't recall if that was for one or for both.

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October 18, 2018 Thursday, after the previous day of no dreams, I saw computer screens that were over-lapping each other. My friend from real life who hasn't smoked in many years was holding cigarettes and told me that he had one for me to start smoking, again. A cell phone appeared but unknown reason for that occurring. I was lost and opened a door and quickly closed it. Walking around, I recognized the front part of a familiar store. It appeared to be evening and that the store was closed.

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October 19, 2018 Friday, some adviser was stating that a lawyer can be expensive. Two gals, unknown to me in real life, had similar names to each other, and I knew them by name. One was Jean and the other Jennifer. I teased one of them about being known for being rough couldn't be a joke but real and not may be. I said this with humor and sarcasm. Some young people were being allowed to attend a banquet. They were living in a facility that didn't allow smoking. In another dream I was given a choice of two things: chocolate or some four-letter-word item I couldn't even begin to describe. It was not a word I'm aware of knowing in real life.

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October 20, 2018 Saturday, there were people on the opposite side of a room from me. They seemed to all know each other and me. One said he didn't like sweating. I told him to flip on the air conditioner. He did. Someone asked about a couple who had recently planned to be married. Someone else told that the couple didn't marry and broke up.

On my side of the room, someone kissed me. I was utterly shocked and said I haven't been kissed by anyone like that in over 10 years. It felt quite natural, though. In another dream, I was involved in instructing what parts needed to be added or removed from two different computers. One computer was old and used, and the other was a new one. There were horrible results on some of the additions, but I was aware of it when it happened.

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October 21, 2018 Sunday, I was preparing to view a wall that had a poster and articles posted about my dad. This occurred after a forgotten dream, and I awoke before seeing the details about dad on the wall. A parking lot was full of vehicles, but some cars were the same color of pale green.

Another dream involved having no electricity. All outlets were hidden behind things that needed to be removed to find them. I was very upset that a TV set had not been programmed to record my favorite former soap opera, _Another World_.

Something had been rolled up into something like a carpet with the possibility of a person being inside of it. Whatever it was, it was hidden and concealed. I was quite curious about it. A man was speaking some other language to me that I couldn't understand at all.

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October 22, 2018 Monday, someone else was walking with me to a Dairy Queen or similar type establishment. People we knew were inside a car. I mentioned that I was grateful that we were on a one-way street, because it would take the car some time to come back to where we were. After arriving at the location, an order was made for four people. This dream didn't make much sense while it was occurring and after awakening.

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October 23, 2018 Tuesday, someone was commenting to see Ginny the red head. I have no idea who or what that involved. Candy bars and household items were being shown in flashes with the names clearly printed on them.

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October 25, 2018 Thursday, with no dreams from the day before, a woman was withdrawing $2080. She had been informed that someone else who had more in the partnership could withdraw everything, but she made the withdrawal before that could occur. I observed her receiving the cash. Another dream involved some type of network that had multiple subscriptions from people who were competing to get higher quality than others within the same network.

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October 26, 2018 Friday, troubleshooting involved three options that wouldn't work in outputting them into two different categories. Three names appeared of people who I knew in the dream but not in real life: Bob, George, and Rick.

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October 27, 2018 Saturday, I was attempting to drop three items at a time from a rotating conveyor belt with three hooks. The first object dropped perfectly, but the second one malfunctioned and made it impossible for the second and third items to drop as desired. I was very discouraged and complained to someone who seemed to be the one responsible for creating or manufacturing it.

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October 28, 2018 Sunday, at least five people were ascending a mountain in a single file. They seemed to be standing on some type of motorized objects. A partly assembled jigsaw puzzle was displayed in another dream that had a $20 bill hidden under some of the puzzle pieces. I put a few pieces into the puzzle and kept the $20 hidden. I noticed that its box was missing and went to look for it.

When I returned to the puzzle, the $20 was showing – no longer hidden. Someone told me that he found it. I can't believe what I said next. I told him that maybe I would split it with him by giving him $10. I don't know what occurred beyond that statement.

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October 29, 2018 Monday, I became the owner of a second-hand car that was previously owned by an elderly woman. It was silver and looked really nice on both the inside and outside. I was parked in a Safeway grocery store parking lot that appeared to be mostly vacant. I was taking a very baggy suitcase from inside the car to the trunk.

The lining of the trunk was a little thin but fully lined the entire trunk. The dream changed to being somewhat like a large travel trailer that was fully furnished. Strangely, there were two different wires that went across the entire width of the home. One wire was very thin, and at one end of it was a string that connected it to the wall. It was hanging too low; so, I grabbed the string to tighten the line and cause it to not hang so low.

The other wire was more typical of a clothesline cord. The inside walls were all covered with drapes. The last dream in this session was someone telling me that he had been sober for a year and a half. The current month to be revealed in this dream was August, and this man had gotten sober in the previous January. He had seven months of sobriety at the very most, and I knew that he was lying to me about the year and a half.

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October 30, 2018 Tuesday, two items were being selected by different people. One item was a generic and the other item was a name-brand product. I can't recall what the product was but quite sure it wasn't any kind of medication. The price per unit was 23 cents for the generic and 34 cents for the name-brand item.

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October 31, 2018 Wednesday, amazingly, this dream seemed closely related to a dream about a clothesline only 48 hours before this. I was the only person making a private bid on a clothespin bag that can hang from a clothesline. I was told that since nobody else was in competition with me for the purchase that I could pay a very low price. That price was set at the same price that it would have cost 50 years ago. I have absolutely no idea why I would be purchasing this item.

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November 1, 2018 Thursday, I went searching for a missing earring. I looked through quite an assortment of things that included a man's wedding ring, a billfold, some kind of photo album and many other gadgets. I don't recall finding the earring in this dream, though.

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November 2, 2018 Friday, I slept for more than 14 consecutive hours but had some dream continuously returning. It involved unlocking two different locks that were quite challenging to open. They kept locking back after being unlocked.

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November 6, 2018 Tuesday, after a night of not sleeping and two days of no recollection of dreams, I had a fun-filled dream. Other people were in the background, but my focus was on a yellow cat that went outside when the door was opened by someone. I went outside and told the cat to go back inside.

After my sitting down and holding a gray cat, I picked up the yellow cat to hold him. I told him that he was really heavy to lift. After I got up and went to another room, I could hear the two cats talking with each other. They sounded like human voices and spoke very good English.

Later, I asked the yellow cat if that was normal or if they meowed to each other when talking. The cat told me that it was quite common for them to talk to each in the same voices and vocabulary used by human beings. I think I was actually smiling from that experience when I awoke.

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November 7, 2018 Wednesday, a dream involved something to do with manufacturing at a factory.

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November 10, 2018 Saturday, after being awake all-night Thursday and no dreams recalled from Friday, I finally had a dream about being back home visiting my parents. The bed I was planning to sleep in had no sheets and an unusual blanket with another blanket on top of it. A lot of other relatives arrived, and I was really concerned about their staying at the house with not enough room for all of us.

Some friend commented that they can stay at a hotel in a deluxe suite. He said he would take them later. My brother came to where I was playing by hiding under a blanket. He laughed and told our mom that he knew my prank. I peeked out of the blanket and laughed with the others. Another dream involved a group of people talking about going to an amusement park.

I told how much I loved riding the loop-o-plane and the roll-o-plane. One of the gals asked about the roll-o-plane. One of the guys told her that it never completely turns your body upside down and that's due to the maneuvering of the plane while going around the spin of it. (This seems be true.) I was happy that she might go on the ride with me in the near future. Others seemed quite interested in our discussion.

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November 12, 2018 Monday, since I didn't sleep at all on Sunday, my next dream involved my being in a foreign Country. I was considering American food that was on display. The flavor and texture of the fast-food type entries were not appealing in any manner. I don't recall of actually eating any of the food, but I was telling someone else about the negative aspects of each one that was being displayed.

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November 13, 2018 Tuesday, I was at something like a travel center where indoor billboards were being set up. People were pressing on the photographs to make them stick to one billboard. I held a door open for a family to make their exit, but the mother of the family, also, held the door with me. I finally left and was wanting to discard a plastic bag that previously had contained rice.

As I was checking to make sure nothing else was in the bag before throwing it away, an employee came over to me. I explained what I was doing. I felt embarrassed, again. I was only observing and saw several areas that had restrooms. I thought I would go to one, but a gal came out and I asked another gal if that was for women.

She chuckled and confirmed that it was, but she said that the door on the right was for men. Previously, I had seen older guys exiting from that area is why I was shocked when a gal exited from the same area. The doors were completely side by side, though. I felt somewhat embarrassed and grateful that I didn't follow through on my mistake.

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November 14, 2018 Wednesday, I awoke in the middle of my sleeping and thought that I should write down what I had dreamed, because it had a lot of detail. I was really tired and decided to return to sleeping instead of writing it down. I'm sure there have been many times this has occurred before, but this one really got to me.

After ending my sleep, I really struggled to recall anything that I had dreamed. All of it had totally vanished from my memory. I wish I would have written it down before returning to sleep, but the gift is I'm aware that I originally had been given that option.

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November 15, 2018 Thursday, a lady was downloading files on a computer. It seemed like we were on a train or inside some kind of transportation. I could see the categories that were being arranged for the newly downloaded files. They appeared to have lots of different priorities for which files needed to be moved to another category.

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November 16, 2018 Friday, a lot of big chunks of meat were in the sink. I was using a garbage disposal within the sink (not something I have in real life) to get rid of some of the meat. There was too much meat, and as the garbage disposal would destroy it, water would start to rise in the sink.

The water kept rising, and I was worried that it would over-flow out of the sink. In the process, I saw some type of thick paper that would not be good to put into the garbage disposal and was setting it aside from the meat. I began to panic at how high the water had reached. I awoke just before it over-flowed. I was very grateful to know that it wasn't happening in real life.

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November 20, 2018 Tuesday, since I didn't sleep at all on Saturday, and can't recall the dream I almost remembered on Sunday, and didn't sleep on Monday, I finally dreamed. It was about a concern of putting tissues in the pocket of my jacket that might cause me to look weird, but I came to the realization that it wouldn't be very noticeable and felt relieved. Another dream concerned the process of someone ordering a pizza, but I can't recall anything else about it.

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November 21, 2018 Wednesday, is another time for no sleep. In real life, I've been uploading a lot of videos from my personal collection of _Another World_. It was a soap opera that aired from 1964 through 1999. I watched it the last 31 years of the 35 years that it was broadcast on TV. This project has required many hours of processing, and at the age of 72, I should know better than to neglect sleep, but like someone mentioned I've been acting like a dog going after a bone. As I write this at almost 5am on Thursday, today is Thanksgiving Day. It's a day I always treasure for focusing on gratitude; so, maybe I'll be lucky and dream more about it.

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November 22, 2018 Thursday, in this dream, I was at Craycroft and Broadway in Tucson facing south and watching the traffic coming from that direction. I could see a city bus in the distance. In front of it was a small postal delivery van. As the van approached, another identical postal delivery van joined it in a side-by-side position. There was no change in the flow of traffic other than the second van entering without hesitation. It seemed strange in the dream and even stranger in real life.

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November 29, 2018 Thursday, after having trouble recalling dreams this past week, I dreamed of a black screen which indicates the way it's been this past week of missing lots of sleep and not able to remember my dreams.

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November 30, 2018 Friday, all I can recall is that I experienced extreme happiness but can't recall the details.

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December 1, 2018 Saturday, I was adding audio to video on some type of metal mirror.

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December 3, 2018 Monday, was like dreams and reality coming together with my continuing of reviewing processed videos.

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December 4, 2018 Tuesday, I observed four calendar dates. There were two dates separated by two others but years apart.

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December 5, 2018 Wednesday, I felt head pain in a dream, and strangely, when being awake, I had the same pain. I don't recall of ever dreaming of feeling identical pain in a dream prior to this. I was closing files and reviewing music files.

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December 6, 2018 Thursday, someone in a dream had passed away, and someone was indicated that may follow. Some woman was being extremely greedy. This dream returned, and there was a payoff of somewhere between $10 and $20.

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December 7, 2018 Friday, I was instructing someone to click something to open lots of files. The number of 1925 and more appeared. I was being challenged with editing and over-editing and striving to be very careful. Again, my dreaming matched so much of what I had been doing recently with editing videos.

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December 8, 2018 Saturday, some person and I gave and received the best gift but I don't recall what it was. The dream returned with several people playing the music and/or videos that were involved.

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December 9, 2018 Sunday, I was working with video files by cutting and pasting them in order. The second time I moved every file in reverse order, but I quickly realized it had been incorrectly accomplished. I needed to correct the processing of the lyrics at the end of a song. This reflected my real-life newsletter with a story I recorded on the same day before having this dream; this was very strange.

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December 10, 2018 Monday, involved more dreaming about processing and editing music-video files.

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December 11, 2018 Tuesday, a news reporter or similar asked a gal if she was an alcoholic. She didn't answer, and somebody else was really grateful that she didn't say anything about it. Later in the evening, a list appeared with the names of people who had some kind of problem, and her name appeared. Another dream involved my updating files on a play list with some files that were placed there by mistake.

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December 12, 2018 Wednesday, I dreamed I was instructing and had lots of interaction from others. The details were so vivid before I changed dreams or stopped dreaming. I felt certain I would remember the details when I got up for the day, but it all vanished from memory as soon as I was fully awake.

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December 13, 2018 Thursday, I asked a guy if head pain is felt in different areas of the head. In this dream, I had my focus on pain that was just above the right side of my nose. I don't recall of having pain in that particular area in my real life. I didn't hear or remember how he responded to my question.

Another dream was rather humorous, because I experienced having gas around a whole group of people. I seemed to be doing a good job of not being identified for doing it, but I was even more grateful when I awoke and realized it was only a dream and not reality. (I hear laughter now.)

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December 14, 2018 Friday, involved another dream really close to reality of my editing a number of videos. This time, I was merging two or more files into one file and then removing parts that didn't pertain after being merged. There were quite a few files that I processed in this dream before awakening.

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December 15, 2018 Saturday, I was installing new cables to two computers and updating previously installed programs. I had some challenges while copying programs from one computer to the other one. A neighbor had fixed a small meal for me which was quite a surprise due to her health limitations for not being able to do such a thing (this dream was quite close to reality but no meal).

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December 16, 2018 Sunday, I dreamed that I was placing an order through the computer for food. I was being quite careful to not send in the order before I had made sure to correct any errors. This dream repeated at least once before I was fully awake. (Later in the afternoon in real life, this occurred). I recognized someone who played the part of being a neighbor in a dream where he started moving my furniture around, and I told him that he wasn't welcome for doing that and to leave my apartment.

Later, I went to his apartment to apologize and tell him that it is OK for him to visit me. I remember feeling disappointed in the behavior he had displayed and for not asking for my permission before disrupting my living conditions. The person in this dream is not a neighbor and has never been to my apartment in real life.

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December 17, 2018 Monday, there were gadget-type buttons that I was adjusting but have no idea what they involved. Also, I was moving computer files to other areas and discovered that the size of them was too big.

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December 18, 2018 Tuesday, indicated a lot of debris was on the ground around an area with numerous people. I picked up strings and four cigarette butts among other things and was going to throw them away, but ran into an obstruction. Some guy was working on some type of sculpture and almost had it completed. I had also picked up an extension cord that looked quite old and almost transparent in color.

In another dream, I was working with assembling some type of alarm that was shaped like a tube. The ends of it were removable and had to be turned just the right amount of turns to get any sound from it. One end seemed to be a human-type voice and the other end was more like a regular alarm sound with volume changes.

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December 19, 2018 Wednesday, while sleeping a video played several times of a Thanksgiving movie. Once again, reality and dreaming seemed to blend into each other and being unable to determine if other dreams may have also occurred.

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December 20, 2018 Thursday, while my brother was singing and performing in some contest, there was a small round disk that was zooming around on the floor. I yelled for him to jump as the disk was heading in his direction. Later, I was in a large vehicle and asked a kid if he knew one of my brother's classmates.

The kid asked me for the age of the one in question. I said that he was born in 1950 and realized that would mean 68 years of age. I almost laughed when the kid told me that age described an old man. Humor sometimes comes after realizing a dream isn't quite in the same time frame that I am. Even though, other times it is.

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December 21, 2018 Friday, my mom paid me a visit. She told me that she'd let me be with whoever I was with and that she would see me later. I felt somewhat anxious, because I had such a busy schedule and didn't want to miss being with my mom.

In this dream, it seemed like she was much younger and hadn't died prior to this visit. Another dream involved a pale-faced gal who was an actress. She was getting ready with someone helping her with her makeup. One more dream seemed to have an extremely unusual book that contained pictures, audios and video clips; they were all included between the covers of the book.

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December 22 & 23, 2018 Saturday, and Sunday, I slept 22½ hours; so, I combined both days into one. A guy was wearing something on his head that had a red diagonal stripe and a red shirt. I had placed an order for a blue outfit that I wanted to give him, but there were major problems with shipping and it not arriving in good time. That dream occurred, again, regarding the order processing being resolved but problems remained regarding the shipping. I don't believe the merchandise ever arrived in either dream.

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December 24, 2018 Monday, I was planning to take both of my parents and a co-worker to lunch on a week day. Also, I planned to take another co-worker with my parents on the next day of the week. Mom suggested a way that I could save money, but I wasn't happy about her suggestion. It seemed to be totally out of context of reality when my mom isn't still on this side of Heaven.

Another dream was very chaotic of my sorting through decorations for Halloween and Christmas. The decorations weren't in boxes but seemed to be hanging above me as I would attempt to select which ones to use, but I was totally unsuccessful. I awoke before seeing any final results.

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December 25, 2018 Tuesday, I wasn't having any success with my ordering food to be delivered; so, I took the people who were visiting me to a restaurant. Upon entering the place, I mentioned that I am paying for meals for everybody there. When it got close to being two hours, I said that the free meals stop at the two-hour mark.

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December 26, 2018 Wednesday, I was explaining two similar movies to someone else. While watching the other person attempting to apply false eyelashes, I realized there was no previous experience for it being accomplished. This had something to do with one of the movies, and I knew I needed to step in to demonstrate how eyelashes are applied. After briefly being awake, I returned to the same dream, but this time a third movie was part of the project. I have no idea what movies they were or any other details.

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December 27, 2018 Thursday, I saw three beds that were in a row but from head to foot in sequence. I asked about someone by name but was told that it wasn't that guy but some gal named MJC in one of the beds. Later, the dream changed to displaying only two beds. I was told to go to the mountains and went through a very busy intersection. I was grateful to successfully get across it but felt high anxiety. Notes were discovered that mentioned something about nobody being in the mountains for Christmas.

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December 28, 2018 Friday, somebody was waiting for me to give them some type of gift card. I knew there were four or five, kind of hidden, but available. Each card contained the same amount of $200. I knew one card was really nice for giving, but another one was not liked at all. Also, I had some worry and concern that a theft would be occurring if I didn't pay really close attention to everything.

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December 29, 2018 Saturday, a contest was being held for my former high school classmates and me. It involved some kind of a race, and then, the winner would guess a number. If guessed correctly, the contest would end. If there was no winner, the next day, the contest would start, again, and continue each day until someone won. I observed three or four consecutive days before someone won.

The winning number was something like 22 and 18 or 22 and 21 (two numbers were given for the number of days and the number of attempts and both numbers had to be correct to win). I realize the numbers don't seem to match my three or four days of observing it. The dream continued later with my wanting to accurately record each person's answer of who had won the race but not guessed the correct number, but I awoke before getting much of that processed.

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December 30, 2018 Sunday, dental work was quite strange in a dream. This was due to watching an exam performed on the internet rather than actually being performed in person.

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December 31, 2018 Monday, a lot of extension cords were displayed from several outlets that were numbered. Number four seemed not to be very reliable, but number eight seemed to work to perfection. I have no idea what the extension cords or outlets were connecting.

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January 1, 2015 Tuesday, I was editing sentences. I heard someone say: "Put a period at the end and continue."

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January 2, 2019 Wednesday, a bell was ringing but not from a wind-up clock, and Christmas decorations were displayed.

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January 3, 2019 Thursday, had three options for some kind of communication.

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January 4, 2019 Friday, a model home was displayed with tables of food. Everything was white except for some chocolate cake. A $20-purchased necklace was being returned but was refused for a $15 refund. A man and his wife were eating together but outside of the home.

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January 5, 2019 Saturday, had me sorting lists of dry foods. There were nine vegetables in one package and 30 in another package. After sorting was completed, it seemed to have been recorded instead of being held for future processing.

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January 6, 2019 Sunday, included a phone call from a close friend (she's in Heaven now). Her line was busy when I attempted calling before this. I can't recall any of the details from the phone visit.

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January 7, 2019 Monday, a preacher was baptizing his wife, but the water being used appeared totally different than normal water. Something was caught in my throat (not in real life) and I attempted to phone a doctor but awoke before learning anything further.

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January 8, 2019 Tuesday, in an unfamiliar building a birthday party was being held in the room next to me. A spaghetti dinner was being served.

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January 9, 2019 Wednesday, someone was very impressed and expressed his appreciation after I had rewritten two different versions of a widely recognized prayer.

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January 10, 2019 Thursday, I was synchronizing some really large clocks.

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January 11, 2019 Friday, something involved a sink and my talking with someone about it. Another dream involved either the first or second floor and a huge elevator. Other people were on it, too.

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January 12, 2019 Saturday, inventory processing at a grocery store appeared very confusing. The items on the shelves and on the lists moved to another area by a gentle touch. I had such limited knowledge and couldn't determine where to find them. They were unable to be replaced until new funds were available.

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January 13, 2019 Sunday, with keys in hand, I walked down the hallway to the laundry room. After hearing footsteps behind me, I was startled and somewhat afraid. Green soapy water was all over the laundry-room floor. I had trouble asking a guy if it was all right to use the washer. It was then that I realized I had not brought my laundry with me.

In another dream, I was at a meeting and noticed a gal leave. I told the guy who was chairing the meeting to go with her and that I would finish chairing the meeting for him. Another gal acted like she was going to taking over. I told her it was my job and for her to quit talking or leave. In another dream a gal gave me a teddy bear that appeared to have much deeper facial features than other teddy bears.

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January 14, 2019 Monday, I was observing two kinds of canned vegetables and one required longer to prepare than the other one.

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January 15, 2019 Tuesday, I asked and Jerry said he still likes me. Jerry has been in Heaven for a long time.

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January 16, 2019 Wednesday, I temporarily returned to work at a convenience store, and some gal named Linda was working for me. Another dream involved three or four people on an elevator and later four people on an escalator. These incidents occurred while I was searching for something or someone to no avail.

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January 17, 2019 Thursday, a horrible nightmare involved my stabbing someone and thinking while doing it that I was being helpful to him. In the dream I was asking him to forgive me. I think both of us were crying. I had painted my face and saw it in a mirror.

It was from the day before, but I hadn't washed my face. A friend was wearing gloves, but some of her fingers and toes appeared to be missing. I sure was relieved after waking up to realize none of this really happened.

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January 18, 2019 Friday, I was trying to decide about ordering a meal from three different establishments. Each of the three were priced at $30.31. Something else caught my attention regarding combining two items that cost 29 cents and 97 cents.

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January 19, 2019 Saturday, regarded discarding damaged videos and another dream about checking the quality of videos. There was a single cement wall in the backyard.

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January 20, 2019 Sunday, my numerous attempts failed to unlock a door. A gal had a key and entered the building. She wasn't taking responsibility seriously. I told her if she kept dying that she would succeed at dying and that she needed to get real and be serious.

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January 23, 2019 Wednesday, after two days of no dreams, a platter filled with chicken fell from the sky.

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January 24, 2019 Thursday, a lady minister smiled and thanked me after some discussion from me. She turned to an audience and shared my words to her from before. I knew her name in the dream but forgot it and all other details after I awoke.

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January 27, 2019 Sunday, after two days of no dreams, I was shocked to realize that my head was covered with an extreme amount of hair and very sloppy. I don't recall the answer, but I asked someone about the choices of my going out in public or staying at home due to my appearance.

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January 28, 2019 Monday, two rejected singers who I can't recall their names kept returning to perform. I had previously wrongly judged them and felt really bad about it.

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January 29, 2019 Tuesday, at a supermarket, bags of vegetables had spilled. A lady helped me pick up the items. I was concerned about contamination, but she appeared not to be concerned at all.

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January 30, 2019 Wednesday, involved an elevator trap as it was going downward.

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January 31, 2019 Thursday, I was kissing someone in front of a large audience and stopped after realizing others were watching. I was really embarrassed.

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February 1, 2019 Friday, a dream involved my eliminating numerous items from my home.

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February 2, 2019 Saturday, I was highly concerned about working past my normal working hours. A wife and her husband were purchasing items for $44.59. I was having trouble reading the prices. Two bottles were being added, and one was marked with a 2% discount.

The change drawer contained wrapped coins of pennies and dimes, but they were all mixed together. I was so relieved when another cashier took over the transaction for me. I was exhausted from that experience.

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February 4, 2019 Monday, after no dreams recalled from yesterday, I dreamed that food was way too expensive and finally said: "I quit."

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February 5, 2019 Tuesday, a dream indicated that I had major delivery problems from a fruit juice that I had ordered. I noticed a pillow on a table with lots and lots of dust.

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February 6, 2019 Wednesday, I was at a restaurant for breakfast with my parents. My dad had ordered eggs and two different styles of potatoes. I told the waitress that I wanted the same order as my dad. Later, I was looking through many of my shirts and was planning to give some of them to my dad. My mom mentioned something about extra food that she had for me.

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February 7, 2019 Thursday, light bulbs appeared. Some were much brighter than others.

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February 8, 2019 Friday, I was searching for a missing number. The numbers I recall from the dream involved: 31, 19, 14, 7 and 4, respectively.

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February 9, 2019 Saturday, it seemed that I was wanting to achieve perfection with groups of three items in each category.

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February 10, 2019 Sunday, after waiting in line at a grocery store, I changed to another lane. I finally gave up and went outside where I saw a red car. My car or something caused the red car to slowly move forward to a curb that stopped it from hitting the building.

A kitten ran out of that car, and I caught it and took it inside to see if I could find the owner. I was really concerned about the welfare of the kitten and if the owner would be able to find the car after it had been moved away from where it was originally parked. Again, I was so relieved to awake to my reality.

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February 12, 2019 Tuesday, after no dreams recalled from yesterday, I was only observing entertainers. Three gals dropped and faded away. A continuation of the dream indicated the same with only one gal dropping. Someone told the performing group that the death(s) could have been prevented by not having her/them involved in the event.

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February 13, 2019 Wednesday, I got into the driver's seat of a car and was planning to park it in another area. I felt rather shocked that the parking brake had not been previously set before I got into the car, and it started moving on its own.

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February 14, 2019 Thursday, in an empty bus, I counted 15 rows of seats on each side of the bus. Next, I walked to a clearing area, and a small musical group started performing around me. I became very uncomfortable due to the music being extremely loud, and I felt extremely confused.

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February 15, 2019 Friday, a dream or multiple dreams involved numerous delays for things that were needed to be accomplished sooner.

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February 16, 2019 Saturday, involved packaging items and then getting them to balance.

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February 17, 2019 Sunday, I was standing and talking with someone who was reclining. I made some comment about his not being genuine. Later, I was at home in the living room and talking with my dad. He was holding paper products that were plastic wrapped.

Another dream involved a gal who was competing in a race with others. She won the race but told me that she had paid a very high entry fee.

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February 19, 2019 Tuesday, after no dreams recalled from yesterday, two different items were displayed. One was marked $3.50 and the other was $1.15 and required proof of identity. I was only the observer of whatever was occurring with the two items.

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February 20, 2019 Wednesday, shortly after talking with a gal who had walked away, another gal appeared who was named Vicky or Vicki. I kindly teased her by calling her Vickidy a couple of times. The nickname was very vivid in the dream and after waking up, but I have no idea why. Also, something was mentioned about black magic, but it didn't seem to contain any possible evil content at all.

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February 21, 2019 Thursday, two shelves appeared with numerous items that required being on the correct shelf. If any item or items were on the wrong shelf, something would not work. I felt some confusion and concern in the dream regarding the perfection that was required.

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February 22, 2019 Friday, had a strange dream about my reflection. It was preparing me for it leaving me with my being loved and the pending loss. There seemed to be talking from both reflection or soul mate and me. Someone else was also giving encouraging words.

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February 23, 2019 Saturday, I asked someone for the boarding location for bus #8 and told to go outside the glass doors and wait there. When I entered the bus, I was quite shocked to see numerous ashtrays displayed on pedestals. One ashtray was being used to accept the bus card for authorized access onto the bus; however, some gal had a lot of papers that were hiding access to it. I shouted out something about my age being 72 (this is the same age I am in real life) and that I was extremely angry.

Next, I was sitting next to the back door of the bus next to three guys to my right. They seemed to be happy and one was extremely polite to me. Later, I returned to this dream but didn't recognize any of the people seen before. This was a deliberate attempt to return to that dream.

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February 25, 2019 Monday, after no dreams recalled from yesterday, I was noticing changes. These changes were occurring with vocals being eliminated prior to beauty being eliminated but can't recall any other details.

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February 26, 2019 Tuesday, I was watching five or more people being changed by transferring them in and out of a setting. Two were of different nationalities and two others seemed to be the same person duplicated but not twins. I wasn't involved in the selection process but may have been cloned as the two who appeared to be the same person.

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February 28, 2019 Thursday, after no dreams recalled from yesterday, a license plate or something similar had a different description the day before and the day after Thanksgiving.

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March 1, 2019 Friday, a new actress was quite pleased after receiving compliments from two other actresses regarding her white skirt.

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March 2, 2019 Saturday, a man removed numbers and then correctly replaced them from memory. Also, he corrected errors that included dates and number in days showing in each entry. I recall vividly seeing the following numbers: 31, 19, and 5, respectively.

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March 3, 2019 Sunday, included a family scene but the family members didn't really match my family in appearance. The mom was spreading out a blanket that had been in a fire. She asked someone for a dollar for it. The other person refused; so, she asked her husband, the dad for a dollar.

Laughter from the brother and me got the dad's attention. He commented that we two boys were going to get it bad in the next situation. In another dream, I recognized a couple of married friends in a race car. I was sitting at a table with a gal who also recognized them.

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March 4, 2019 Monday, I first saw my dad and later my mom in a dream but they seemed quite different in appearance. Another dream involved a paper drawing of a teddy bear. It was quite amazing that by simply touching the eyes with a finger, the eyes would open.

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March 5, 2019 Tuesday, I was really grateful to awaken from a dream where I was cleaning up a very nasty business bathroom. Later, I was searching for a doctor's office and had walked quite far and was totally lost. The business had changed names from something with the word perfect in the title to something like Clor.

Two gals helped me, from their office, to realize I had passed the location and it was around 1pm. This was the same time as the time for my appointment. I finally arrived at the correct location and hugged the doctor. She told me that she was feeling really ill. I told her that she should go home and not worry about anything else. Some guy was wanting to read an article to me. I told him that he could read it to me later and for him to eat his strawberries and cake while it was still warm.

Another person was enjoying hers, too. Another man came over to me who knew me, but I didn't recognize him at all. A friend returned who I had been unable to find before this. I introduced the guys to each other but felt quite awkward since I didn't really know the other person.

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March 6, 2019 Wednesday, I saw two items that were quite similar but one was longer than the other. Once I trimmed the larger one by removing some middle part of it, both worked to perfection.

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March 7, 2019 Thursday, a childhood friend appeared as an adult. I told another friend about her and how we played when we were kids.

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March 8, 2019 Friday, to protect someone from danger, I changed the contact information on 11 of 12 items that involved her name. After realizing this wasn't needed, I changed all of them back. The lady's name was either Sally or Susan, and a safe person had a similar name. This dream was filled with high drama. She was being told that she will die outside of a business building and not inside when the gun is fired in the distant future. I awoke before anything else occurred.

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March 9, 2019 Saturday, I felt a closeness that increased to something like a clone.

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March 10, 2019 Sunday, a guy appeared to possibly be working two different scams, but I wasn't getting involved in any way. A recognizable friend told me that she recently got a divorce. I encouraged her by telling about the advantages of living alone and reminded her of how much she had enjoyed that before her marriage. Her former husband told me bad things had occurred regarding not enough food and no electricity. I thought he seemed to be totally wrong and rather deceptive.

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March 11, 2019 Monday, I experienced the results of someone's revenge by noticing various items strewn around the floor.

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March 12, 2019 Tuesday, a dream involved my observing a gal and an older man being required to transfer between two different buses. Each one was going to a different bus from the other person, and that process repeated several times.

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March 13, 2019 Wednesday, a former friend was preparing to leave for a vacation. As planned, I was going to stay at his house while he was gone. I noticed some broken eggs, and later, I dropped a carton of eggs outside. We tried picking up the remaining eggs. I was looking through the house and noticed that the toilet had been removed from the bathroom with a very strange replacement in another area that had water spraying up from it.

This caused me great concern about staying there with nobody to repair things in his absence. I walked outside and attempted to close the first of two doors. There were two bells jingling that were attached to that door. One bell was attached to a ribbon. A little black kitten ran to the door, and I told it to stay inside while I closed that door. The kitten didn't get out as I closed the second door. I was very concerned about it getting outside and my not being able to catch it or coax it back inside.

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March 14, 2019 Thursday, displayed two sets of three side-by-side "X's" on a door with one set being in red and the other in gray colors. They seemed to fade in and out with no indication of what was involved with them.

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March 16, 2019 Saturday, after no dreams recalled from yesterday, some decorations had been taken down and were being boxed to get them out in preparation of moving to another home. Things were stacked on the back seat of a car with room left for one or two people to sit there, too. Also, I was reviewing videos to be sure that the titles matched the description/content of them.

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March 17, 2019 Sunday, a three-person band was canceled for future intermissions. I was curious to hear a drummer but didn't get the opportunity and felt disappointed.

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March 18, 2019 Monday, included a dream about a pizza having some kind of problem in the processing. Also, fried chicken legs required the middle section to be removed (not the inside of the legs).

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March 19, 2019 Tuesday, a younger guy had asked his mother for a cigarette, and she told him that he couldn't have one. Someone else had been required to leave the room. I was carrying a spray bottle of soap and realized that I was preparing for an inspection and argued with someone about my perfectionism. I walked past a dirty-looking bottom half of a hallway mirror and realized that it needed attention. I had deeper concern about some windows that needed to be washed. I was experiencing extreme anxiety.

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March 21, 2019 Thursday, after no dreams recalled from yesterday, a vehicle that was something like a train had some problem if things were not done to perfection. Two guys had removed 50 of their grocery items from containers to attempt reaching the necessary requirement for the vehicle to operate. One of the items that finally worked was something that started with the same letter of the alphabet that matched all of the other items. The last part of this dream occurred as a repeat but with a gal instead of the two guys involved.

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March 22, 2019 Friday, another guy and I were choosing an animal for some kind of collection. We were shown pictures of three animals at a time to make our selection of an animal from each group of pictures. I saw two groups of pictures before the dream ended but can't recall what animals were selected. I think the process involved favorites or least dangerous animals.

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March 23, 2019 Saturday, I watched as some bottles were being broken but unsure of who or why it was being done. A friend walked by and then back and mentioned to someone he knew I wasn't sleeping. I noticed a conflict from results not appearing on some references.

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March 24, 2019 Sunday, a man was looking for dental assistance and was told by another guy that it took him five years to go through all of it. In later dreams, the first person was slowly making advance payments that appeared on some kind of monthly ledger.

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March 25, 2019 Monday, a briefcase belonging to a mayor was displayed. Also, four items of groceries were draped and hanging from a horizontal wire. Groceries were also being sorted.

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March 27, 2019 Wednesday, after no dreams recalled from yesterday, I observed three dates. These dates were marked on a calendar, and the 23rd was the chosen date instead of the 1st and the 29th. They also included filled-in information that was darker than the other entries.

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March 28, 2019 Thursday, displayed three roller-skating rinks. All three had popcorn machines that needed to be filled to one of two different levels. Some other displayed food item also needed filling.

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March 30, 2019 Saturday, after no dreams recalled from yesterday, while waiting at a bus stop, a vehicle approached that looked like a garbage truck. After it passed me, the back part of it was the bus I needed. I yelled and waved and it stopped. I entered through the very back end of the bus.

This seemed really strange, but after entering, it appeared the same as any other city bus. I struggled to locate my bus pass and was feeling quite anxious in not being able to find it. The dream changed to my viewing myself sitting at a desk and taking phone calls. I could see the back of my head from where I was viewing. My mom and dad were sitting behind me.

It felt so good to see them and be with them. Then, I realized that they had passed away but the time seemed to be wrong for who went first and more recent than reality. I think I was crying, and I was feeling really sad before I awoke.

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March 31, 2019 Sunday, a band appeared from the past. The band was similar to the Mamas and Papas but still together and performing with very strange planned seating. Items dropped when being moved in that same setting.

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April 2, 2019 Tuesday, after no dreams recalled from yesterday, a gal was displaying a package that she had received. In the dream I could read the very large label on it but couldn't recall the details after awakening.

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April 4, 2019 Thursday, after no dreams recalled from yesterday, I observed two guys who were brothers and possibly twins. The brothers mentioned that they have two relatives living in another city and another relative who lives in another part of the world.

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April 5, 2019 Friday, involved my glasses being lost. I was having them replaced, when a business man or preacher, who was responsible for the new ones, appeared to be missing. Weeks later, within this same dream, it repeats until some lady buys new ones and hands the new glasses to me as a gift. I was looking very closely at the new glasses that appeared to be very similar to the ones I had lost. I was quite shocked by all that had occurred before I awoke.

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April 6, 2019 Saturday, mechanical carts came into view. They came with a requirement to push them for a year, because lighter-in-weight carts came after that. In the next dream, I was taking an inventory of food on shelves in a grocery store. This setting is possibly the same store as the dream before.

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April 7, 2019 Sunday, a dad takes over his son's role in a play. I didn't recognize either of them in the dream. I opened and closed doors in a row of cars. Later, I realized that I had only $40 and planned to give $20 to a friend who had helped me. As I approached the door to her home, I could see an envelope addressed to me close by her doorway. I knew this friend for many years, but she passed away in real life a few years ago.

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April 9, 2019 Tuesday, after no dreams recalled from yesterday, there appeared to be two groups of people divided by wealth. Two bills needed to be paid from either or both groups. One bill was for $340 and the other for $34. As strange as it seems, the poor group was required to pay the larger bill. I wasn't in either of the groups but asked why that occurred. The answer involved getting better results from doing it that way. It still baffles me why that would be the solution.

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April 10 2019 Wednesday, I was reading a response to a group of people from a typed format. This response was located 27 lines down from the top of the page and involved a word, then two words, and finally three words. This still remains a mystery in my waking state.

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April 12, 2019 Friday, after no dreams recalled from yesterday, a purple gown was being shown. It looked like something royalty would wear.

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April 13, 2019 Saturday, a very small blanket was placed on the floor. I sensed that was where I was meant to sleep later in the evening. It didn't look big enough and seemed it would be very uncomfortable. Three questions were being asked, and triplets were chosen to answer the third question.

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April 14, 2019 Sunday, a conductor eliminated half of eight rows of low-income performers. Those remaining were put into chained containers. I told someone that I had donated money to help them. I felt really bad about the situation. A later dream was similar, but the roles had been changed to other people.

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April 15, 2019 Monday, an older man appeared with his two sons. Both of the sons were talking about both of their wives who had left them.

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April 16, 2019 Tuesday, an owner would hold back on supplies for Thursday.

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April 17, 2019 Wednesday, a calendar indicated that Tuesday's video had been canceled.

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April 19, 2019 Friday, after no dreams recalled from yesterday, competing contestants had three choices in a game by adding a word from each person. A soft-spoken, gentle gal was narrating it.

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April 21, 2019 Sunday, after no dreams recalled from yesterday, due to some strange law, a man was unable to defend himself. It had something to do with framing his house and his experiencing food-delivery anxiety.

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April 22, 2019 Monday, involved a loan or investment regarding my brother and parents and me. A friend who I haven't seen for several months appeared and was smiling and stated that we are friends to the max.

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April 24, 2019 Wednesday, with no dreams available from yesterday, I observed teachers meeting 1st graders and 9th graders. An inscription stated: "To thank needs more to express gratitude for her from others and in future years."

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April 25, 2019 Thursday, a millionaire became richer and then lost it all. He was able to return to being a millionaire. Two other millionaires lost but not much over the other one and were OK.

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April 26, 2019 Friday, people were hiking 1,000 miles and down to three hikers with only 12 miles left to go. A pregnant gal quit. Earlier, I was observing it as a race at certain points but kept quiet about it.

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April 29, 2019 Monday, with no recalled dreams for the past two days, a TV program from another Country was interrupted by political ads. Another dream involved my seeing a lady bug in full color, a fly, and a moth.

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May 2, 2019 Thursday, with no recalled dreams for the past two days, Phil Silvers was mentioned but I have no further recollection. Another dream was about writing after being given two choices.

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May 3, 2019 Friday, the color yellow was quite vivid in a field of cotton and/or corn. This field is where a speeding car was suddenly stopped by it.

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May 4, 2019 Saturday, themes were given to displays. He lives was one; animals for another; and an "F" category with important facts.

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May 5, 2019 Sunday, three competitions were being held at two different times and in some way involved babies of three different people.

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May 6, 2019 Monday, someone else was charting two dates of 7-11 and 8-15. Both of these dates are dates very important to me in real life (my date of sobriety and my birthday).

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May 7, 2019 Tuesday, I was walking on a hiking trail and walked over to a house with people and a cat. The cat tried to get out, but I was able to keep it inside as I entered the house. The address of the house had been given to me earlier of 11,000 for part of the address. Some guy was questioning to himself: "Fess up or deny?"

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May 8, 2019 Wednesday, some shoes seemed to be hidden under a sofa.

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May 10, 2019 Friday, after no dreams recalled from yesterday some type of taxi service was not very good.

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May 11, 2019 Saturday, due to age, many former classmates were limited to helping direct younger people to their correct destinations.

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May 12, 2019 Sunday, an order arrived for me that had items missing due to a poor person being unable to provide those items.

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May 13, 2019 Monday, I have no idea why Johnny Carson was mentioned in some way in this dream, but there was a TV ad that stated #47 and lower were safe for all of my classmates. Two classmates (unidentified) were two points above that number.

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May 16, 2019 Thursday, after no dreams recalled for the last two days, a project involved hymns that needed to be corrected. The project was quite rapid in unscrambling them and being successful.

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May 17, 2019 Friday, the owner took a leash off a cute little dog. The dog came right over to me as if we were very close friends.

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May 18, 2019 Saturday, involved healing myself with bandages. Then, I saw my mom and dad together and looking much younger and really happy. I was asking someone but got no response, because he was outside.

Another person asked for me but my response wasn't much, because he started eating. Another dream had me putting warning labels on food items, but doing it with some unusual tabs seemed like a very strange way of doing it.

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May 19, 2019 Sunday, replacing a number in a gadget was quite challenging and involved a two-part hymn with a focus on one of the two parts.

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May 20, 2019 Monday, many people were walking outside. One guy was wearing blue and yellow clothing. A short time later an older woman appeared who had the sun glaring into her eyes.

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May 22, 2019 Wednesday, after no dreams recalled from yesterday, a middle-aged lady was on either a bus or train with a lot of luggage beside her. A little girl who was not related to her was on the other side of the luggage. When the lady exited, I made an offer to carry something that would be carried on my back, but it was a challenge due to the size of it.

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May 23, 2019 Thursday, a dream seemed more like reality of something that happened to me some years ago. I was looking at a document that indicated my political party preference had been changed to the other party.

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May 24, 2019 Friday, revealed knowing that two generations of criminals involved three people. The two older people had already died. The last remaining one was close to being captured or dying. The dream was rather vague, and there were other dreams that I can't recall.

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May 25, 2019 Saturday, a hospital environment concerned deaths not being revealed until two or three days later. Many people were upset about the delay.

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May 26, 2019 Sunday, some type of puzzle had million-dollar letters that were no good. Later, I found some money on the floor that amounted to more than $300. For some reason, I didn't want the money. It's possible it was fake money. In another dream, a gal was gambling $20 and only got back $18. I realized I couldn't help her by telling her that it was risky and that she couldn't win.

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May 27, 2019 Monday, a gal was delivering food that was not fit for human consumption to an individual who was standing in a line of people. Some of it looked like chunks of bologna. This dream repeated several times.

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May 28, 2019 Tuesday, some video production was sharing about a very soft-and-quiet death of a character.

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May 29, 2019 Wednesday, as strange as this dream indicates, I was observing three or four obituaries of the future and watched as corrections were being made. I have no recollection of the people; they may have only been fictional characters.

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May 30, 2019 Thursday, this dream indicated suicidal thinking was contained in two or three handwritten letters by others. Each person was going to need to explain these after being given encouragement. I can't recall any further details. Also, I'm rather surprised about the last few days of having death-related dreams.

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May 31, 2019 Friday, some space that had unlimited space changed to limited, but another area became available for people. I didn't recognize any of the people, but lots were in this dream.

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June 1, 2019 Saturday, my brother was holding a cat that resembled Buzz, our first pet. The cat jumped from him to me. It felt good to hold the cat. In another dream, some person was being instructed by someone else about the benefits and consequences of three different loans.

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June 2, 2019 Sunday, a contest was being held that included peanut M&M candies. The candy was strewn three pieces at a time. I wasn't in the contest but tossed three that went behind some furniture. I felt bad, because I thought I had made it too challenging. Each person had to find the same amount but can't recall the number of pieces after awakening.

The first winner was an elderly actress. Two or three couldn't find the correct number, but two others did. In another dream, I was bragging about my brother and asked him if I had permission, and he approved it. Later, some younger guy was being quite unruly and seemed to not know anything about discipline.

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June 3, 2019 Monday, a radio disc jockey announced that he was preparing to propose marriage to someone. In the studio audience, another gal yelled out that it was a decade ago, today, that he made that same proposal to her.

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June 4, 2019 Tuesday, I watched as people brought personal items for an upcoming auction. Each item had to be dedicated to someone who would be attending the auction. When the auctioneer announced the item, the person who it was dedicated to was given the first option of bidding and purchasing the item. If declined, the item was auctioned off in the normal manner with every person attending having the option to bid.

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June 7, 2019 Friday, after not recalling any dreams from the past two days, a dream about sorting and reducing the number of items in pockets occurred. Next, a friend's knee was healed and in perfect health.

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June 8, 2019 Saturday, drawings of a clown were done by two different artists for a magazine assignment. One took seven years and the other three years to complete, but both were completed in this current year.

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June 9, 2019 Sunday, detectives or magicians appeared who were not good with maneuvers. One was wearing a very white-colored suit and tried hiding by leaning against a wall. Two others were fired for not being good performers. Two more weren't very good at hiding and performing.

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June11, 2019 Tuesday, after being unable to recall any dreams from Monday, I heard a loudness I normally don't hear in dreams. Then, I heard someone commanding to play a soft alarm.

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June 13, 2019 Thursday, with no recall of dreaming from Wednesday, something involved splitting something in half and then splitting those into six pieces. That was followed by being unsuccessful in correcting the situation.

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June 14, 2019 Friday, a dream repeated regarding something with two sides with a separate bottom and a separate top to be replaced. Someone else spotted the challenge but seemed to be too distant to adjust or correct it.

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June 15, 2019 Saturday, people were preparing meals in three or four different areas in advance of groups who would be arriving for some kind of event. Later, shrubs and trees were to be removed by other people after displaying their good activities. It would be a complete clearing of that area.

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June 16, 2019 Sunday, I was in the passenger seat of a small convertible that was on a very narrow road. The curves were extreme, and I was terrified of the driver not being able to avoid having an accident. I awoke many times and briefly recalled many other dreams but couldn't recall them later when I was fully awake.

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June 17, 2019 Monday, a dream involved exhibits and booths. Another dream included one of my favorite bus drivers. She had mentioned that some rocks on one side of the terminal really needed to be moved. The next time I saw that area, the ground was level, and all of the rocks were no longer there. I looked over to the other side of the terminal and saw her smiling. I knew that she was the one who had cleared the area, and it would have been a heavy work out.

My vision became very blurry and tears formed in my eyes. I felt quite weak and dizzy. She and I were walking toward each other, and she seemed extremely concerned about my condition of not being able to see clearly, etc. One more dream had some guy telling me that more repairs had been done to my car (in real life I haven't had a car since 2017).

He was costing me too much money. I told him to quit doing that and to not bring a guy from second floor to wonder what that car could do at my expense. I was going to put a shopping cart into my car but decided to park the cart under some trees and hoped that nobody would steal anything while it was unattended. I needed to go my apartment to get my glasses. I remember hesitating and considering driving without my glasses but decided that would be too risky to get a ticket.

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June 18, 2019 Tuesday, had musical instructions to observe by listening. After learning, I was supposed to recall all of it and play it with my own music. I have no idea what the notes were nor what musical instruments were involved.

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June 21, 2019 Friday, I couldn't recall any dreams for the past two days, but in this dream, I was standing with a large group of people. We were all being required to move backwards by taking a few steps at a time. Booths had been set up with displaying shapes of globes. Outfits were displayed in many different colors.

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June 22, 2019 Saturday, choices were given for answers to problems and/or questions. At times, I used sarcasm when someone would make a selection. It's not normally a part of my regular life to do that.

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June 23, 2019 Sunday, two weddings had been performed but one was more successful than the other one. After that, two more weddings had started before I awoke.

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June 25, 2019 Tuesday, after no dreams recalled from yesterday, I heard lots of music and was invited to join some other people who were going to another place for coffee. I declined and decided to stay where the music was occurring. Other people seemed to be quite lively and enjoying life.

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June 26, 2019 Wednesday, I was given an offer of three choices from a guy who was selling merchandise.

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June 28, 2019 Friday, with no dreams from yesterday, I saw a red emblem placed on something white. Other emblems were to be made to match one of four other options. The others did not look as good and were faded in appearance.

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June 29, 2019 Saturday, after hearing voice messages from a friend, he suddenly appeared standing in the area of the entrance to my apartment. Even though, this was only a dream, it felt real.

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July 3, 2019 Wednesday, after not recalling dreams for a few days, I observed some kind of picture enhancer. It would improve the quality of a picture but not a familiar device on this side of dream land.

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July 4, 2019 Thursday, in a hotel lobby, a man was holding $60 and mentioned that someone could have it for $25 or $35. All I wanted was to have a $20 bill changed to four $5 bills. It felt rather strange, because I had $60 instead of $40. A nearby counter had several gals working, but they seemed quite unwilling to assist me.

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July 5, 2019 Friday, while being transported on some unknown device, looking behind me, a discount store was closed. Ahead of me was a supermarket. It had some kind of pastry party open to the public. A gal inside the store needed a shopping cart, and I emptied one for her. Some things fell to the floor, and we both were picking them up. This included some kind of vegetables and packaged items.

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July 6, 2019 Saturday, a groom was much richer than his bride, and they were discussing food choices for their reception. There were people in a receiving line, and someone approached with a gun. He took someone from the line and left. In another dream, my younger brother was pushing a one-wheel carrier with a cat perched on it. The cat jumped off and started looking for a mouse. Suddenly, another cat appeared and wanted to find a mouse.

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July 7, 2019 Sunday, in a hospital setting, a nurse sees a man who had a heart attack and is lying on his back. She turns him over on his side. The nurse said by turning him to that side it lessens the critical condition. I yell for doctors and nurses to help but get no response. A doctor tells about breaking off his wedding six times in a year and states that his maid has done the same. I told him to stop being so selfish and to marry someone not so above everyone else.

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July 8, 2019 Monday, a gal sent me $400, but she had totaled my mom's car by backing into it at a clinic. I gave my mom the money and some of mine. The gal had told us that she was going to pay half for a new car. I know it doesn't make much sense.

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July 10, 2019 Wednesday, with no dreams from yesterday, I moved from one internet house to another block where a doctor resided at a place called the Funny Farm. This name is the same name of an area of a 3-d website block where I used to participate on the internet in real life.

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July 11, 2019 Thursday, standing in a doorway with a couple of other people, I hand signaled a friend away from danger.

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July 6, 2019 Saturday, two gals appeared. One was in a red dress and the other one dressed in blue. Later, Bingo was being played and a guy won a prize of kernels of corn that were in a rectangle box. He wasn't very happy and was offered some small gadget that I didn't recognize as a replacement.

Next, I was preparing to drive to Phoenix, and my dad told me which way to travel. It seemed strange that it was in the opposite direction from my previous travels there. He assured me that it would be easier and faster to follow his directions.

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July 14, 2019 Sunday, I was on some kind of high balcony or ledge. I had a horrible fear of falling but was relieved to not fall and calmed down shortly after that. In another dream, I asked my mom a question, and she answered, but I can't recall any of the details of the question or the answer.

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July 15, 2019 Monday, a kid was selling tropical fish for $1.99, but a man gave him $199.00, The man was scorned by others for doing it. This was really strange and especially due to his act of kindness.

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July 16, 2019 Tuesday, involved a mystery. It pertained to an owner's concern about a horse that was inside a small shelter, but I can't recall any other details.

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July 19, 2019 Friday, following two days without dreams, a previous plan of adding ingredients together had become a bad risk and was stopped. Items on the list were crossed out and appeared to be crossed out many times.

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July 20, 2019 Saturday, a gal tapped me on the shoulder while others were talking with me. Next, a picture appeared to have life of a person inside of it.

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July 21, 2019 Sunday, a lady had bundled brochures to pass out, but I realized my shoes were missing. I didn't want to get my socks dirty and found my shoes in another room. The heels on the shoes were quite high but men's shoes. I could see two different groups of people with a glass wall between the two groups.

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July 22, 2019 Monday, in real life I am allergic to most beans, but I dreamed I had eaten a lot of beans and was getting really worried what could happen to me. Gratefully, I awoke before learning any more.

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July 23, 2019 Tuesday, a professional medical charge of $100 was being paid instead of $100 being paid to an amateur. This dream didn't make much sense in the dream or after awakening.

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July 24, 2019 Wednesday, I have no bonds, but I dreamed that I had taken out a $22.50 bond and then replaced it a short time later.

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July 25, 2019 Thursday, this dream made no sense at all until I actually calculated it and was quite surprised that the dream revealed a correct answer before I would be able to solve it myself. What was revealed is that 1,000 times 1,000 equals 1,000,000.

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July 26, 2019 Friday, involved editing punctuation in sentences with $3.60 and similar amounts within them.

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July 27, 2019 Saturday, during a gathering, other people arrived. Something was said about my voice and my revenge. I have and had no idea what that meant. Before waking up, I observed a truckload of people traveling away from where I was standing.

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July 28, 2019 Sunday, I observed three people moving into a house. Two of them paid for three years of rent, but the other one didn't pay anything, yet.

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July 29, 2019 Monday, I listened to two or three audios, and I was asked to make choices about them.

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July 30, 2019 Tuesday, the only thing I can recall from a dream was it involved seeing or hearing the Lord's Prayer.

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August 1, 2019 Thursday, after no dreams from yesterday, I was placing an order with Walmart and not really comprehending the items that were available. This dream was so much like reality that it surprised me.

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August 6, 2019 Tuesday, after being unable to recall any dream since last Thursday, this dream involved two musical selections. Each one was first performed by some guy and then by me. The other guy was a celebrity, but I have no idea of who.

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August 7, 2019 Wednesday, a third name was added to a list. This ended a requirement for more reservations. This list proved to be a waste of time and energy; it was a total rip off.

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August 8, 2019 Thursday, appeared to be a contest of deciphering music from a foreign language. There was a requirement of providing two answers to win.

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August 9, 2019 Friday, a dream indicated that there were twin sisters who were evil. One of the sisters was locked up and appeared to be very scary.

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August 10, 2019 Saturday, a prior electronic payment for additional service protection was not processed properly. This dream was quite short and rather confusing.

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August 11, 2019 Sunday, a dream portrayed me laying on my back and seeing a drop of blood exiting from just above my stomach area. This became much worse, but I didn't seem to panic or worry as the blood continued to leave my body. A very short time later, something was revealed about my obituary. My date of death was indicated as being August 12, 2019.

(NOTE: I didn't consider it very much for the next couple of days, because I have been editing my dream journal and feeling pressed for time to complete it. This part really got to me as I was editing it, because it was already August 13, 2019, but my obituary indicated that I died on August 12, 2019. I'm grateful I lived longer.)

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August 12, 2019 Monday, included somewhat of a nightmare. I was being told by a friend that someone else didn't want my presence at my regular meeting place. It would be decided by a vote at a later date. I was walking away feeling really sad. When I talked with a caretaker (he's in Heaven in reality), he seemed to act like it wasn't anything to worry about. I was so relieved when I awoke to realize it wasn't reality.

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August 13, 2019 Tuesday, I've almost brought my dream journal to a close. This last dream really points in that direction. As I was departing from someone in the dream, I noticed other people walking and walking. The person I was with wasn't someone I knew from real life, and didn't want to be with him. This is the reason I walked away. Now, in real life, I'm preparing to end my journey of posted dreams. Seeing the footsteps walking away seems like the proper ending.

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August 14, 2019 Wednesday, I am posting my final dream in this journal. It involved a close friend who rescued a cat. She was so happy that she had saved the cat from danger. Later, she fell down at her home and would have died if it hadn't been for her pet dog. The dog barked and barked until someone came to rescue my friend. My friend told me that she rescued an animal and an animal rescued her. She and I were both very happy.

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Here's a little reminder as we end my shared journey: Don't jump out of bed when you wake up. Almost half of all dream content is lost if you get distracted. Lie there, don't do anything else. If you don't recall a dream immediately, see if you feel a particular emotion.

This Concludes My Dream Journal.

The End  

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Thank you!   
Chase Edwards

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**Here's my Autobiography:** Chase's Autobiography

## About the author:

Chase Edwards has been living in Tucson, Arizona, since 1968. He is a Veteran from the Vietnam era and served four years in the United States Air Force.

**I wrote my autobiography in 2016 and titled it:** The Chase Story – My First 70 Years. **That was a lifetime dream that materialized. Currently, if you would like to download a free copy of my e-book, here's the link:**

The Chase Story – My First 70 Years

Chase plans to continue encouraging others to follow their dreams and to truly feel their feelings. Additional writing may appear from Chase after the age of 73.
