Sleepless Nights

It happened again. Neither girl wanted to go to sleep last night. I was up till 2 with Keali. Just after I fell asleep, Kalyn started crying. She has developed a fear of trains. She is fine with them in daylight, and even likes to hear the horns. At night though, trains become terrifying. She wakes up every time she hears one and then cannot go back to sleep in her own bed. Augh! So, I will hope again for a long nap this afternoon (though I didn't get one yesterday). A couple more days of this and my mind will start to go.
Heath and I have been watching some old horror and psycological thriller movies lately. When Kalyn woke up last night Heath was the one who got up with her. Apparantly he told her to ask me if she could sleep with us. All I know is that I was half asleep with my eyes half open when a dark figure appeared at my head. It just stood there looking at me. I was so terrified, and my heart was beating so hard and fast that I couldn't do anything for about a minute. Finally I heard Kalyn's voice come from the figure, and once my heart settled down from that fright, I realized that it was Kalyn all along. Heath thought it was funny, but I have a very active imagination and was a bit traumatized by the situation.
I read my sister Jennifer's blog today and it reminding me of something she did to me a couple years ago. I was about 7-8 months pregnant with Kalyn when I received an email from Jennifer. It consisted of a picture of a beautiful town (I think in Switzerland) and instructions to stare intently at the picture. So I did. After about 30 seconds of staring at this peaceful and serene scene, the picture changed into the most terrifying face of a demon (I still have nightmares...seriously) and an ear-splitting scream. I literally jumped a few feet in the air and landed on the floor, my heart racing and every nerve and muscle in my body ready to run for my life. I immediately called Jennifer and asked if this was supposed to happen, or was my computer possessed? Seriously, I was very pregnant and I was in fear that the shock would send me into labor. I have rarely been so frightened in my life. Two years later I am finally not quite so scared of this memory, but I am still cautious every time Jennifer sends me something!