Think of Melanie, think of Wales, screen out the rugby, the rain and the mountains and focus only on the sheep, endless sheep, sheep standing, sheep running, sheep jumping and sheep conveniently passing through a narrow gate at the end of your bed where they can easilly be counted.... keep counting those sheep, concentrate on the number and whatever you do, dont even let a tiny edge of the idea of mint sauce into the equation.... keep counting, keep counting.... and if you haven't fallen asleep within 30 minutes, count those same sheep going the other way through that gate _ see if its the same number, and if not, let your imagination go looking for the lost ones.... if you still haven't gone to sleep, it'll probably be morning by now, and at least you haven't spent the night worrying about anything more than the occasional lost sheep...and they will turn up, so no need to worry any more....
Seriously, sincerely hope things settile down for you... best of luck to your husband for keping his job, and even if that doesn't happen, you'll find a way through, we all do, and someday you'll be looking back at this time from a better place.... keep smiling...
Martin
