And although I did feel monumentally dopey for about the first week , that 's mostly gone now . But he 's not kidding about the sleeping part . There 's days I spend more time asleep than awake , although I ' m told that - along with the other side effects - will diminish as the dose is titrated up . ( For what it 's worth , I was a total all - day zombiewoman on 7.5 mg but I could actually spell my name again once I went up to 15 . )

A: What affect did the medication have on me ?

I felt vulnerable as the tears spilled down my cheeks , but I was powerless to stop them . He asked to hold me , and I allowed him that , but I did n't feel any better in his arms . The night before last , I fell asleep on the phone with him . I was entirely at peace .

A: Why could n't they stop their tears ?

He 'd had an unpleasant jolt when he realized she was constructing a makeshift nest , but supposed it was better that she was using bed sheets rather than gathering twigs or reeds from the lake . ( Karon eventually presented them with a crib he had built himself , which solved the problem . ) After eight months of her eating nearly everything placed in front of her and growing so huge , Fakir was amazed her thin body had n't snapped from effort to move , the day had finally come . Fakir had needed to stay at work later than usual , so he had missed the first few hours of labor .

A: Why is Fakir freaking out and is excited ?

I was riding my bike over the weekend on the bike path through CU 's Research Park when I came upon a herd of goats . Grazing away in the brush along the creek , hooved and horned , with a dozen or so interested spectators of the human variety . I pulled up and talked to their herder , a weathered , friendly woman named Lou Colby . After we chatted a few minutes I asked her where her permanent base is .

A:
What caught the narrator 's attention in the wild ?