I woke up today to find the flat empty. My parents, who are due to leave for Perth, must have left for the airport without telling me! So I wandered around the living room and decided to ring mom. Just to check if they've boarded the plane and wish them bon voyage.

Somehow I couldn't dial her number. It would be wrong, or I'd miss something. I wasn't even altogether sure what her number was. 9834....? Wait.. that's my number! Well... her number is stored in my mobile phonebook so I'd ring her from the mobile.

My phone was on my bed, so back I went to my room and called her from it. After a few rings, she answered.

"Hello?"

"Ma, are you and Pa at the airport now? Why didn't you wake me up to say bye before you go?"

As soon as I uttered this, the door to my room opened, and there was mom. I was snuggled in bed, under the duvet, except I was on the phone, having a conversation with my mother.

So I guess.. I can add this to my repertoire of sleep tricks. On top of sleep talking, sleep walking (sometimes) I can now add 'incorporation of other props' to make my dreams more exciting. I don't even know how I managed to find my mom's number in the directory instead of some other person's .... I don't think my eyes were open.

Funny. Another amazing human trick.