I laid in bed with my eyes wide open, wanting to scream. It wasn't even 7am. I had been rudely awakened by banging sounds coming from directly above my bedroom. Why were the upstairs neighbors making so much noise at such an ungodly hour!? What on earth could they possibly be doing?? It sounded like they were climbing a ladder and dropping a bowling ball onto the floor - repeatedly - while a large dog gleefully pattered around the room. The sound was so loud, it reverberated through my entire room. For the life of me, I couldn't figure out what was making such incredible sounds. This wasn't the first time. This was a daily occurrence. At times I thought I was loosing my mind. They would rouse me from sleep. Sometimes, it wasn't even worth going to sleep until the noise died down. I was so sleep deprived and desperate to fall asleep, I would lie in bed, with hot silent tears of frustration pouring down my face. Sometimes, I simply gave up and spent the night...