[67drake]

First off,I'm not crazy or depressed,and I don't drink or do drugs (well at least since the 80's ).
I've been in my current home about 16 years now. I work 3rd shift,so many nights I'm up late alone on the weekends reading or on the net. From what I remember, starting about 1 1/2 -2 years ago I would often hear my wife get up at night and walk into the bathroom that is in our 2nd floor master bedroom. These 2 rooms are directly above my 1st floor front room where I read and where my PC is. I never thought much about it. I did find it a little odd that I never hear the toilet flush though.
A few weeks back my wife asks me one day why I get up so much during the day to walk around our bedroom,and use our bathroom. I sleep during the day,and she spends most of her time in our 1st floor front room too. I told her I almost NEVER wake up while sleeping. Nothing more was mentioned of it by her.
A few days ago I leave for work on 3rd shift,and leave my 12 year old step son home with my 4 month old and 4 year old. All the other kids are gone (I have 7). My wife was to get home about 1/2 hour later. When my wife shows up at home my 12 year old asks her who is upstairs in her bedroom walking around? The 4 month old was in his arms,the 4 YO was in the 1st floor back room watching TV. He said he has heard this a number of times too.
So my wife tells me what she thinks may be going on a few days back. I tell her how I always found it strange that I hear her walking,but never flushing. She tells me except for a few times when she was pregnant she never gets out of bed at night. Hmmmm...
I sat down with my 12 YO and wife and asked them what they hear. They tell me it sounds like a bed squeek or floorboard squeek followed by a series of distinct foot steps. This is EXACTLY what I hear every time. It's almost like a tape playing over and over when I hear it.1 squeek like somebody getting out of a squeeky bed,then footsteps.
I KNOW these are not house settling noises or wind,or whatever,they are as clear as if somebody where walking up to you on a hardwood floor.
No other issues beyond that. The house is a bright,happy, comfortable place,not some old Bates motel looking deal. It is also not a scary thing when it happens,just WEIRD. I have not heard it since I talked to my wife about it.
If it is something "paranormal". The only thing I can think of is that I bought this house off of a widow. She could not keep up with the house or yard anymore. While talking to her before I bought the house she said her husband died in the master bedroom suddenly one night while in bed. She said he had a heart attack. This fact never bothered me.
So...........this is all new to me. Never dealt with anything like this before. Just curious if anybody else has had anything like this happen to them?
PS,I'm NOT making this up,nor am I nuts.