Farts and Flips

"Mom, wouldn't it be cool if we could use farts out of our butts as a jet pack?!"

This is what my child thinks about as he's drifting off to sleep.

Did I say drifting?

There is no drifting.

This child runs full speed through the day using every last molecule of energy to its zenith.

He lives life out loud, bouncing and chatting, lamenting and bubbling.

After pajamas are on, I make him do his 10 mandatory flips on the couch to get the last reserves of energy out.

If that doesn't work, I add on 10 push-ups, 25 jumping jacks, 35 sit-ups, 15 rows of potato picking and 5 huge bear hugs for mom.

I think its that last one that helps him get right to sleep.