Outside the Box

"Energy and persistence conquer all things." ~ Benjamin Franklin

I need a white flag. I can't keep up. When Jack was this age, he was getting pretty close to giving up naps. Unlike his sister, though, he would get up around 7:30 or 8:00 and go to bed by 7:00. But not this one. Yesterday she got up at 5:00--4:57, to be exact. She fell asleep eating her lunch, right before we had to leave for class and errands. When I had to dress her, 10 minutes after she dozed off, she woke up and kept going strong until 7:30.

Today she slept in until 6:30. She rode around in the car this morning and this afternoon. She ran around the gym, danced in the lobby, chased balls, and climbed bleachers. She finally gave out about 8:15. Add to this the stomach bug that Jack has picked up, and I think I've been conquered. If my captors could keep up with the cooking and housework on their own, I think I could go along with it!

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"I've got mad energy for days. That's what people can't get their minds around. They say, 'Oh, he's going to crash.' They try to apply all these common terms to a guy who is not common. I don't fit into their little box." ~ Charlie Sheen