The other night, the girls were both in their beds, doing some bedtime reading before going to sleep. When Madeleine finished up, she came and asked for her customary good-night hug and snuggle. I climbed into Madeleine's bed, only to be interrupted within seconds by the bedroom door opening.
JULIA: Mommy?
ME: Yes? What's up? Madeleine's about to go to sleep.
JULIA: (with mild desperation) Can I *gallop* for a few minutes? I have TOO much energy right now.
ME: Umm...go ask Daddy what he says.
Ethan's answer to Julia was that she could gallop on two conditions: 1) That she do it quietly, downstairs in the play basement, and 2) that she limit her Gallop Time to 5 minutes.
Julia dutifully went downstairs and called into Auntie Shannon's bedroom.
JULIA: Can you tell me when it's been five minutes? That's how long I'm allowed to gallop for!
Five minutes later, Julia was back in her bed, reading peacefully. It seemed the Gallop Time worked its magic.
Here's what I'm so curious about: what on earth did Julia read that made her suddenly and urgently need to go think about the Mintz for five minutes before being able to move on with her reading?!?
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