And then she found them jumping on the bed. Again

Five Little Kiddies were jumping on a bed.

There were five delightful, free-spirited, animated little heads bobbing and bouncing on this makeshift trampoline.

Forget about broken mattress springs, sockless soles, dirty sheets, and flying dust mites.

Forget about the noise and neighbors and the pool of blankets on the floor.

They were jumping… on a bed.

Well.

One fell down and bumped his head.

And Mommy looked on with wrenching dread.

So Mommy tried. She tried very hard. She attempted to channel their energy. She thought they were bored. She bought new crafts, new crayons, new markers, and new coloring books. She helped them cut and glue and form fish and snowmen out of paper plates. She ironed their Perler Beads. She even let them paint.

But they painted the table, and paint somehow landed on the couch where they were performing headstands and practicing cartwheels… And then she found them jumping on the bed.

Again.