1.21 GIGA-WATTS, GIGA-WHUH?

               1.21 giga-watts!  gigga whuh? gig-ga who? That's how much energy my kids create daily. And that's them up way past their bed time.  From the moment they wake up, to the last minute they hit the hay, they are completely, utterly, hyper.  Just alive, moving and full of adventure!  They have this restless energy that can't be harnessed.  And if only  flux capacitors were real,  I could harness all these giga-watts and  restore my youthful energy my damn self and be able to keep up with them!
           But on the real,  when they are playing, I'm awed.  I lose myself in their every movement.  The way they shift, move, rustle through leaves, meander through jungle gyms.   It puts me in a trance.  And seeing them say or do something for the first time?  Well... that's nothing short of remarkable in my eyes. Same goes for dancing and singing.  My heart becomes so full when I watch them dance and listen to their sweet voices.  I wish I could capture all these memories and store them in a bottle. And when I am missing our days we spent together in this youthful stage of their lives, I could pour these memories onto my hands and the coolness would comfort me.   
             I'm already mourning these days back.  I don't even wanna entertain the idea of the "empty nest syndrome."  That's about 15 years too soon.  I can' help myself.  My kids are my life.  I can't wait until we create more memories together.   Parenting has given me a high that no drug could ever match.  I use to think before I had children that one could only imagine how it would be like.  Well, now I know. And as I hold them in my arms every night,  I could only imagine what it will be like to grow old with them.  What an experience it will be! I can't wait for more memories!