My sister's best friend in high school used to have a name for that burst of silly energy you have right before falling asleep: yinky. We use this term to describe the Joodlebug (a.k.a. Jude) right before bed.
Take tonight after a bedtime story, turning of the lights and settling into his pillow, Jude shot upright and played with his nose.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"Boogies," he explained.
"I'll get a tissue," I said. Not wanting to disrupt the bedtime routine, I added, "You stay here!"
After I got back, he did some crazy nose blowing action, jumped all over his bed and flung the tissue across the room. Then he flopped on the bed.
"I'm a nut," he said flatly.
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